doing well

I've been off prednisone since August.  I'm taking 100mg of azathioprine every night and praise God, it's working.  My stomach and my lungs have had no flares since coming off the steroids.  I get a follow-up chest x-ray on February 25th and see the lung doc.  I can give another update at that point- hopefully there will be nothing to report.

The only minor issue is that my bones are in the cautionary zone for osteoporosis (due to Crohn's disease + long term steroid use).  After getting a DEXA scan in December and being told my bones are iffy, I now take 800mg of calcium a day and have increased weight-bearing exercises.  Fortunately, I'm young enough that they can rebuild and become strong if I do the work now.

That's it for now.  My health is uneventful for once, which is a blessing.