just an update

so, I hope nobody is holding their breath for blog updates...sometimes I'm in the mood to post, sometimes, I'm just not...

anyway, it's been a long summer, and I'm glad fall is finally here...the hot weather just makes things oh so much more complicated, and not being able to go out in the sun also really stinks in the summertime (love hearing about everybody's fun trips to the beach :(

so, I got quite sick last June, but started taking Imuran which helped clear up my awful skin rash and helped with some other symptoms as well. I had to cut the dosage in half because it was screwing up my liver and making me quite nauseus (and acid reflux), but it seemed to do what we needed in terms of the rash and the half dose cut down on a lot of the side effects.

About a month and a half ago, I started taking Savella, a fibromyalgia drug, to try and help with my aches and pains. Unfortunately, it really didn't help much with the pain, but it did make me feel dizzy/wonky and get chills and just makes me feel kinda blah in general.

I went back to the doctor yesterday, and I'm so pleased that he had me stop taking both the Imuran and the Savella. I was going to ask to stop with the Savella, because the side effects were very annoying and it wasn't helping, so I'm glad he suggested it. And he felt that the Imuran has done its thing, we're going to keep an eye on the rash and I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't come back.

So that's the update for today. I'm still on a little bit of prednisone (7.5mg) and taking 4-6 advil a day for the pain, but things seem pretty much under control.

I'd rather be taking fewer medications and feel a little bit of pain than taking a bunch of meds that just aren't helping and giving me rotten side effects!