Jims continued use of Fumaderm

[jiml]

What will you do now Jiml? Up your fumaderm dose (I forget how many you are on currently, my apologies) or just see how you get on with the Enstilar?

The Psoriasis came back a little when I dropped my dose to 4 tablets and I had a flu like infection so my lymphocytes dropped away ... the enstilar is really just an assist in case I need it
I have never got rid of Psoriasis on my left elbow and just have a little in the creases behind my ears ... but that will clear quickly.

So as far as I’m concerned nothings changed except a little flare due to reduction of tablets and infection which will clear up probably with just the tablets now I have increased the dose again to 5 tablets a day

[D Foster]

I hope that you get on with the Enstillar I have found
it really good and seem to have the same amount of P so I don't use large amounts.

[jiml]

I hope that you get on with the Enstillar I have found
it really good and seem to have the same amount of P so I don't use large amounts.

Dave my last supply of dovobet gel was out of date in 2014 so needed something as a standby for the little bits that appear occasionally

[Bill]

Your disease is really well controlled, Jim. Well done.

[jiml]

Your disease is really well controlled, Jim. Well done.  

Thanks Bill I hope it stays that way for the coming years

I think we both have DMF to thank for the good control of our Psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis
Just had a phone call from my doctor saying the blood test earlier this week the lymphocytes were 1.44

[Bill]

Jim, I think you would have to be in the top few percent of good responders. I am sure that your Dermatologist would be very pleased for you.

[jiml]

Haven't added anything for a while, mainly because I have been stable and my psoriasis has stayed pretty much the same, I've had a little bit of flaking in my scalp but that has stopped now and just have the little patch on my elbow

Had another blood test today and collected my previous months results ..so have updated my table below so I now have a full years blood results recorded, showing that Fumaderm has not badly affected my blood results unless I have been ill as I was in December but the  lymphocytes picked up as soon as I reduced my dose and got over the infection .

Still on 5 x120mg Fumaderm a day

	White blood count	Neutrophils	Lymphocytes	Monocytes	Easinophils	Basophils
Normal readings	WBC 4-10	NEUTROPHILS 2-7	LYMPHOCYTES 1-3	MONOCYTES 0.2-1.0	EOSINOPHILS 0.02-0.5	BASOPHILS 0.0-0.1
March	6.6	4.57	1.21	0.54	0.24	0.04
April	6.7	4.52	1.25	0.54	0.36	0.04
May	6.0	4.04	1.13	0.50	0.28	0.04
June	6.9	4.53	1.42	0.60	0.31	0.04
July	7.3	4.99	1.27	0.61	0.38	0.04
August	__	__	1.25	__	__	__
September	8.2	5.91	1.26	0.63	0.36	0.03
October	7.5	5.56	0.98	0.6	0.31	0.05
November	6.1	3.84	1.29	0.57	0.36	0.04
December 5	6.5	4.11	1.34	0.64	0.35	0.05
December 28	5.8	4.19	0.77**	0.59	0.22	0.03
January 12	8.2	5.51	1.48	0.86	0.30	0.05
February 8	6.3	3.88	1.46	0.57	0.33	0.05
March 6th	5.8	3.64	1.21	0.54	0.37	0.04

**infection pulled the lymphocytes down

[Fred]

God to see it's remaining stable.

Long may it continue.

[jiml]

God to see it's remaining stable.

Long may it continue.

I would like to say it’s a bit boring .... but I’m very happy with the results at the moment and hope I continue having nothing significant to report

[Fred]

God to see it's remaining stable.

Long may it continue.

I would like to say it’s a bit boring .... but I’m very happy with the results at the moment and hope I continue having nothing significant to report  

Boring is good when it's nothing to report about psoriasis, it's what we all try for. So enjoy.