Health Boards
Tue-24-11-2015, 22:24 PM
I've just been reading your journal Jim and well done for keeping it up to date. It's good that you are also sharing with our guests too as someone out there may get some comfort from it. Hats off to you mate. 
As you know I have followed your progress and it gives me a lift hearing that things are still going in the right direction. You also know me being me there is often a but!
And looking at those images and reading your words, it does sound to me like it could be the onset of psoriatic arthritis. As for if an increase in Fumaderm will work .................................... well I think you know where I'm going on this one.
You know it should work for psoriatic arthritis but it's not prescribed for it (your words) my words are it's just good enough for psoriasis and that is why it's not prescribed for psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis is something that some people can live with in it's mild form for a long time (I did) but when it bites hard I'm not convinced that Fumaderm can cope with the wrath of full blown psoriatic arthritis so that is why it is not prescribed.
I know you are big fan of Fumaderm and so you should be as it's been very good to you, but sometimes we have to look at something else. Psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis are both annoying but give me flaky skin any day over not being able to move. I do hope I'm wrong and all is well, but I would mention your thoughts to your dermatologist at your next appointment just to see what they think.
Fred decides it's time to run before the DMF gang get here and hit this thread with their walking talking proof that it does help psoriatic arthritis and you should keep with it and try increasing your dose.
Talk over this with your dermatologist is the best advice I could give you Jim.
As you know I have followed your progress and it gives me a lift hearing that things are still going in the right direction. You also know me being me there is often a but!
And looking at those images and reading your words, it does sound to me like it could be the onset of psoriatic arthritis. As for if an increase in Fumaderm will work .................................... well I think you know where I'm going on this one.
You know it should work for psoriatic arthritis but it's not prescribed for it (your words) my words are it's just good enough for psoriasis and that is why it's not prescribed for psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis is something that some people can live with in it's mild form for a long time (I did) but when it bites hard I'm not convinced that Fumaderm can cope with the wrath of full blown psoriatic arthritis so that is why it is not prescribed.
I know you are big fan of Fumaderm and so you should be as it's been very good to you, but sometimes we have to look at something else. Psoriasis and Psoriatic arthritis are both annoying but give me flaky skin any day over not being able to move. I do hope I'm wrong and all is well, but I would mention your thoughts to your dermatologist at your next appointment just to see what they think.
Fred decides it's time to run before the DMF gang get here and hit this thread with their walking talking proof that it does help psoriatic arthritis and you should keep with it and try increasing your dose.
Talk over this with your dermatologist is the best advice I could give you Jim.