So, I never really write blogs for sake of maybe inciting something that I have no control over. I always wanted to write a journal, but then it's not private anymore is it? Even if the site says it's private, I don't know how much I trust it. I am old school, so I log most of my private thoughts in a journal. Funny thing is I don't have one.

Well, enough of my reasons for not starting an online blog. The reason I wanted to start this blog is because I believe this has to be said only because my wife and I are seeing an inadvertant result of something spectacular. I don't want to blow it out of proportion because I know how devastated one can feel after trying a cure and doesn't work. I don't want to get ahead of myself either, so I am going to keep a medical journal of my wife's progress. I am not a doctor, but like most of the people afflicted by or affected by psoriasis, I keep track of variable and figure out little experiments here and there.

The first time my wife was diagnosed with psoriasis not many doctors agreed on what it was or what to prescribe. Many doctors assumed it was ezcema while others just said it was dandruff. Imagine how confused my wife was when that happened. I don't blame the doctors because they are just human, but it just shows how no one really knows what psoriasis is or how early on it is to find any treatment for it. When they did diagnose it, they prescribe some steroid topical cream or a pill that would nearly be more poisonous than helpful. All these have side effects that no sane person would want to take. So, then why would anybody use the treatments?

To answer that, one only has to see to the person they love. To watch them scratch uncontrollably and not be able to sleep because the itch is excruciating. Even as the itch turns red and starts bleeding, your loved one continues to scratch. While this would cause anyone to adhere to the treatments mentioned, nothing causes more damage than the embarrassment one gets from people. They ask my wife what it is or just stare at the scabs on her face. The most awful question but not unreasonable one is, "Is it contagious?" I mean where do you begin to answer that question. As the questions pile on, her confidence wanes and most times she just feels like driving straight home. The worst part is you can do nothing to change how she feels. Yes, you can put the topical cream on her head and relieve the itching for five minutes, but the scabs and scratching returns in twenty minutes. The pills can cure the psoriasis but at the expense of her immune system. So, cure the psoriasis but become afflicted by every other disease. It's like giving yourself AIDs. Once we realized western medicine was not giving us the solution we needed, we started going to acupuncturists.

While we did go through numerous acupuncturists with varying results, one doctor did provide the best results. The treatment required her to go to the acupunturists for needle session three times a week while taking herbal medicine everyday. On top of that she had to watch her diet. No citrus, pork, poultry, etc. The doctor believed it was internal issues that were causing the affliction. So, with the help of the doctor, her internals were constantly flushed and her psoriasis was getting better. However, the treatment was expensive and we aren't celebrities. God bless the doctor, but we couldn't afford it.

So, if you've been with me till now or just skipped this point, then thank you for your time. Like all women, my wife worries about her weight and heard about this drug called "Alli" that would help block the body from absorbing oils from food. She saw the results from her coworker and decided to try it out. She lost some weight without exercise but nothing to be excited about. She's been taking "Alli" for a month or so now, and I recognized here and there that her psoriasis was lessening. Of course, I didn't want to get too excited because of our past experiences. Today, my wife mentions the same thing I had been observing, and we started to think of reasons why "Alli" would work. I mean she's never had a normal stool, but "Alli" has helped give her a loose stool with oily residue because of the rejection of oil. The normal stool or loose stool can not explain why her psoriasis started disappearing because she had a normal stool when seeing the acupuncturist. Her psoriasis was seasonal but it's winter (summer were usually better). She hasn't been exercising except for working 12 hour days. She's been eating whatever she's wanted. So what is it? We hypothesize it is the body's rejection of the oil in the food, but we will see in the coming months.

I know how painful it is to watch my special someone suffer from this disease, so I thought I would share our findings with everyone. Hopefully, this will be like viagra. Try to find the cure to cancer and find a means to extend bedroom time.