Re: This list is confusing!

[Guest guest]

,

No cysts. But I've only been on Imuran a little over 6 months.

Roxanne

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have not, so far, had any problems being on Imuran. I have been on it, 50mg,

a

day for 3 years and 6 months..

Dixie AiH

Ceallachqn@... wrote:

> From: Ceallachqn@...

>

> Hello,

> I am new to this list. I am used to message boards, but this list thing is

> really confusing me. I have CAH, celiac, hypothyroidism and lupus....who

> knows for sure what is really going on here. I am an autoimmune mess. I

> don't want to dwell on this though because I am already depressed after my

> last visit to the doctor. Here is my question for everyone: Has anyone ever

> developed a hormone producing tumor or cyst while on Imuran therapy? I

> developed such a cyst in 1994 following almost 10 years of Imuran. I am no

> longer on Imuran, but my doctor is urging me to go back on the stuff. I

> really don't want another cyst. Abdominal surgery is no picnic. These types

> of cysts are listed as a rare side effect of Imuran. Again, has anyone else

> had this problem? Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

,

While on imuran, I developed three xanthamas (fatty-like tumors) on

the sides of my left foot. They all had to be removed surgically. I feel

that they were caused by either prednisone or imuran, since I was on both

drugs for many years. Since my transplant in 1995, I have been taken off

these drugs and the tumors have not recurred.

Bonnie P.

AIH and post transplant

[Guest guest]

Dear Bonnie,

Thanks for your response. The tumor I had was on an ovary and it was

producing parathyroid hormone. I was extremely ill and the parathyroid

hormone caused my bones to leach calcium out into my bloodstream. This is

why I am asking about others who have developed tumors while on Imuran. I

really don't want to go back on Imuran because I believe that it caused this

tumor. Thanks again for your response.

[Guest guest]

Bonnie,

I have three little lumps on the inside of my right foot. When I asked my

GP what they were, she said that it was where the skin had thinned from the

pred. and the next layers were poking through. They are not painful. Could

that be true do you think?

SueB.

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> From: Bonjo46@...

> onelist

> Subject: Re: [ ] This list is confusing!

> Date: Saturday, 10 July 1999 5:41

>

> From: Bonjo46@...

>

> ,

>

> While on imuran, I developed three xanthamas (fatty-like tumors) on

> the sides of my left foot. They all had to be removed surgically. I

feel

> that they were caused by either prednisone or imuran, since I was on both

> drugs for many years. Since my transplant in 1995, I have been taken off

> these drugs and the tumors have not recurred.

>

> Bonnie P.

> AIH and post transplant

>

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