Jims continued use of Fumaderm

[Caroline]

It looks a bit like spread spots of vitiligo. Might be that the brown making cells over there in your skin have permanently failed perhaps due to Psoriasis.

[Bill]

Great to see you keeping your p under control, Jim, but I am curious to see what happens to your lymphocyte count with all that sunshine.

Cheers

[jiml]

It looks a bit like spread spots of vitiligo. Might be that the brown making cells over there in your skin have permanently failed perhaps due to Psoriasis.

Yes I think you are right after so many years without a successful treatment and constant rapid skin cell growth. Where the psoriasis was persistent it has damaged the skin so it no longer tans.... they are not large spots, certainly not as large as the plaques of psoriasis.

@ Bill. Yes it will be interesting at the end of July to see the lymphocyte levels  

[jiml]

Been for another blood test today and got the results of the late June tests

I've been out in the sun and swimming in the sea as much as possible and my psoriasis hasn't changed I'm still virtually clear, with just a little stubbornly hanging on to my left elbow. But it's not flaky just red and psoriasis looking still ...

My arthritis is good but still noticeable but not enough for me to want to change medications, it's just a mild irritation because my finger joints are a bit sore

My blood results are
Total white cell count 5.8 (normal between 4.00 and 10.9L)
Total red blood cell count 5.04 ( normal between 4.5 and 5.5 )
Neutrophil count 3.45 (normal between 2.00 and 7.00)
Lymphocyte count 1.31 (normal between 1 and 3)

So looking good at the moment

[Caroline]

Good results of the measurements !!

[jiml]

Good results of the measurements !!

[Bill]

Great results, Jim.

[jiml]

Great results, Jim.

Thanks Bill yes I'm delighted as my lymphocytes are going up and now well within the normal range

[Bill]

Jim, I am pleased that you can take as much DMF as you require without having to worry about your cell count, and relieved that the sun has done you no harm. I will keep covered.

[jiml]

Jim, I am pleased that you can take as much DMF as you require without having to worry about your cell count, and relieved that the sun has done you no harm. I will keep covered.

Ok Bill I just put about the sun for your benefit so you cold see my experience ...I can understand your reluctance to be in the sun ...after you experienced a drop in the lymphocyte count ...we are all different and react differently ....there are so many factors to account for the difference, but I have no idea what they are
I guess if we all ate the same things, and spent the same amount of time out in the sun and had the same stress levels then one treatment might fit all