Round up of Week 5

Hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend, looks like it will have been my last off to enjoy for a while as I just last week signed a new contract for work. It is somewhere I have worked for the past two years, but isn't all year round due to be a tourist attraction. It does mean being out in all weather, and I love it, especially when the weather is good. Get to meet people from all over the world and tell them more about the area I work in, a place I also have family ties. This weekend was spent celebrating with dinner and drinks with himself, which was very enjoyable indeed.

Anyway, onto the light treatment....as I previously said in my last post, due to doctors orders I didn't have light treatment this past Monday due to a reaction to Cimzia. In that time, I found the reaction at the injection site easing, not as raised and not feeling itchy or hot. Today, it's almost completely clear (thankfully!). Wednesday came and the nurse asked how I felt and checked over my skin, she was happy to stay at 49 seconds to be sure there was to be no more reactions. 

No redness or itchiness followed and I was happy with progress again. On Friday, my treatment progressed again, to 59 seconds. I've been moisturising as normal, in the mornings or after treatment with E45 and at night with emulsifying ointment, which have keeper to get my skin smoother, a feeling I have missed. I've seen the biggest change in my face, no more raised skin, just redness which doesn't bother me as it is better than it was. When my face was really bad, I would wear makeup to cover it up because I was so self conscious, but even with makeup raised patches could be seen. I should add, I only ever tend to wear makeup on nights out or special occasions. 

Tomorrow is an early start as I visit my rheumatologist, as we discuss me starting Stelara. I feel more positive after the failure of the other two biologics, as my dermatologist told me he had a high success rate with Psoriasis patients who used Stelara. So keep the fingers crossed for me that this is the one! Tomorrow, I also start week 6 of light treatment, not far off my end point.

Have you been prescribed Stelara? If you want to share your experience, please don't hesitate to get in touch, whether in the comments or privately.

Take care, until next time.....

Sarah x