Health Boards
8 January 2016
Today had a phone call from the hospital I think it's good news, I have an appointment with Rheumatology for the 21 st of this month to assess if I have psoriatic arthritis.... I say I think it's good news....but you know sometimes things are getting on nicely but you have niggling pains that you can happily live with....... Well that's about where I am, yes I wake in the night with pains in my shoulders,and if I step out of bed my feet are painfull to put flat....
This I can live with it doesn't affect me and a little pain at night is acceptable
My worry is my skin is great and has been for over 4 years now. I don't want a rheumatologist to stop my Fumaderm in favour of something else ..... I just don't want the psoriasis back
I may well be wrong and I hope he will look and say you are getting old you must expect these pains... Then I will know what to do.....
At the moment I am following a regime with my Fumaderm after discussing it on here and reading a bit about it I am now taking my 2 x 2 Fumaderm tablets morning and evening with meals Monday to Friday. Then giving my blood a rest Saturday and Sunday and resuming again on Monday 2 tablets morning and evening.
I have only been doing it for three weeks and I haven't noticed my psoriasis or my aches getting any worse
The idea is that with continuous taking a medication your body gets accustomed to it and it becomes less efficacious. But taking a break and letting your blood recover should enable me to stay on it for longer as my body won't get too comfortable with it
I shall carry on like this and inform the hospital of the change on my next dermatology visit, although if the scales start to appear I will revert back to 7 days a week
My kidney and liver functions are well within the normal range my lymphocyte count is going up
now to 1.45 ( normal between 1-3)
I am going to the teaching hospital as a " patient " for trainee doctors to practice diagnosis on Friday so will be asking advice from the dermatology specialists
Today had a phone call from the hospital I think it's good news, I have an appointment with Rheumatology for the 21 st of this month to assess if I have psoriatic arthritis.... I say I think it's good news....but you know sometimes things are getting on nicely but you have niggling pains that you can happily live with....... Well that's about where I am, yes I wake in the night with pains in my shoulders,and if I step out of bed my feet are painfull to put flat....
This I can live with it doesn't affect me and a little pain at night is acceptable
My worry is my skin is great and has been for over 4 years now. I don't want a rheumatologist to stop my Fumaderm in favour of something else ..... I just don't want the psoriasis back
I may well be wrong and I hope he will look and say you are getting old you must expect these pains... Then I will know what to do.....
At the moment I am following a regime with my Fumaderm after discussing it on here and reading a bit about it I am now taking my 2 x 2 Fumaderm tablets morning and evening with meals Monday to Friday. Then giving my blood a rest Saturday and Sunday and resuming again on Monday 2 tablets morning and evening.
I have only been doing it for three weeks and I haven't noticed my psoriasis or my aches getting any worse
The idea is that with continuous taking a medication your body gets accustomed to it and it becomes less efficacious. But taking a break and letting your blood recover should enable me to stay on it for longer as my body won't get too comfortable with it
I shall carry on like this and inform the hospital of the change on my next dermatology visit, although if the scales start to appear I will revert back to 7 days a week
My kidney and liver functions are well within the normal range my lymphocyte count is going up
now to 1.45 ( normal between 1-3)I am going to the teaching hospital as a " patient " for trainee doctors to practice diagnosis on Friday so will be asking advice from the dermatology specialists