Hi,

My Hgb has been slowly dropping over the last month & a half. Other CBC counts are abnormal too & from googling it seems my red cells are being destroyed faster than I can make them. I discovered that this is a symptom of vasculitis but when I asked my rheumy she said the vasculitis has to be severe for that to happen & she doesn't think that's the case with me. Meanwhile I'm on Imuran, Prednisone & just received Rituximab infusions. I've had surgery twice this year for my subglottis stenosis, I'm exhausted, have lost 25 lbs, have numbness in my hands & feet, splinter hemorrhages etc. I'm wondering how common it is to get anemia with Wegener's. Does anyone else have this problem??

Jacqueline