@therheumdoc: Methotrexate can affect your liver, kidneys, and blood cell counts, and sometimes these changes may happen before you notice any symptoms. That means you can feel completely fine and still have an abnormal result that your healthcare team needs to know about. 🩸 Your monitoring blood tests can help your doctor: • Check your liver function • Monitor your kidney function • Check your blood counts • Identify potential medication side effects early • Decide whether your methotrexate dose needs to be adjusted or whether additional evaluation is needed ⚠️ Please don’t assume that feeling well means you can skip your labs. And if you’ve missed your scheduled blood tests, don’t simply ignore it or stop methotrexate on your own. Contact your rheumatology team and ask what you should do next. 👉 Watch the FULL VIDEO on my YouTube channel to learn more about why methotrexate monitoring matters, what your doctor is looking for in your blood tests, and why keeping up with these labs is so important. #Prednisone #PrednisoneWeightGain #Corticosteroids #WeightGain #rheumatologist

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