Day 33 of the Red Spots......

Good Day Blogosphere ... It's the red spotted one..... Day 33 of playing connect the dots.....

This was day 16 .... (January 1st)....

 This is day 24 .... (January 9th)

It's slightly amusing and somewhat annoying that people are still trying to diagnose me when I share the pictures of how this has progressed.

December 17 the spots started on my face, I thought I was having a bad break out - which I never do.  I mean lets admit it .... my skin is the envy of some of my friends (I know, they like to cuss me out) LOL.... so I was shocked and had to show them right away that even I break out sometimes, but it was the worst break out of my life.

It's kinda funny, I remember now, the first time I broke out with Psoriasis it started on my face too.  I know for a fact, the first time I had a bad outbreak of Psoriasis - it was nothing like this.  I have it EVERYWHERE except the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet.

I remember it was really bad under my boobs and left scars there.  Other than that, I don't remember much.  I don't remember if it was big patches or if it was dots like I have not, but I'm thinking now... it was the same type of outbreak but didn't cover as much of my body, it was just my upper torso.

I went into the DR on the 19th... and he took one look at me and told me it was a Viral Exanthem.  He told me I basically had Chicken Pox - that it wasn't looking exactly like Chicken Pox, however that's what he was thinking it was - a second onset of Chicken Pox because I had Chicken Pox at 9 months old.  My Uncle Tracy had brought it home.  (It's hard to see the pox on me in the pictures, but they are there.)  I was told to let it run it's course and to be in quarantine.

So fast forward a few days, and the spots were not blistering like Chicken Pox, and I had originally thought it was some sort of Psoriasis.  But everyone who saw the pictures said no, it wasn't.  

I started doing research and thought FOR SURE it had to be this.  I just had Strep Throat 2 weeks before the outbreak.  Some of the pictures looked JUST like what I see on my skin.  HAD to be....

So when I went back into the DR - I brought it up.  It was the same Doc that initially saw me.  He said he was shocked it hadn't started to clear up and that I was still breaking out.  I told him I got it to clear up on my face by putting Hydrocordizone cream on my face, but it wasn't helping to clear it up anywhere else.  He said steroids help clear up any rash.   He said it definitely wasn't Chicken Pox, but he was certain is was some type of  Viral Exanthem, and there were 50 different types (Chicken Pox, Mumps, Measles, lots of scary stuff...) ... then threw out... "But I'm no dermatologist."  He gave me a short burst of steroids ...  3 for 2 days, 2 for 2 days and 1 for 2 days.  It didn't help much.  I was still breaking out with more every day.  Told me to continue to be in Quarantine.

It went from my face, to my neck and chest, my upper thighs, my back, wrapped around to my stomach, my head, my lower legs, my arms, backs of my hands, and tops and sides of my feet...  they are behind and on my ears, and even in my mouth (it hurts to eat.) ...  I have them all over my butt and my lady bits too.  This..... is..... not fun.

So when I went in to see my Doctor on the 6th of January after she came back from vacation, I went in to see her (through her Urgent Care hours.) .... She listened to me, took a look and basically said I was spot on with my Guttate Psoriasis thought process.  She told me to get in to see the dermatologist.  First available appointment, mid-April.   Humph.

Went in to see her for a normal appointment a few days later on the 12th.  She came in ... looked at me with this pity in her eyes the second she walked through the door... she got me some stronger steroid cream to put on the "bad spots" and got me an earlier appointment with the dermatologist.  Best line of defense, sun therapy.  Um... I live in Washington.  Sun comes in the Summer.  She told me tanning beds would work, but I just don't have the money for that right now.

So.... I continue to suffer, itching...pain.... itching ... pain... skin stings like a mo'fo.... itchy E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E. All the time. Have trouble sleeping.  Hurts to move.... I feel like a freaking Leper... Gross, Disgusting, Un-attractive.  I don't know how DB can sleep next to me.  Or touch me.  I feel like a snake, all scales and gross.  It's HORRIBLE.

Day 29 - January 14th  ... Dime in photos to document sizes....  and it's coming back on my face by now.

Yesterday - Day 32 - January 17th.  - I am attacking my face again with steroid cream.

 Today .... Day 33.  The spots are getting bigger, I'm still getting more and more....  on my legs, arms, belly, back, everywhere.... it hurts to wear clothes but running around naked would be wildly inappropriate - not to mention traumatizing.

There is no doubt in my mind that this is Psoriasis.  None.

Day 16 compared to Day 33.  Definitely growing spots, more spots, and misery.  Not to mention - this is NOT helping my CFS & Fibro.