Meds ... meds... and meds...

Been a while since I last wrote about my meds for SLE.

My WBC (white blood count) has been yo-yo"ing" on me for the past three months. Sometimes I get above minimal reading of 6 (which is good!) , then borderline, then it dipped further to a "low" reading, though not critical or panic "low".

First Doc said, "I think it must be AZA (short for azathioprine, or Imuran) causing your low WBC (as that point, it was about 2.6), since clinically you look fine. So, let's take off AZA and increase your Preds (aka "the wonder steroid") to 20mg."

Two weeks later, my WBC were up to 6 point something ... very good.

Next appointment, different doc, Doctor No. 2 then said, "I am tapering down your steroid, let's restart AZA on a lower dose ... (er... yikes?)"

So, Preds down to 15mg, AZA restarted at 75mg.

Two weeks later, another blood test. WBC was recorded at 4 point something ... normal.

Doctor No. 2, "OK, taper down Preds to 10mg ..."

Then, two weeks later, another appointment with Doc. No. 3, noted that my WBC is down to 3 point something, borderline.

Dr. No. 3 said "It must be AZA, to be sure, I am taking you off of AZA (again??), steroid remains at 10mg."

It has been two weeks since I am off of AZA, with no other steroid sparing drugs. Preds is 10mg. How do I feel? Don't know really, have not recorded any fever. Except for the occasional "out-of-energy" symptons, I am, otherwise, fine!

Tomorrow, I am going for my blood test (again!) ... so let's hope that the numbers are great and within the "normal" range!