Hello friends,
I'm a 39 year old female I also have KP.
Like many others I only ever had it on my upper arms.
At age 38 I acquired the full blown head to toe nightmare..
I inherited psoriasis also which creates an even bigger problem, massively itchy skin and scalp.
KP needs more attention drawn to it in my opinion,
I would like to share my experience over the last year with you.
My family doctor wasn't sure but gave me a 7 day oral treatment, name doesn't matter, it didn't help.
2nd doctor who also wasn't sure, thought it might be molescum contagiosum, referred me to a dermotologist.
3 weeks later dermotologist told me it wasn't molescum contagiosum but the rash wasn't really apparent enough to diagnos, come back when it was more active. Sent me on my way with 3 prescriptions, didn't help.
2nd visit to dermo, I announced that if I didn't get a diagnosis and told one way or the other if I was contagious, my next stop was the CDC.
Finally she told me I wasn't contagious at all, that my hair folicles were aggrevated, and I had clogged pores.
Now the thing that just absolutely kills me is after all of that with no insurance, 4 doctor visists and 4 filled prescriptions later I found out from my sister what I had (keratosis pilaris) irony finding out that we both went to the same dermatologist, I paid her twice and she never even mentioned KP, she diagnosed my sister years earlier.
I for one can attest to the fact that yes indeed stress does make kp worse, when I thought I had an std covering my whole body, not knowing for all most a month if I was just spreading it by touch, it was the worst it's ever been. The tremendous amount of money I didn't have spent on self medicating, doctors, lotions,shampoos, prescriptions well you know you have kp too.
I too get serbacceous cysts from the sebum being trapped under the tough skin and ingrown hair follicle, nothing too serious I have two the size of a corn kernel, but to answer a question in several other posts, you can have KP with white fluid filled boil like pimples. I feel terrible for those of you who do pick, even though I don't, I'm exfoliating every day which is ruining my skin also.
I appreciate you taking the time to read my post, as I'd also like to thank you for your posts, the night I found this kp site, I read posts for 6 hours straight non stop. I appreciate everyone's insight, knowledge and trial and error information. I have also seen a few posts that have tried to gauge the cause of kp, I sorta have my own curiosity I would very much like to hear any theories or experiences with this notion.
Several jobs I had required me to wear latex gloves, I remember my hands were bright red with dots, a rash, cracked itchy and bleeding, they always healed after I quit wearing the gloves. For 20 years if any medical personnel ever asked me if I was allergic to anything I often said yes, latex. I appreciate the fact that kp is hereditary but there has to be a common trigger for the illness to strike so many different age groups. You can have a predisposition to kp, but something has to trigger it. The massive onsets anyway.
I'm not a mother so I've never done alot of research on baby products and latex.
I would appreciate any imput anyone would have regarding their experience with kp & latex.
I'm not saying latex causes kp, but I'm wondering if it definately makes it worse for some
Final thought, TEENAGERS, I am by no means WHATSOEVER advocating that not using condoms is a good idea, they still make plenty of non latex protection.
I'm a 39 year old female I also have KP.
Like many others I only ever had it on my upper arms.
At age 38 I acquired the full blown head to toe nightmare..
I inherited psoriasis also which creates an even bigger problem, massively itchy skin and scalp.
KP needs more attention drawn to it in my opinion,
I would like to share my experience over the last year with you.
My family doctor wasn't sure but gave me a 7 day oral treatment, name doesn't matter, it didn't help.
2nd doctor who also wasn't sure, thought it might be molescum contagiosum, referred me to a dermotologist.
3 weeks later dermotologist told me it wasn't molescum contagiosum but the rash wasn't really apparent enough to diagnos, come back when it was more active. Sent me on my way with 3 prescriptions, didn't help.
2nd visit to dermo, I announced that if I didn't get a diagnosis and told one way or the other if I was contagious, my next stop was the CDC.
Finally she told me I wasn't contagious at all, that my hair folicles were aggrevated, and I had clogged pores.
Now the thing that just absolutely kills me is after all of that with no insurance, 4 doctor visists and 4 filled prescriptions later I found out from my sister what I had (keratosis pilaris) irony finding out that we both went to the same dermatologist, I paid her twice and she never even mentioned KP, she diagnosed my sister years earlier.
I for one can attest to the fact that yes indeed stress does make kp worse, when I thought I had an std covering my whole body, not knowing for all most a month if I was just spreading it by touch, it was the worst it's ever been. The tremendous amount of money I didn't have spent on self medicating, doctors, lotions,shampoos, prescriptions well you know you have kp too.
I too get serbacceous cysts from the sebum being trapped under the tough skin and ingrown hair follicle, nothing too serious I have two the size of a corn kernel, but to answer a question in several other posts, you can have KP with white fluid filled boil like pimples. I feel terrible for those of you who do pick, even though I don't, I'm exfoliating every day which is ruining my skin also.
I appreciate you taking the time to read my post, as I'd also like to thank you for your posts, the night I found this kp site, I read posts for 6 hours straight non stop. I appreciate everyone's insight, knowledge and trial and error information. I have also seen a few posts that have tried to gauge the cause of kp, I sorta have my own curiosity I would very much like to hear any theories or experiences with this notion.
Several jobs I had required me to wear latex gloves, I remember my hands were bright red with dots, a rash, cracked itchy and bleeding, they always healed after I quit wearing the gloves. For 20 years if any medical personnel ever asked me if I was allergic to anything I often said yes, latex. I appreciate the fact that kp is hereditary but there has to be a common trigger for the illness to strike so many different age groups. You can have a predisposition to kp, but something has to trigger it. The massive onsets anyway.
I'm not a mother so I've never done alot of research on baby products and latex.
I would appreciate any imput anyone would have regarding their experience with kp & latex.
I'm not saying latex causes kp, but I'm wondering if it definately makes it worse for some
Final thought, TEENAGERS, I am by no means WHATSOEVER advocating that not using condoms is a good idea, they still make plenty of non latex protection.
"Happy Valentines Day" to all of those single kp struggling loners out there, I'm one of ya!
Best Wishes,
Kettle
