http://community.wddty.com/forums/14/ShowForum.aspxAsk your questions about specific diseases or conditions here.enCommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)http://community.wddty.com/forums/thread/8202.aspxThu, 25 Jun 2009 11:09:33 GMTe6c67f3d-bf7b-4201-a2c0-6e02384b9f98:8202walderful0http://community.wddty.com/forums/thread/8202.aspxhttp://community.wddty.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=14&PostID=8202<p>Seven years ago, aged 60, I took an overdue beach resort holiday. I was dismayed to find that walking on the sandy beach bare-footed was no longer an attractive proposition due to extreme sensitivity of the skin on the soles of my feet.</p><p>I consulted my GP only to be told that the condition was due to &#39;annee domini&#39; and just to get used to it!</p><p>Seven years later and my life style has changed considerably due to the skin thinning on my fingers and palms; *** and penis; elbows; forehead and nose. Most upsetting now is the skin lining my mouth is so thin and fragile that I am reduced to eating moist soft food and teeth damage to the skin means I am rarely free of mouth ulcers.&nbsp;</p><p>I re-presented myself to my GP a month ago. I put my case for a need of a diagnosis and prognosis as within another couple of years I would be unable to either walk or eat and need to plan my accomodation and lifestyle accordingly. Although he confessed that my condition was a &#39;bit of a mystery&#39;, he agreed to arrange for me to see a dermatologist in two weeks....I can&#39;t wait!</p><p>Ian Walker&nbsp;</p>