2023-08-02 17:00:09
26 years ago Yadira Torres was diagnosed with psoriasis.
By: Luisa Ochoa
August 02, 2023
Psoriasis is a long-lasting disease that has no cure and affects far beyond the fur. It is a condition that can bring with it other comorbidities and limitations in the lives of those who suffer from it.
Yadira Torres, has been a psoriasis patient for 26 years. She received her diagnosis as an adult, when she worked as a police officer in the Caguas area, in Puerto Rico, she expressed it in an exclusive interview for Medicine Magazine and Health Public.
“I didn’t know what I had, but I found out because I had red bumps on my fur, on my forehead and almost all my body. When I visit the doctor he tells me that it is psoriasis ”.
See the full testimonial here.
Hives are one of the classic manifestations of this dermatological condition. They can come with rashes that vary in color, itchiness, fur cracked and scaly spots.
Psoriasis can be painful and intense. This condition tends to occur in cycles, where people experience flare-ups that last for certain periods of time, whether weeks or months.
In addition, being a chronic disease, it requires medical treatment because the lesions can worsen and spread to all areas of the body, weakening the health from the patients.
mental health and psoriasis
“My dermatologist, Dr. José González Chávez, was an ace in this situation, he helped me and gave me great support in my situation, because in addition to the stress that my work caused me, I had other situations. In the long run I had to leave my job because of the depressions,” said Yadira.
The health Mental health is a fundamental aspect to address within the therapeutic management of psoriasis. It is estimated that almost half of the patients diagnosed have depression and 30% some anxiety disorder.
“Not knowing what psoriasis is, I was rejected by my peers and this led me to a great depression, but I was able to overcome it thanks to my dermatologists and my doctors.”
Today Yadira Torres speaks openly about her condition and tries to educate people about what psoriasis looks like and the importance of receiving the proper diagnosis and treatment.
You can learn to live with psoriasis
“The challenge is learning to live with psoriasis, maybe at first I didn’t feel comfortable, maybe wearing shorts because you could see spots all over my face. furbut I accepted my condition with the help of my family and my children, and I managed to get ahead,” he said.
Yadira has been treated with multiple medications on the market; she has had therapies with ultraviolet rays, methotrexate, topical, and is now receiving biological medications that maintain effective control of her condition.
“Right now I am with the dermatologist, Dr. Alma Cruz, they are injecting me with skyrizi. I am with biological, but to get to the biological I had to go through ultraviolet radiation, methotrexate pills, creams, many situations, and with medical plans I don’t even tell them, but perseverance is the attitude for one to be able to continue forward, “he said .
Yadira also thanks the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Ayuda al Paciente de Psoriasis (APAPP) for providing support and guidance on caring for her condition, which she was unaware of at first and had to face.
“I recommend psoriasis patients not to give up, to seek help, there is, in my case I came to the psoriasis support group, they are my other family of fur and they have always helped me get ahead”, he concluded.
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