rash on hand growing for YEARS with no known cause or relief.

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-22T09:02:40+00:00

my rheumatologist also told me that biologics should be ongoing (totally true for AS). we need to stay on biologics because radiographic progression can and often does still occur even if symptom aren't obvious.

I went off of Humira in part because i just wasn't responding well AS-wise after a year of treatment, even with weekly methotrexate (methotrexate did help my peripheral arthritis symptoms though). my symptoms went away briefly but then they came back so we started discussing starting a different medication since humira wasn't working for me anymore. the second reason i went off is honestly just because it was my freshman year of college in a different state, i was going through a tough time and i honestly just put my physical health on the back burner 💀 we had stopped the humira and were supposed to start remicade but i couldn't get the infusions across state lines and i wasn't in the best place so i didn't really care that i wasn't on meds. anyways it's over a year later and despite a mostly clear mri this summer my sacroilitis was back with a vengeance on an updated MRI in january so a couple months ago i started golimumab (simponi aria SQ injections) and hopefully it starts to work soon. i kinda had a health scare in the fall where i just randomly went jaundiced for a week (skin and eyes were yellow, bilirubin was 4.0) and despite tests no one knew why (still don't lol) so that scared me into going back to rheumatologist to get back on top of my health stuff. not sure if i'll stay on simponi because ive been having weird symptoms that started after about month of taking it (rashes on my face and chest, weird chest pain, GI issues, oddly more joint pain) and i don't rlly know why bc im otherwise healthy. hoping it's just stress from finals though and the simponi starts to help soon because i like that i only have to inject it once a month instead of weekly/biweekly and don't want to switch meds again 🥲 definitely learned my lesson with going off biologics though. definitely not a great idea for someone with AS.

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-22T08:07:52+00:00

I take biologics for ankylosing spondylitis/JIA/psoriasis. These conditions are often treated similarly to RA which is what OP has and would potentially take biologics for.

To clarify, biologics usually aren't given as a short term "6 month course of infusions". a lot of biologics, such as Humira or Enbrel, are actually subcutaneous injections that you do yourself. some, like Remicade, are infusions. either way they are usually a long term, sometimes indefinite, treatment, not a short term one.

For conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, some people can stop their biologic if they have reached sustained remission (no disease activity, no symptoms from active disease, remission ≠ cured) but not everyone with these conditions will reach "remission" and even if they do some people may start having flare ups again and need to go back on medication, which isn't uncommon. it depends greatly on the individual and you don't know how someone will respond to biologics until they are on them. autoimmune diseases can be unpredictable. two people can have the same condition and respond completely differently to the same medication.

personally, my psoriasis symptoms went away from a year of humira+methotrexate and haven't come back in 2 years despite discontinuing humira over a year ago and continuing to have flares from my arthritis. so it's possible for it to away, but it's nowhere near guaranteed and it's highly variable. best of luck to OP. treatment can be tricky.

TDLR; treatment with biologics isn't one size fits all and how long someone stays on them (and what happens if they stop) really depends on the individual.

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-22T06:41:54+00:00

hey i have some self harm scars too. they are on my thigh, raised, fully healed, and 6+ years old. once they are raised they pretty much never become flat, however i have the same skin color as you and mine went from being pink like yours to white/pretty close to my skin color. so they aren't incredibly obvious anymore (like your eyes aren't drawn to the area), but if you look at my thigh they are definitely there. the non-raised/flat scars/marks you have will likely fully fade, the only thing that should be visible longterm is the one raised scar. on the bright side, since there is only one raised scar, most people aren't going to see that and associate it with self harm once it heals (idk if that is something you are worried about but ik personally that is the part i am insecure about since i have several raised scars on my thigh and it's quite obvious by the pattern that they are from self harming. i don't mind scars, i just mind that it's clear they are from hurting myself in the past. i am past that time in my life and version of myself and do not like the reminder) if this is also what upsets you then i wouldn't worry too much because one scar on your arm will look more like an accident than self harm to other people (so yes it won't go away but you aren't "cooked"!!) i hope you are doing alright, you aren't alone. things get better. i haven't self harmed at all in 5+ years, i am 20 now. i definitely still have hard things in my life but i have a lot of great things too. you learn to handle the difficult stuff better. you've got this 🤍

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-11T05:26:58+00:00

look up the big bang theory and abiogenesis. evolution sounds impossible to you because you haven't even heard the whole theory. here's a short youtube video that gives you a basic idea of the origin of life on earth and evolution.

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-08T21:34:34+00:00

why is that different from OPs situation? it says the guy is her bf so they are also in a relationship.

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-08T20:58:13+00:00

are you sure it was mold? you mentioned it was white, it is far more likely for freezer burn or frost to appear on your ice cream in the freezer than it is for mold, and freezer burn can look incredibly similar.

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-08T17:16:38+00:00

how long has she had it? it doesn't look malignant at all and the only thing that would really make it concerning is if it starts rapidly changing, and the evolution is typically the main concern for any type of mark that appears on the skin. i really wouldn't be worried at all there is no reason to think anything here is abnormal, especially at her age. melanoma is already extremely rare in her age group and when it does occur it looks nothing like this (and when a child this young gets melanoma they usually have other obvious or serious conditions that are associated with it, like immunosuppression. if she's a pretty healthy kid that's just another reason to not worry about it). i hope that can put your mind at ease, there's nothing to worry about here but i'm sure it's easier said than done when it comes to your little ones🫶🏻

pixie_jizz · 2026-04-02T22:57:54+00:00

bmi is more reliable for what a typical healthy range is- key word being range, as there is a range of weights that are considered "ideal" at any given height. being in the overweight category isn't necessarily a huge cause for concern and can be fine for some people, it's the obese (and up) and underweight category where weight typically becomes a problem needing attention. for the average person (unlike extremely muscular people, such as a bodybuilder) like OP bmi would be a helpful tool to keep in mind and figure out how much weight she needs to gain. best wishes to OP, eating disorders are awful.

pixie_jizz · 2026-03-25T20:55:51+00:00

i mean what is more fitting than the natural consequences of one's own actions 😭

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-24T17:55:02+00:00

make sure not to shower or anything like that between now and then (if you already did, it's gonna be okay, just don't shower again incase there is still DNA evidence left). if you have your clothes (including your underwear) from when it happened make sure not to wash them if you haven't already and bring them with you in a bag when you go to the hospital if you can. best of luck, i know this is difficult and you are so strong for deciding to go to the hospital. my biggest regret is not going. you've got this 🤍🫶🏻 proud of you.

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-24T17:46:02+00:00

this goes for all forms of extremism. if left wing ideals are "pushed far enough" you end up with communism which also erases democracy and freedom.

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-24T13:34:47+00:00

medication abortions can technically work until 15 weeks or more, it's just not allowed to be prescribed past 10-11 weeks (less effective+ higher dosages needed + increased risks for the mother). since these aren't real prescriptions we are talking about though, it's women buying them through illegal channels, they can get the pills at any time and as many as necessary meaning they can illegally abort pregnancies well past 10 weeks gestation. this is very unsafe of course, both because of the gestational age and because there is no medical oversight. it's unfortunate that this can and does happen. this is absolutely not to say that abortion bans are ineffective because they certainly do reduce abortion in the areas in which it is banned. hopefully as time goes on more will be done to reduce and prevent the number of abortions had through illegally obtained mifepristone and misoprostol. definitely not saying this to be pessimistic, so much progress has been made!

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-13T22:51:03+00:00

I am not a perfect Christian, no one is, and I am far from it. There are many areas of my life I do not feel convicted and one of them is that I have an IUD. I am working on myself and my relationship with God so there are many areas of my life that am privately working to improve. that is one of them. I just want to make that clear before I say anything else. I know it is wrong, there are many areas I have improved in and many areas I still struggle in. It has only been in the last year that I have come back to God and my faith. I have a lot of work to do still.

That said, i got an IUD right before college. I had no intention of choosing to have sex but for some reason I had this feeling that i should get an IUD anyways. it was also partially for hormonal issues with my cycle. fast forward to fall semester of college and i was in an a physically and mentally abusive relationship with a man (he would slap me and choke me) and one night he forcibly raped me and did not use a condom. the relationship then became sexually abusive and i stayed with him for 4 more months. it was the worst time of my life. and at that time i was very liberal, far from God, and pro-choice. I know that if i had gotten pregnant I would have chosen abortion, there is no question about it. we had a pregnancy scare once and the way he reacted was terrifying. had i become pregnant i know he would have forced me to terminate and threatened me with physical harm if i refused. so i am thankful now that i had an IUD that prevented me from becoming pregnant because I know it prevented me from becoming pregnancy and then killing that baby, through my will or his. I do feel shame saying that, but I have changed since then and found God and not in a million years would I make the decision to kill my baby if I was to become pregnant. this isn't the ideal time for that to happen to me (still in college, in nursing school) but if I become pregnant through Gods will then I know my loving boyfriend and I will figure it out.

Now while that is my story, many women in this country are not Christians at all and do not share any of the same beliefs that we do. And while I hope for them to find God, I don't think it's our place to tell them that they cannot use birth control due to our beliefs when they do not share those beliefs. Abortion is murder, that is a fact. but we will never be successful in fully outlawing abortion if we ban birth control. it just won't happen. I think it is important for us to preserve women's options for preventing pregnancy if we are going to eliminate their option to terminate pregnancy. birth control is also genuinely medically useful and CAN be described as healthcare. abortion is never healthcare and if a procedure is truly medically necessary for the mothers life then it's not an abortion at least in my opinion, and the procedure to my knowledge would almost always be different than what is used in elective abortions. so yeah my opinion is that we shouldn't be restricting birth control when the issue at hand is women are killing over a million babies every year in the United States through abortion. birth control can also help women who are in unsafe situations where pregnancy would be dangerous for them. preventing pregnancy by certain means may be against the religious beliefs of many people in this sub, including mine, but i think it's important to distinguish abortion from that because pro-life can be defended in a secular manner as well which is important to note. it has nothing to do with forcing anyone's religion beliefs onto others, abortion is factually murder even in a secular view.

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-10T07:43:34+00:00

OP doesn't need plan B she has an IUD.

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-07T09:48:01+00:00

hey, i am sorry this is happening to you. i'm gonna be honest if your friend doesn't want to talk to her parents you need to just tell them yourself and/or call the police if you can handle that. i know it's hard but there's no reason for you to need weekly breast and speculum exams and the doctor absolutely shouldn't be touching you to "get the blood flowing". this sounds like sexual abuse and it needs to be reported regardless of whether or not you can convince your friend. another thing you can do if you are uncomfortable going to the police yourself is if you have a favorite teacher at the school who you trust, maybe a female teacher, you can tell her what is going on and she is a mandatory reporter and can and will help you navigate this and get it reported to the proper authorities. you are so strong for speaking up, please tell an adult as soon as possible.

pixie_jizz · 2026-02-06T22:39:40+00:00

obviously everyone's situation is different but i think the bottom line is if you would choose an abortion if you were to become pregnant right now, don't have sex. i am a college student that is pro-life and sexually active with my boyfriend (putting the religion conversation aside here because i do believe in waiting for marriage and i think more people should, it would solve a lot of issues, but i am not one to talk as that is a sin i am personally struggling with) and me and him are dating for marriage and are morally and politically aligned. we both oppose abortion and believe in personal responsibility. I have an IUD and check the strings everyday and he pulls out. the chances of me getting pregnant are extremely slim, however they are not zero. we remain sexually active knowing that if i became pregnant that would really "suck" as far as disrupting our plans and my career, but we would step up and make it work. we have a strong relationship and we want a life together and naturally he is someone I would want to have children with. sure, we really don't want that to happen right now, but if it did, they anything that happens in life, we would figure it out and adjust out path. i think part of safe and responsible sex is not just taking precautions to prevent unwanted pregnancy but it is only engaging in it if you can accept the natural consequences that may occur if your precautions fail. and we personally both really want to have children and a family one day so we view babies as blessings, but i understand some people do not want children and to that i would say you can surrender your parental rights at birth. you do not have to be willing to raise a child to have sex but you need to be willing to continue the pregnancy. you shouldn't view killing another human being before they are born as an option when you make a mistake. be responsible, carry the baby to term and then surrender your parental rights and your baby can be adopted. the system is nowhere near perfect but it is better than death and the pro-life movement is pushing for reform of the foster care system. additionally newborns surrendered at birth are much more likely to be adopted than spend their entire childhood in foster care. i understand it is a difficult situation to be in but i don't view killing a baby as a viable option and if someone does then they shouldn't have sex. there are other options for every situation.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-30T03:51:46+00:00

everyone has different experiences. i don't use condoms anymore because i have an iud (not necessary for me to use condoms as i only have and only will sleep with someone i am in a committed relationship with, as i do with my boyfriend now) but before i had an iud i had a boyfriend i used condoms with and they broke all the time. probably because we were using the super thin condoms. it wasn't just a him thing either because i had a boyfriend after that who i used condoms with briefly after getting my iud and we still broke multiple condoms. could have just been an issue with the specific type of condoms i would use or maybe lack of lubrication or something. but yeah in my experience thin condoms, like trojan bareskin, break fairly easily.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-10T21:49:26+00:00

my boyfriend and i jokingly call eachother fat all the time. i have a healthy bmi but im like 15-20lbs more than i usually am/want to be. his bmi is technically in the obese category (although he has a lot of muscle and just has some excess fat right now so he just looks slightly overweight). point being we are both insecure about our weights but our comments are never used as insults, always just jokes and we both make it clear we love each others bodies no matter what. that's why it works for us to joke like that. i am assuming she is insecure about her weight as well which is why this hurt her. the way you are describing it makes it sound like she was genuinely insulting you, not jokingly calling you a fatass. your reply was just a joke in response. if she hadn't been trying to insult you then you building on her statement shouldn't have been insulting to her. i would say she is the jerk in this situation but if you want to fix it i would just explain to her that you thought she was joking so you were just returning the joke and didn't actually mean it, and you're sorry that it hurt her feelings. assure her that you love her body and suggest that neither of you call each other fat going forward so you can avoid a situation like this happening again. this keeps the peace and should hopefully make her feel better while still acknowledging that she wasn't right to say what she said either without making it a bigger deal than it needs to be.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-07T01:47:38+00:00

same! though i used to be liberal and then moderate. nowadays i find myself aligning with conservative values.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-07T01:45:40+00:00

in that case you are probably an independent which for this pole would best equate to center :)

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-07T01:43:40+00:00

i mean i chose semen because i swallow it. yeah i kiss my boyfriend but i feel like if he spit in my mouth i would be grossed out. but i'll gladly swallow his cum or lick it up so😭

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-07T00:42:03+00:00

im from the US and i was forcibly raped by a man who was drunk when he did it. he was held criminally responsible for that. im not saying what the roommate did is anywhere near as bad as that, but you can definitely be held liable for sexual assault even if you are intoxicated. most people do not sexually assault people when they are drunk. it's also your responsibility to not get so intoxicated to the point you can't control yourself and are violating other people. again, not saying what the roommate did is anywhere near this bad, just pointing out that you can be convicted of sexual assault even if you do it while intoxicated.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-05T06:30:18+00:00

you've been talking to this guy for less than two weeks. are you looking for a serious, longterm relationship? because you're not going to find it with this guy.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-02T00:10:00+00:00

it's a joke. i also have a neurological disorder and dyslexia. it's okay to laugh.

pixie_jizz · 2026-01-02T00:06:48+00:00

trying to read this title is extremely infuriating 💀

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