I guess the numbness in my thumb is here to stay. The good thing is -- it has not gone to other parts. My PN symptoms are the same, and the good thing, it has not gotten worse.

I thought of updating you with my non-PN condition. Yesterday, I got the first hump in my MAC treatment. My WBC has gone down to 2.5 (reference : 4 - 10.5). The doctor will temporarily stopped the Ethambutol and changed the Clarithromycin to Azithromycin. I am so anxious about this change because the combination of the 3 antibiotics works well only when taken together. Actually, all the 3 antibiotics I am taking are all potentials as causing the low WBC but the doctor decided to stop the ethambutol and substitute the clarithromycin with another macrolide.

I hope that my WBC goes up immediately so I can resume my ethambutol. It is very critical that I should take all of the 3 antibiotics. My blood with be monitored on a weekly basis instead of monthly.