Health Boards
Sun-05-03-2017, 16:18 PM
Hi Fred,
Thanks for the follow-up info on Taltz. I hope it's as effective for me as the advertising and studies show.
Since my last post I've temporarily been using a UVB light booth at my dermatologist's office to slow the aggressive nature of my psoriasis.
The good doctor and staff have not been doing well at maintaining this well worn booth and UVB light tubes. 17 tubes are gray when lit
and another 4 are not lit at all. That makes 21 out of 48 tubes that are not producing any UVB energy and MAY be producing a lower wave length
energy that could be harmful.
Fewer tubes ie: less UVB energy wouldn't be a problem, all you'd have to do is add more minutes under exposure.
The problem is that most of the good tubes are on one side of the booth. To get an even exposure over the surfaces of my body, I have to rotate.
Rotate enough times you'll end up getting dizzy and might fall into the unprotected tubes. The booth is hand made and has the necessary
monitoring and timing devices. I've told the staff about the dead tubes for three weeks. Nothing is done.
The psoriasis flare has slowed but still progressing.
I start Taltz on the 20th of March. I've decided to stop using the Dr.'s UVB booth. I've got some left over Methoxsalen (generic oxsoralen) and have access
to a booth with UVA tubes. If my psoriasis continues to flare, I'll do some PUVA treatements until I can start on Taltz.
Additionally I have some psoriatic arthritis developing along with the psoriasis. It's not real bad yet. It's mostly affecting my thumbs. It's amazing how
we neglect to appreciate how wonderful the design of our hands is. Without fully functioning thumbs, I drop things once in a while. Nothing important so far.
While transferring a hot sizzling New York strip steak to my dinner plate I dropped in into an open jar of Skippy Peanut Butter. Peannut butter??? Don't ask.
I had an appointment with my arthritis Dr. about the arthritis flare. He agreed to write an RX for methotrexate if the arthritis gets too bad before I start Taltz.
That Dr. believes that Taltz will be beneficial for the arthritis as well as the psoriasis. He said that latest studies of all biologics are showing arthritis benefits
as well as healing psoriasis.
More later,
Phil
Thanks for the follow-up info on Taltz. I hope it's as effective for me as the advertising and studies show.
Since my last post I've temporarily been using a UVB light booth at my dermatologist's office to slow the aggressive nature of my psoriasis.
The good doctor and staff have not been doing well at maintaining this well worn booth and UVB light tubes. 17 tubes are gray when lit
and another 4 are not lit at all. That makes 21 out of 48 tubes that are not producing any UVB energy and MAY be producing a lower wave length
energy that could be harmful.
Fewer tubes ie: less UVB energy wouldn't be a problem, all you'd have to do is add more minutes under exposure.
The problem is that most of the good tubes are on one side of the booth. To get an even exposure over the surfaces of my body, I have to rotate.
Rotate enough times you'll end up getting dizzy and might fall into the unprotected tubes. The booth is hand made and has the necessary
monitoring and timing devices. I've told the staff about the dead tubes for three weeks. Nothing is done.
The psoriasis flare has slowed but still progressing.
I start Taltz on the 20th of March. I've decided to stop using the Dr.'s UVB booth. I've got some left over Methoxsalen (generic oxsoralen) and have access
to a booth with UVA tubes. If my psoriasis continues to flare, I'll do some PUVA treatements until I can start on Taltz.
Additionally I have some psoriatic arthritis developing along with the psoriasis. It's not real bad yet. It's mostly affecting my thumbs. It's amazing how
we neglect to appreciate how wonderful the design of our hands is. Without fully functioning thumbs, I drop things once in a while. Nothing important so far.
While transferring a hot sizzling New York strip steak to my dinner plate I dropped in into an open jar of Skippy Peanut Butter. Peannut butter??? Don't ask.
I had an appointment with my arthritis Dr. about the arthritis flare. He agreed to write an RX for methotrexate if the arthritis gets too bad before I start Taltz.
That Dr. believes that Taltz will be beneficial for the arthritis as well as the psoriasis. He said that latest studies of all biologics are showing arthritis benefits
as well as healing psoriasis.
More later,
Phil
