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I have been struggling for a few weeks & gradually getting more issues & struggles.
Wnded up Friday really struggling, sat could hardly walk, talk, see etc so went to gp. She agreed need cortisone & has put me on oral cortisone.
The course will run in decreasing strength from 100mg a day down.
Thought it was helping but not sure
Well after not much sleep (thanks to cortisone)I thought I was doing a lot better. I was up soon after 8am (not my Sunday morn usual time) & did a couple of things. Then boom, legs decided to become jelly so I sat down & had brekky, made a jelly & washed brekky dishes & again crashed. By 10am I decided I had a false sense of "good" so have been sitting in chair in front of dvd/tv & lap top. had our little dog in earlier sitting on the chair with his head on my leg. Now got charlie in sitting beside my chair. My two guardians LOL. hunger & thrist have kicked in already too.
Have been a bit shaky with hot/cold alternate. Will wait & see how I am in morning, will prob phone ms clinic to let them know what is happening & get their advice. Worked out the program gp put me on will have me on cortisone tablets till about may so not sure if that is a good idea or not with history of trouble getting off cortisone.
Its the usual damed if do & same if dont.
Have written more detail in journals.
Any advice?
Wnded up Friday really struggling, sat could hardly walk, talk, see etc so went to gp. She agreed need cortisone & has put me on oral cortisone.
The course will run in decreasing strength from 100mg a day down.
Thought it was helping but not sure
Well after not much sleep (thanks to cortisone)I thought I was doing a lot better. I was up soon after 8am (not my Sunday morn usual time) & did a couple of things. Then boom, legs decided to become jelly so I sat down & had brekky, made a jelly & washed brekky dishes & again crashed. By 10am I decided I had a false sense of "good" so have been sitting in chair in front of dvd/tv & lap top. had our little dog in earlier sitting on the chair with his head on my leg. Now got charlie in sitting beside my chair. My two guardians LOL. hunger & thrist have kicked in already too.
Have been a bit shaky with hot/cold alternate. Will wait & see how I am in morning, will prob phone ms clinic to let them know what is happening & get their advice. Worked out the program gp put me on will have me on cortisone tablets till about may so not sure if that is a good idea or not with history of trouble getting off cortisone.
Its the usual damed if do & same if dont.
Have written more detail in journals.
Any advice?
I'd be lost without her. I know she loves me and when I was in the hospital I was told she would not leave my room andthat she just laid on the bed waiting for me to come home. I promised her I would return and I did.
If it wasn't for my cats, I honestly don't know what I would do without them. They are my hope and my cure many times.
I am sorry to read about your horrible struggles right now. I don't know how you go on and I admire your great strength and courage and positive attitude.
I cannot comment on the steroids as I never got into them as I saw what they did to my late uncle who was on a steady dose of them the last 15 years of his life and oh what a mess they made of the poor man. :( NO thanks.
Take care of yourself and may you get well very soon.
That's the best I got. I really hope that you get this turned around soon.
I have done the methylpred the other times & just thought this might be more gentle on the system not so harsh as such a high quantity at once. I did phone the ms clinic that is supposed to be open today but left a message & have not heard back at all. They wont be back till Thursday now so will wait till then.
Feeling very tired & lacking in energy today which isnt my usual result of cortisone so time will tell.
Thanks again