Sue, I know you must have more than a good behind to attract all these men! It must be that sense of humor, too. Now what are you going to do with them???? It makes me tired to think about it! Now that tells you that I am getting old.....

Daniella, I have been reading about your eye problem with great regret for you. It's just not fair. We should all be only allowed one medical problem each. I'd sure like to give some of mine away! Anyway, I am having positive, healing thoughts for your eyes. Take care of yourself.

Susan i'm tired anyway,so I know the one I will marry if we ever decide
we want to do that .We are both 61 and kissed at the water fauet in
first grade.HaThen we rode the same school bus and held hands
all the way through High School,went different ways,until we became e-mail
trip buddies,he lives in Mi. But there are 2 more in Mi. and one in Texas.
honest it's my cute behind.. Sue
PS. How's Alan Mel,get him off the ceiling ??

Thanks Dakota. I am sorry for all you go through too. Its like when it rains it poors and I am in a hurricane. Hope you feel better too.
Sue maybe I know your man friend in MI. I never knew you were 61 gosh that is like the new 40. Your 20 inside like Mel.

Hi all.

How's everyone doing tonight.

I may be 20 in my head but I'm singing right now in my 60 year old body. I got my Shark Steam Mop today. For Free, go over to Social Chat and read all about it. It's the best darn thing I ever got.

Even made a video on it.

Oh, by the way, Alan is doing good. His psoriasis, well the scales haven't begun to form yet. I think the olive oil helped to moisturize his skin.

I made him sit down and let me rub olive oil all over his face, head and between his eyebrows. He thinks I have lost my mind.

But I'm telling you, tomorrow morning when he gets up, his skin will be smooth like a baby.

lol

Hi to All:

I'm documenting what is happening to Alan's psoriasis on the side of his right ankle. It has been there for over 12 years. It used to be scaly and lizardlike in appearance. As I indicated previously, we used EVERY OINTMENT and prescription creme known to man, and nothing stopped the scales. And just so anyone starts thinking "that does not look like Psoriasis", he's been to many dermos and they all diagnosed his patches as psoriasis. This is just one big patch.

A few days ago, I started the Vitamin E. I pierced the capsules and rubbed the stuff on his (what do I call this thing?), lesion??

Also on the other patches that he has.

Well, amazingly two things happened. The first was that three days ago, it was bright red, like a burn. It is no longer bright red. And the scales have stopped forming.

Yesterday I spoke to his physical therapist who looked at it and shrugged and said 'psoriasis is what it is. you can try and then you find whatever works. Some people never find what works, and others find that what you are doing (using the Vitamin E), works wonders, so keep doing what you are doing".

So I thought I would take a photo and put it in this thread.

It's Tuesday, March 18. Here's what his foot looks like as of today.



It's much lighter in appearance, and the really odd thing is that when I rub the vitamin E into the lesion, the lesion disappears and you can actually see the clear skin underneath. It's like an eraser. For a magic second or two, everything disappears. Then it comes back.

Only right now, it's two shades lighter than it was two or three days ago..

I do this twice a day. Once in the a.m. and before he goes to bed.

So we shall see next week, I'll post an updated photo.

Let's see if we can lighten this thing or get rid of it altogether. I mean, he's had it almost for forever. I'd like to see him get rid of it.

OH, I use the E on his elbows and and whevever he has the patches. It got rid of them between the eyebrows, but the elbows are taking longer.

We shall see.

Oh my. You are such a great wife to be so on top of his issues. I hope you get nice anniversery gifts. Not to be so personnal but what has caused so many of his issues?Has it been most of his life?

Honey, I don't get ANY anniversary gifts. Alan (during the first 20 years of our marriage) had entitlement issues. I think he even has Aspergers.

But he's a much more different fellow now. He appreciates me and what I do for him. Until a gift giving occasion comes up. He is absolutely not comfortable on these occasions. But I don't let him off the hook. He is learning, slowly, HOW TO BE A GIVER AND NOT ALWAYS A TAKER.

Now as to his health issues. Well, he was fine till 17 years ago when he got his first taste of neuropathy. Been a slow very slow way to his diagnosis.

The psoriasis developed about 12 to 15 years ago. (I just asked him and he said: "AAgh, who the heck can remember, must be 12 to 15 years).

We went everywhere and tried it all. I think his immune system just got overwhelmed, or whatever happes to immune systems when they are compromised).

So we just treat the symptoms. Hopefully the Vitamin E will help a bit.

Will update.

You take care

what happened with the olive oil?

Hi. oh yes, I forgot about mentioning the Olive Oil.

I think it worked but the Vitamin E works better.

I can use the both of them, I guess. But I want to see how just using Vitamin E works. It's amazing in that when I rub it in, it's like all the red goes away immediately. It's as if there's no lesion there. Then in one second flat, it comes back.

But no scales. So at least this is a start.

You know, I might do an experiment here.

On his elbows, I'll use the Olive oil, and on the ankle I'll use the Vitamin E.

Worth a shot.

I am sorry but it sounds like you both have a close relationship. People show it in different ways. I always wonder even on this board when people have so many dx if some is from one thing causing another or is i found looking for other things. Mel you should write a home remedy book. Make a blog.