Scratch my itch!

[jiml]

jiml - it does look like psoriasis to me as well, but I'm no doctor. I itch only where I have plaques but all of my plaques don't itch is my issue. My legs for instance - never itch.

As for the methotrexate - my dermatologist didn't want to put me on it because I've had radiation and chemo for breast cancer and apparently methotrexate lowers your resistance to fight some types of cancer which would not be good in my case. I'm starting to think I need to give my oncologist and radiation Dr's a call to get their opinion on this.

Regarding the steroids - i have a read too many negative things about putting these on my face. My body I don't mind so much.

I'm not giving up on the diet just yet folks. I've committed to 12 weeks and if after that no luck then I can still go down the methotrexate or other treatment route.


:-)

I have read somewhere and I can't lay my hands on it at the moment that people are getting my drug in America .

Kelly I have just had radiotherapy on my prostate cancer and my oncologist could see no reason to stop my Fumaderm unless my lymphocytes dropped to unsafe levels. And they stayed constant throughout my treatment. My levels have dropped a bit now but are still acceptable to the medics and I have reduced my dose and am still clear.
I agree that methotrexate is an awful drug but it tends to be the first line treatment as it's cheap. If this has been ruled out great push for my drug which as Caroline says is pretty harmless.

Finish your twelve weeks and but in the meantime get to see your specialist and discuss the future treatment in the unlikely event that diet doesn't work...
Have a read about my treatment here
NHS and Fumaderm