I had my hospital appointment today and the Dermatologist diagnosed 'Senile Pruritus'. Now you may laugh at my response to that 'but I'm only 61'. My thoughts 'well I'm not in my dotage yet'
I wrote down all of the creams I'd tried and anything else i.e. using cold compresses which he seemed to find helpful. I've been offered Phototherapy as a treatment which will be twice a week for 10 weeks but I'm now on a waiting list so I don't know how long that'll be under the current climate.
Yes so am I. I mentioned to him the Asyra Test you had and he'd never heard of it, is it a natural test? I know a lot of doctors don't believe in alternatives. xx🙏😊
No they don’t like it if you don’t go down the drug route although I did explain once to a doctor why I felt like I did and he said he could understand why.
Yes it was natural. Very natural. I thought this won’t do anything but it did. Since it went though I have been drinking lots of water and taking stinging nettle tablets. Haha anyway it’s worked so I’m not going to knock it 😂
Thank you Ali and yes you're so right. TBH he didn't seem to care, almost like let's just get her out of here in the shortest time possible, my own doctor was much better.
They really do not like the non medical route do they. Even though I'm on the waiting list for photo Therapy I'm going to look at alternatives. I'm glad that doctor understood.
I'm going to look at that test and the stinging nettle tablets. I'm definitely drinking lots of water and have been for a long time - I'm a frequent visitor to the convenience😂😂
Haha it's a nutritional fact that if you drink a gallon of water a day you won't have time for other peoples dramas, you'll be too busy peeing. 😂
I wondered if I had cholinergic urticaria. Have a look at that. I could see that other things on google sort of related to my symptoms but after it had gone I found out about this so it did make me wonder. I hope you get sorted because the bottom line is you just want it to stop. (If I ever buy supplements I get salgar as they are good quality).
Good you you got a name for it now Alicia! You definitely not senile, crazy the name of your skin condition, I read it as well! Be careful with the light therapy thou, there be only very short sessions! My brother suffers from Psoriasis and treats himself with that when he has a flare up! But he learnt to avoid aggrevating food! Haha love you went to the Gym afterwards 😂 Great response 😂👋👋
He avoids caffeine, spicy food and uses very mild cleansing products for his hair and body Alicia! It was stress related, he is a Doctor and worked in hospitals! Now and then his Psoriasis flares up and then he has some light therapy! But not too many as it can cause skin cancer! 🤗🙏
Ooo! - Never heard of that before. Thanks for sharing the info. I have a feeling my niece had course of phototherapy for her severe eczema on her feet - worked a treat. Hope you don’t have to wait to long. 😊
At least you have a diagnosis now, i have never heard of "Senile Pruritis". Haha love your sense of humour 😂.
Good luck with your treatment x
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Glad you are in the system for this treatment. 🤞🤞🤞🤞It won't be too long. Your consultant's secretary would be a good one to speak to as in how long is the list etc . Thanks for the information on your condition as well.
Love and hugs Lynne xxxx ❤️🤗🌈💜
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Thank you Lynne and yes I will ring in a couple of weeks or so to see where I am.
Hugs to you.
Alicia xxxx 🌈💜🌈💜
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At least they will know you are on the ball!!
Love and hugs Lynne xxxx ❤️💜
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Yes I certainly will.
Hugs xxxx
It's good to know that you now have a name to go with your condition albeit a bit of an insulting name😂I hope that your treatment is soon to follow xx
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Thank you and yes senile is definitely the wrong description for me, especially with my username 😂😂
Oh most definitely, mad yes but not senile Yes it is supposed to be very good
It comes as quite a shock to discover that science and medicine considers you to be in old age at 60 doesn't it Alicia? For some diagnoses the age you are considered old can be much younger too.
But of course the old saying that 'you're as old as you feel', is very true, and no matter how our bodies may, or may not decay, we can hopefully think and behave in any way we feel fit enough to!
I'm glad at least that you have a diagnosis. I hope that you'll be offered your phototherapy very soon to help alleviate your symptoms. And continue to enjoy being 61! 😊👍🙏🚴♀️🏋️♂️👟
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I know it certainly is at being in your early 60's is not old these days, I don't consider anyone old until they've reached their 80's and even then some are not old.
Oh I couldn't agree with your sentiments more Sue, young in mind even not in body sometimes but I'm fortunate enough to be able to enjoy the level of fitness that I do and enjoy it.
So am I and hopefully it won't be too long. I'm like my mother was as she said to me once 'I might have an old body but in mind I'm still 20', I'll stick by that.
Thank your for this, I know we should not self diagnose but at the moment many of us are reluctant to go to the doctor/hospital. I have been experiencing scaly itchy patches on my skin for a while, but more so this year. Husband and I have had several theories but this fits it to the T.
I use simple moisturiser with an essential oil blend added (from a seller called Katseye blends on ebay, I use blend 4 but the owner will advise) if nothing else it smells great and really helps, and I use a little steroid cream if really necessary but not regularly Moisturise liberally after bathing.
I shall continue with this until I'm comfortable with medical appointments. Senile, there was I thinking I was still a spring chicken!!
I thought mine was pruritus a long time ago and that's what the doctor has said but then he did a biopsy and sent it to the hospital and it came back as thickening of the skin but then of course yesterday he said it was pruritus - strange.
I'm the same with moisturising as I'm using O'Keefe's at the moment and will then go back to the CBD cream that I was using before as I'm finding that one the best at the moment, I've tried a whole list of creams but not the Katseye one, I'll look at that.
I am 71, and I have lost about 35kg... and I keep my skin (relatively) young and wrinkle-free by scrubbing myself all over every day with a floor scrubbing brush... this dermabrasion removes dead or flakey skin, and tightens and toughens the skin.
If you scrub off the top layer of your skin - there is always a new layer underneath? (This may work better for prevention than treatment... don't tell Big Pharma.)
Oh my goodness, well done on your 35kg loss and I've never heard of anyone using a scrubbing brush on their skin but if you think about it it's very like using a body scrub.
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