phototherapy before Stelera

[jiml]

I'm currently doing a round of phototherapy and have had mixed results.  I have skin type 1 (fair, never tans, always burns) and started off with 14 seconds in the booth.  Progressed well (increase of 5 seconds on each treatment, 3 times a week) until I got to 1m12s - got an E3 burn so treatment was stopped for a week and dose reduced by 50%.  Given my fair skin, I will only have another week of therapy as they don't think it's going to help when I can't go much over 1 minute in the booth without burning.  The team have also suggested that I'll have to go on an injection to clear it, although I'm not enthusiastic about that at all and will do my best to live with my P/avoid more drugs! 
I have modified my diet since my diagnosis (linked to strep throat outbreak) - mostly gluten, dairy, sugar and nightshade free.  

Hope phototherapy works for you - having met loads of people in the hospital while waiting for my treatment, it does sound like it's really successful for lots of people.

Hi again Cat sorry the phototherapy is not working for you and hope you can get clear with diet, if you can't ask your dermatologist about the treatment I'm on or Skilarence as it's available in Ireland and is not as harsh as injecting Methotrexate or a biological ( if it doesn't work you can stop without having damaged your body)
Good luck why not start your own thread of your experiences you can do that here Prescribed Treatments For Psoriasis and just click new thread