Health Boards
Thu-07-02-2013, 17:11 PM
Time for an update on this thread.
All is going very well and 8 weeks between shots looks like the way to go, my score is now down to 7 (and catching Caroline) and I'm getting through the winter better than I have done for a long long while.
The only problem I have had in the past 3 months was a bout of flu. It lasted for about three weeks all in all, and was the worst flu I have ever had. I have also lost my sense of smell, and my taste buds don't seem to be working very well. The doctor said it was probably down to the flu and should come back, but the Stelara would have made it harder for me to fight the virus.
That's the worst thing I have found about Stelara, as it's designed to be taken every 12 weeks, you cant just stop taking it if you get a virus or infection like you could with the other Bio's (Enbrel Humira) And if you have just had your shot and you get something a couple of weeks later, it could be a long fight to get through it.
But I'm still very happy with Stelara and it will be 3 years in May apart from the short break I had last year. My skin is clear apart from some pink tint to the patch's on my legs, but no flakes anywhere and the psoriatic arthritis now seems to be under control with the 8 week shots.
Next appointment with my dermatologist in March, will update then.
All is going very well and 8 weeks between shots looks like the way to go, my score is now down to 7 (and catching Caroline) and I'm getting through the winter better than I have done for a long long while.
The only problem I have had in the past 3 months was a bout of flu. It lasted for about three weeks all in all, and was the worst flu I have ever had. I have also lost my sense of smell, and my taste buds don't seem to be working very well. The doctor said it was probably down to the flu and should come back, but the Stelara would have made it harder for me to fight the virus.
That's the worst thing I have found about Stelara, as it's designed to be taken every 12 weeks, you cant just stop taking it if you get a virus or infection like you could with the other Bio's (Enbrel Humira) And if you have just had your shot and you get something a couple of weeks later, it could be a long fight to get through it.
But I'm still very happy with Stelara and it will be 3 years in May apart from the short break I had last year. My skin is clear apart from some pink tint to the patch's on my legs, but no flakes anywhere and the psoriatic arthritis now seems to be under control with the 8 week shots.
Next appointment with my dermatologist in March, will update then.