Hi again, Many thanks for your reply and your advice. My husband is going with me in January because he thinks of questions that I don't. I shall still be on Pentasa for the rest of my life, but we shall have to see where I go in January.
Hey, I've been diagnosed with crohns for 2 and a half years and have been taking azathioprine for about a year now, I'm on 150mg a day along with 3g of pentasa a day and get no side effects. My doctors surgery gives me a blood test once a month to check my blood levels but thankfully that's now moved to 2 monthly as I've had no problems. The list of side effects can be daunting but they monitor you well, you just have to make the decision that's best for you.
Hope this helps.
Nicole 