Health Boards
Mon-13-02-2017, 14:20 PM
Hello Kersty, yes you can scream on here if it helps. I have my sound turned down. 
Stelara and all the Bio treatments can weaken your immune system a little and that is why they say to be careful with infections. I see Jim has pointed you to a post that explains more about Stelara, you can also read more about the other Bio's here: Biological Treatments For Psoriasis
If you are prone to infections I would avoid Stelara as it is 12 weeks between shots. So if you take the shot and then get an infection it may make things worse, whereas one of the other Bio treatments you would only have a maximum of 4 weeks or in the case of Enbrel one shot per week.
It's a difficult one for you and normally I would say go for Stelara, but in your case I would ask about one of the others just for peace of mind.
But that's just my own opinion.
Stelara and all the Bio treatments can weaken your immune system a little and that is why they say to be careful with infections. I see Jim has pointed you to a post that explains more about Stelara, you can also read more about the other Bio's here: Biological Treatments For Psoriasis
If you are prone to infections I would avoid Stelara as it is 12 weeks between shots. So if you take the shot and then get an infection it may make things worse, whereas one of the other Bio treatments you would only have a maximum of 4 weeks or in the case of Enbrel one shot per week.
It's a difficult one for you and normally I would say go for Stelara, but in your case I would ask about one of the others just for peace of mind.
But that's just my own opinion.