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Mon-15-05-2023, 11:27 AM
Had my dermatology appointment today and she was pleased. She didn't bother with the pasi score as I only have a little bit of psoriasis on one of my left knuckles and another little bit on my right shin.
She also said she could see a big change in me regarding the psoriatic arthritis. I do still get a little pain when asleep or when it's damp, but it's not enough to cause me any real problems. My left wrist still has a bit of inflammation but when I had my ankle done they said they didn't think it was psoriatic arthritis, so we are waiting to see if Bimzelx will help.
She confirmed there was a little folliculitis but didn't think it needed any treatment.
I mentioned the nausea I noticed after the last shots but as it wasn't too bad we decided to see what happens after my next shots in 4 weeks time.
When I told her how quick it started working she said a lot of other patients using it had said the same.
I'm staying on the two shots every 8 weeks for now and she asked me if I would be happy to have my next appointment in a year. She said I could call her if I have any problems but she didn't think I would need to see her in 6 months as usual. I agreed as it will allow her to see another patient and she knows I know the score by now.
Psoriasis score: 1
Psoriatic arthritis score: 1
All in all I'm happy.
She also said she could see a big change in me regarding the psoriatic arthritis. I do still get a little pain when asleep or when it's damp, but it's not enough to cause me any real problems. My left wrist still has a bit of inflammation but when I had my ankle done they said they didn't think it was psoriatic arthritis, so we are waiting to see if Bimzelx will help.
She confirmed there was a little folliculitis but didn't think it needed any treatment.
I mentioned the nausea I noticed after the last shots but as it wasn't too bad we decided to see what happens after my next shots in 4 weeks time.
When I told her how quick it started working she said a lot of other patients using it had said the same.
I'm staying on the two shots every 8 weeks for now and she asked me if I would be happy to have my next appointment in a year. She said I could call her if I have any problems but she didn't think I would need to see her in 6 months as usual. I agreed as it will allow her to see another patient and she knows I know the score by now.
Psoriasis score: 1
Psoriatic arthritis score: 1
All in all I'm happy.