[van]

hi..

i am only familiar with babchi .. its psoralen containg herb. will let u know what the others are when i look up the urls…

van

[van]

hi san,

well u brought up insurance, which is unheard of ..in india to cover medication…so i thought u were in the US ! hey didn`t the doc tell u about tacroz the counterpart of elidel and protopic , in india. thats what ppl are using… i think ranbaxy also makes it.. by some other name.. maybe some pl in india ..can shed some light on it…

let me not dishearten u .. but i hv used placentrax lotion and injections… with no viisble improvement. but as we all know.. what may work for one, may not work for another….

van

[van]

hi dileep,

if u look at old messages on this board itself… there is a lot of talk abt green tea. its no miracle tea.. its something.. which u take for long diligently and regularly it may help…
1. no sugar and milk.. the tea is not strong so u can take it minus those two.. dairy and sugar.. avoid if u can..
2.i cannt help u with this one..as i don`t live in the US.
3. milk thistle they say is good…. if u have digestive probs.. do u ??

hope that is of help..
van

hey u green tea drinkers.. sarawasthi., rashmi… n ?? come fwd and help dileep…

[van]

Good to know u got the hang of it..!!
hey btw, sanjukta… where r u located in the US ??

[van]

hi san,

dileep has already written the guidance to u… hope u got it..

[van]

hey sweety !!!!

howz u dear ?? u must be having holidays now . howz the college going ??how is the vit ??
Nice to c u around,

van

[van]

hi san,

I am gald to hear that ur son`s vit is not only stable but also showing freckling. so continue with whatever u r doing/giivng him…
there is adoctor search here..try that.
Else start a new thread.. so more ppl can see it -on this board… with a topic which reads sumthing like..need recommendations of doctors in mumbai.. or mumbaities please help… that may catch the attention.

good luck and wishing ur son continued progress,
tc,
van
i tried the doc search ( under vit tools -blue bar..left hand side ) and found some recommended docs listed there.. but u shd ask from more ppl…

[van]

hi san,

welcome here Sorry to hear about ur son… i know how heartbreaking it is for a mother.
As for ur questions: there is no one thing which u can generalise and say about vitiligo.. it is different for each person.. how much it spreads.
If it does not spread and is stable there is always skin grafting.. u can do…. but i guess thats for when he is older…
I really cannot help u with with this Q about continuing homeopathy…. to what i have read.. it has not really helped anyone. If u feel its not flaring up the vit then continue. Most people have known to flare up and worsen vit. I guess its upto u.
Maybe somebody else can voice their opinion and experience.
There are a no. of ppl from mumbai… who can tell u who is the vit expert in mumbai.
Don`t worry

take care
van

[van]

hi mariam,

hmmmm so i finally see ur avtaar here ! Nice pic. oh the pics were a li`l blur… hmmmmmm i thought they looked pretty ok.. i will go back n check…
so how is the progress..?? give it a break if the peeling gets too much….
yup fannna was goood.. tho a sad ending… waiting to see krissh if it comes here !
swinzle school is about to end.. by end of next week… so she is now in a fun mood…as exams n all are over !

catch u later,
van

[van]

hiya,

will let u know the progress on the medicine…! hey did u get the pics or no ?? let me know…

[van]

Hi Neesha…. good to hear from u !!! so xams over.. hmmmm fun time now.. enjoy the hols !!!

[van]

hi mariam,

I am glad the medicine is working for u ! cheers ! what !!!! coming again to malaysia… ohhh my !! u certainly have some affinity for ur second home..lol. See, the medicine is sooooo much stronger.. thats why the peeling.. if peeling gets worse.. do stop it for a while. Go slow , don`t rush it… too strong a medicine may not be good for u. I will try my best to get the medicne for u… first week of aug.. he will order tomorrow.. so if it comes in time.. ( it shd )then no problem…it will be ready for the ms european !!!! … ! Did u get the pics.. ?? i already sent them the same day… swinzle and nik say a big hi to u.

love,
van

[van]

Dileep,

If u r eating psoralen tabs or applying any cream u have to be very very careful of the time u expose ur skin too… start with 2 mins by the watch.. any more and u may burn uself.. i have had very bad experience of burns.. the prob is at that time u don`t feel u r burning.. its later u realsie.. and by that time u can get blistered.. i am surprised ur doc did not tell u all this.. The face is easier to reigment than other parts of the body. If u have repigmented with the sun alone.. u know its power.. thats it !

Good luck !

Van

[van]

hi dileep,

As vineet pointed out my daughter is on the path of depigmentation. She used to use UVB NB…long time back… we had bought a full unit. her patches were old and extensive and 3-4 mins nothing used to happen.. so we had to keep upping the time…

van

[van]

hello there,

yes sun is the trigger to help u repigment.. it is most essential.. .. it stimulates the production of melanin which is the pigment in our skins. Exposure to sun should turn ur skin pink… thats a good sign. But be cautious too much can cause it to burn. Applying creams or having tablets make the skin more senstive to sunlight and helps in its absorption.. hence they r used.. called psoralens.

As far as diet is concerned a lot has been said ( read up old msgs ) Some Indian docs advise that u shd not eat sour things. From what i believe and have experienced is.. u shd eat everything, milk, citrus whatever else… in moderate amounts nothing is bad. U shd have a balanced healthy diet and take supplements of vitamins. Cut out the junk food and eat less of carbs and fats. Eat more of fruits and veggies ( in the form of salads , not our oily roasted masala wali sabjis )

Maybe other members have their opinions..and may share their views…

van

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