Feeling bad again...that didn't take long | Arthritis Information

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So that little blip of "feeling good" that came on Wednesday and made it into Thursday is now completely gone.  I still wanna know...was it stopping the Imuran for the antibiotic to work (which it didn't as far as my swollen sinuses can tell) and now I'm back on it?  Was it just one of those random times?  Was it the Rituxan finally trying to help?  Did I do something different (less or more) at physical therapy, either on Tuesday to make it better or on Thursday to make it worse?  Arrrrggghhhh!

 
Maybe I'm just weird, but at this point I don't care so much if I feel bad or good as long as I can understand WHY.  It is so frustrating.
 
I think I'm going to throw a little temper tantrum now.  Maybe for an hour.  Then I'll get back to my regularly scheduled waiting. So you started feeling bad after you started the Imuran back up???? Or did I read that wrong? I'd be playing a quick "home doctor" and stopping the Imuran again to see what happens. But that's just me!!! My good conscience says to wait until Monday and call your doctor, but I rarely listen to her...........LOL
 
*hugs* I understand what you're saying. I wanna know WHY about *everything*
Katie, you are like the devil on my shoulder...I love it! 
 
I'm one of those people, the ones who agonize and agonize and then the moment comes, and it's like "well, that was no big deal". Maybe it would mean you're allergic to Imuran???? I dunno.
 
Wait, yes I do.
 
 
It would mean you shouldn't take Imuran anymore! HAH!
Yeah, but before I took the Imuran I felt worse.  I mean on the Arava I was horrible, then I started the Imuran and it seemed to help.  But over time I got worse and we upped the Imuran (from 1/day to 3/day) and it seemed to help.  But then over time I got even worse.  Hmmmm.  I hate this stuff.
 
And I'm still not sure I actually did feel better...it was like I was less sensitive to the pain rather than actually having less pain.
When i am feeling bad i want to understand why. I want so badly to wrap my head around it. When i am feeling good i just don't want to think about it i  just want enjoy my life. I do not think i would stop the meds. I mean i just have those good days sometimes and then back to yuk. You are not annoying anyone here by not feeling well. We all are just the same. Sometimes we are the same thing same day and other times we are the same thing different day. But if you had a good day even if it did not last it may be a sign you are starting to feel better. One thing for sure RA likes to keep us all confused that is just a part of the disease i think.

Hey InnerGlow. You remember my half thought on your other post? Well.... I found what I was looking for, because I remember reading it, but could not for the life of me remember what I meant or even where I was going with my reply LOL! I just knew it kinda sounded like something I read. Anyways... here it is....

I was trying to get to that maybe your white blood cells were less while Imuran because Imuran does effect the white blood cells which is what fights off infections. And if you have an infection and still on Imuran and it is making your WBC low then you will feel worse, because you do not have enough WBC's to help fight off the infection. That is why they say go off things like Imuran when you have an infection. So... you were feeling better because possibly your WBC raised enough to help you fight off the sinus infection, but since you start Imuran again, you do not have enough WBCs to help you now.
 
Hope it makes sense. I had found an article when I started Imuran, that explained it a bit better, but I cannot find it. So below will have to do.
 
 
Imuran is a drug which also suppresses white blood cell function more generally than Cyclosporine. Like all medication, Imuran has side effects. The most common side effect is a drop in the number of white blood cells. White blood cells fight infection. If your child has dangerously low white blood cells in their body, they may be more susceptible to infections, colds, or other viruses. This does not mean that they cannot fight infection. It means that their ability to fight off or resist infection is less than before your child was on Imuran. Imuran is available as a tablet or in liquid form and is usually well tolerated if taken with food or a glass of milk. The liquid form must be refrigerated and is stable for one month. The white blood cell count will be monitored and medication will be modified accordingly.
Joonie, yeah, that is why I was off the Imuran in the first place.  But for whatever reason, my dr didn't want me to stay off it for the whole 10 days or longer.Oh ... P.S. I am probably wrong, never said I was a knew what I was talking about. I can't offer any thoughts with regard to the Imuran, but I can certainly understand why you want to understand what's happening.  It's the one way we can feel we have some control over the situation if we can figure out the whys and wherefors and maybe even get a bonus light bulb moment and learn something that can help fight the disease. 
 
Snowowl, I love your thought process and the way you express it (squirrel/annoy the cat, etc.).

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