Cellcept seems to be working, I just stopped the pred.  I was
originally on Cytoxin but it put me in the hospitol with a 104 - 94
fever every 12 hrs.  It would appear that I am highly allergic to
cytoxin.  I do have kidney involvement.  Been watching my Creatine go
from 2.4 to 0.9 and now a steady 1.4  so it would seem that my kidney
issues are stabalizing.  I have had two kidney Biopsy's, not
recommended but not as bad at other procedures.........  :)

as for your doc and cellcept.  most of the studies are showing that
cellcept is as good or better, in some cases, than the traditional
therapy.  My Rhumy is a clinical professor at Yale NewHaven Hospital
and he has had alot of success in the last five years with cellcept.
More than half of his patients are on it in conjunction with pred.
Although the taper off pred is faster than with cytoxin.  My body had
adapted pretty good to the Cellcept, just a few facial blemishes and it
does magnify the sun allergy, for me anyway.