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They drew my blood yesterday. The TPMT test I am sure gets sent off. I’m guessing but am not expecting to be a quick result. Yesterday’s blood test did show that liver functions have improved. Certainly not normal but better nonetheless and I’ll take that. It does mean that the evil steroids are at least helping. It’s a double edged sword though because they mention the years of steroids I’ve been on due to the other autoimmune disorder that I have (Cogsns syndrome) has caused the fatty liver along with many years of methotrexate.
I’m not sure what is next if I can’t take the azathioprine

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The TPMT test showed normal metabolism. I took my first dose of azothiropine this morning. I’m having nausea but I have nausea every single day so I think I’ll be ok if that’s the only side effect I get. My liver enzymes are trending downward on the steroids so that’s a plus. I just want to be able to get off of methylprednisolone as soon as it is safe to do so. I see my rheumatologist in August. She will recheck my labs then. I’m also on ursodiol for the primary biliary cholangitis.