Wow, Charles. I don't know what's going on with you...
If you get new fat deposits, this will go away quickly as the steroids are reduced or stopped. A permanent effect of steroids is the interruption of blood flow to the bones and that can result in avascular necrosis.
A virus can do anything it wishes and then the symptoms can be reversed as the immune system kicks in and kills it. I don't know what kind of a virus would be causing your symptoms (when I had what was thought to be a viral aplastic anemia, I had agranulocytosis and the absolute worst sore throat I've ever had) or your (normal?) WBC count. Did they do a differential count along with the flat measure of your white cells?
Praying for you.
Margaret
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Margaret, SAA patient diagnosed 1972; ATG 1987; moderate AA for years; hep. C from transfusion 1987; now SAA is back.
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