Sun-08-01-2017, 12:55 PM
(Sun-08-01-2017, 10:55 AM)OneBigItch Wrote: I have a quick question, how often are you supposed to have blood tests when you first start? My first test is in five weeks but I thought I read that you are supposedto have one every two weeks. Do I need to go sooner?
Hi Bill has given you the answer which is generally accepted although Fumaderm does say at the start of treatment the tests for the first three months should be done every 2 weeks after that the recommendation is every 4 weeks
I have mine monitored every 4 weeks at my GPs surgery they phone my results to me so I know whether to reduce my dose if the levels drop to low normal lymphocyte readings should be between 1 and 3
The blood levels if they do drop will soon bounce back when the dose is reduced
Have a read of the leaflet here Fumaderm leaflet