Cosentyx - Week 1....and beyond....

[jiml]

My next Cosentyx injection is scheduled for first week in September.   Again, I finished my first 5 starter doses.    Unfortunately, I decided to eat a food that always causes a flare up.  Last week I re-introduced PLAIN Cheerios into my diet.  I love them in my yogurt, etc.   Well, you guessed it.   I flared right back up.   All nice and red and bumpy and itchy.   Hmm.  Seems kinda strange since I thought this Cosentyx attacked some IL-17 inflammation.   Just goes to show you....yes, you can still flare up if something in your diet previously affected your psoriasis negatively.  I threw out the remainder of the box.   Very disgusted.   Someone from Cosentyx called to remind me that I am set up on their 6 month program for free Cosentyx...nice.  And then reminded me at the end of the six months it is uncertain what will happen.   Yes, I know that too!!  Another reason I am probably flaring up....all this uncertainty and stress of worrying about a medication.   I cannot get my health insurance (that is provided by my company) to budge on their stance of covering this drug at all.  I have a stack of documentation about 2 inches thick already on everything related to Cosentyx.  I could write my own novel!  Trying to remain positive......

Oooh Angel you are certainly learning the hard way with what's causing flares with you....... But before the cheerio episode were you getting clearer?
It's not helping I understand, not knowing if the treatment will be funded after 6 months. These worries are bad for the condition. I wish you luck with the insurance company
The Cheerio thing !! Do you have the same reaction to other corn based products ? I was reading of the probability of GM product being used in Cheerios there's an interesting article you can read on the ingredients that may have an effect on you here

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