Ok, here's where I'm at. After I withdrew from the Apremilast trial, I was not on any medications for a few months. At first, we were waiting for my insurance to approve the change of drugs and when that finally happened, I was sick and could not begin. Needless to say, my psoriasis had a field day during this pharmaceutical hiatus.
Fast forward to present time, I've done my 2nd injection of Symponi. I was supposed to do it 4 weeks after the first injection, but I got a cold (2nd one of the season), which turned into a sinus infection (2nd time this season) and on the day that I was supposed to do my 2nd injection, I was sitting in my doctor's office getting a prescription for antibiotics. After I finished the course of antibiotics, I waited a few days and then did my second injection. Ok, so that brings us up to the present.
The injections themselves are really pretty easy. My former experience with injections was with injectable Methotrexate. I had gone to injectable MTX when the oral was totally making a mess of my tongue. I hated filling the syringe, getting the bubbles out and finding a spot on my arms or thighs to inject. To this day, I still get nauseas when I see liquids that are "Methotrexate Yellow". The smell of alcohol swabs has the same effect on me.
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| Symponi "Pen" |
Big difference now - it's once a month, not once a week. I take the pen, press it against my leg and press a button. So ... much ... easier. And less painful - both physically and psychologically.
Am I seeing results? In a word, yes. (I promise to post pics soon). I haven't been using topicals and some of my plaques are drying up and breaking up. Much less build-up and flake. With just 2 doses, I am seeing better results than in 6 months on Apremilast. Actually, MUCH better! Am looking forward to seeing the results after my 3rd dose and probably after that I will add oral Methotrexate (if needed).
Am looking forward to the possibility of clear skin in time for shorts and tank top weather.
I hope all of you are doing well and I promise to post pics soon.
Juls
