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Tue-15-03-2016, 12:51 PM
I am sure Fumaderm is safe for most people but I wonder if long term tests have been done on elderly people?
My husband started Fumaderm in the Summer after being taken off ciclosporin due to blood tests results which I think was poor kidney function.
Today he has visited a nephrologist, after blood and protein was found in his urine. The Nephrologist has taken him off the Fumaderm because he thinks it has affected the kidney function which is down to 50% - my husband is 77.
He will write to the Dermatologist because he is aware that the psoriasis may well flare up again.
Frankly I am horrified. He was kept on the high dose of 6 a day, although I did ask if we could try to taper if off. He had fortnightly blood tests so am amazed this was not picked up earlier. I just hope his kidney function recovers. Surely it will if he is take off the tablets and they are the cause unless they have been damaged to an extent that they do not recover.
He has to see the Nephrologist again in 6 weeks unless the blood tests taken today indicate otherwise.
I wonder what other options he has left? Obviously Ciclosporin and Fumaderm appear not to be options. He has tried acitretin and that did not work. Infusions were mentioned if the Fumaderm did not work and it looks like we may have to go down that route.
I am not being critical about Fumaderm - it worked well and his legs are clear but the loss of kidney function does really worry me especially as it has not been picked up until now? Could it has happened suddenly? Apparently the kidney function was normal in May......
BTW I was Quish16 originally but forgot my password so re registered! Thanks for reading.....just feeling very concerned frankly.
My husband started Fumaderm in the Summer after being taken off ciclosporin due to blood tests results which I think was poor kidney function.
Today he has visited a nephrologist, after blood and protein was found in his urine. The Nephrologist has taken him off the Fumaderm because he thinks it has affected the kidney function which is down to 50% - my husband is 77.
He will write to the Dermatologist because he is aware that the psoriasis may well flare up again.
Frankly I am horrified. He was kept on the high dose of 6 a day, although I did ask if we could try to taper if off. He had fortnightly blood tests so am amazed this was not picked up earlier. I just hope his kidney function recovers. Surely it will if he is take off the tablets and they are the cause unless they have been damaged to an extent that they do not recover.
He has to see the Nephrologist again in 6 weeks unless the blood tests taken today indicate otherwise.
I wonder what other options he has left? Obviously Ciclosporin and Fumaderm appear not to be options. He has tried acitretin and that did not work. Infusions were mentioned if the Fumaderm did not work and it looks like we may have to go down that route.
I am not being critical about Fumaderm - it worked well and his legs are clear but the loss of kidney function does really worry me especially as it has not been picked up until now? Could it has happened suddenly? Apparently the kidney function was normal in May......
BTW I was Quish16 originally but forgot my password so re registered! Thanks for reading.....just feeling very concerned frankly.