Hi. It's me. Functioning Cristal. What, how? STEROIDS. The double-edged sword that is steroids. Three days' worth, and let me tell you what happened. If you read the last post, you know I'd landed in neutropenia-land — low neutrophils, high risk of a small infection turning into a big problem, stuck in limbo waiting for my immune system to remember it had a job to do. Good news first: after about a week and a half, my levels came back up to a safe range. Progress. I'll take i

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