Day 17 & 18 - Week 6 completed

Apologies for the delay, been a tiresome few days. First off, Happy Easter....aaand on with the blogging :)

Day 17 started the same as always, as mentioned before its always the same routine when I go in. My skin gets checked over before getting ready and heading into the phototherapy machine. My physio is still happy with my progress, as am I. Today, I was upto 1 minute and 52 seconds, marching in the machine. I had gotten a blood test at my doctor that morning before my appointment, which I have to get every 2 months due to being on MTX and I had to remove the covering of the injection for the light, thankfully, I don't bleed too much after getting my bloods done. Once I got home, it was time to moisturise, which has definitely helped my skin stay smooth.

Day 18, last day of week 6 and treatment number 17. My usual physio was not in, so I had a nurse attending, who I actually had for one session on my first week of treatment, and she was really surprised at how well my skin had progressed. Today would take me over the 2 minute mark, 2 minutes and 3 seconds. I was told with the weather being nice recently (not on that particular day though :/) that I should either cover up from the sun or wear SPF 30 on exposed areas. She explains that if my skin was to be exposed to sunlight for too long, that next session in the box could cause me to get burned. Something to keep in mind!

I have only 4 sessions left to go, with my next session not being until next Wednesday due to Monday being a Bank Holiday here in Ireland. So I will have 2 days next week, and the week after, due to another Bank Holiday, and then May 6th, I will officially be finished. I think my last session will be a longer session to assess how the treatment has impacted my life, compared to the answers I gave first day of how psoriasis was affected my lifestyle.

I have photos I took before the treatment, and photos of how those same areas currently look after 6 weeks, so I will try and get the comparison photos up sometime today or tomorrow.

Enjoy the long weekend, take care.

Sarah