Posted 1/2/2008 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
ok, I am definitely not well informed on all this, so please take what I say with a massive grain of salt, but here is the bit I understand as an Imuran user....
The prednisone could have lowered your WBC, so depending on how long you have been off pred, it may be that your WBC is actually just rebounding back a bit now that you're off it. The others are right that it could be an infection. However, WBC has a range of reasonable numbers, so while your may be increased, it may not be elevated but rather just increased within the range of normal, but again I don't know that range. this is why you have a GI, right? if your GI wasn't worried, then likely you're in the normal range, would be my guess. assuming, that is, that you trust your GI (I know some of us do and some of us don't). so, that's my 2 cents.