Thursday 31 January 2013

Clinic

On Wednesday I had a check up at the clinic with my specialist nurse and I am very pleased with the outcome! I've felt good the last couple of weeks and was surprised how well I felt in cologne and afterwards when I thought I would be tired. My energy levels are much more constant and I haven't been having the painful cramps. My bloods are good and show that I'm doing well although my white blood cell count is still high which means the Azathioprine hasn't fully kicked in yet. However I am apparently a good match for the drug so it shouldn't be long before I start to see even better results. I was hoping to come off the steroids as I can't stop eating and my face is abit more moon like than it is normally but I will still be on a high dose for another 2 weeks and then a reducing dose after that. This is to give the Azathioprine a chance to work so I'm still on some medication. The next time I will be in the clinic is the week after my birthday which gives me a month to really settle into university and see how I feel with the work load. I am so glad to have a break from weekly blood tests but it does seem like as soon as I have said i'm well i start to go downhill again! I have felt a little bit run down today and I have a metallic taste in my mouth which I think might be a side effect of one of the drugs. However I feel so motivated I don't think this will stop me!

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