Please help with blood tests results

My WBC was 15.91 range is 4.5 -10, so it's high would pred effect this?or low iron? I'm very low in iron. C reactive protein was at 1.0 range is 0.00-0.8 soc said that is okay. My lymphocytes are up and she said probably from pred. Not super high but for example lymphocytes absolute is 5.9 and the range is .09-5.0 after I'm off pred for a few weeks she said to retest. I feel so good right now in my colon like no inflammation, but my poop says another thing. I'm wondering should I start Stelara that's a BIG DEAL ya know? All my serum protein electrophoresis are in normal range. All immunoglobulins are normal too. Iron very low. Total protein normal. Does this all sound good? She was happy with it all. I trust you guys isn't that funny? Thanks!!

Low iron, no ferritin

C reactive protein ranges are 0.0-.8 im at 1.0 is that real high?

I always have a high WBC on pred. In your case, yes, I personally would start the biologic. You've been struggling for many, many years and the situation is a vicious cycle that never seems to take a break - except when you're on steroids. Once you're off the pred, you will almost definitely be back to square one - sorry to be negative, but i don't see why it would be any other way after 15 years+ of dealing with constant flare symptoms. I don't think stelara is a huge deal, same as any other biologic really. No bigger deal than remicade, simponni, humira, entyvio, in my opinion.

hmm, that's another story completely. I thought you meant big deal, like biologic, but you've been on them in the past, so I was like why? If you're worried about horrible side effects, I don't know... I also had really bad side effects from biologics. I could barely walk on remicade my joints hurt so bad. I don't know what you can do. What are the other options? I know you did well on antibiotics for a while. Did you get a c diff test? Maybe you're dealing with something recurrent.

The bloodwork doesn't look so out of whack to me (not a doctor, note). My husband's WBCs are always a little elevated, my leukocytes go up and down. I always wonder about bloodwork -- probably get a better sense of what is real if you did it 7 days in a row and then could look at averages / trends.

If your UC is not under control and you need to get it under control and other biologics haven't worked, and doc isn't concerned with bloodwork, then Stelara sounds like a good option. My husband was soooo down on biologics because they didn't work and Entyvio made him feel terrible. But for him Xeljanz hit the spot and worked with no side effects so far. I think with Stelara you will know fairly soon if it works.

Good luck.