Pete’s Musings

Good news is that I am finally down to ‘just’ 5mg of pred as of Saturday. Bad news is that I think the joint pain from the withdrawal is starting. I hurt my back pretty bad last week (read last post) and that still hasn’t improved. Add to that a pretty bad neck ache as well as pain the hands and ankles. I know it’s worth it in the long run, but why does it have to hurt so much? Went through this late last year and was bad then too. I have another 2-4 weeks at this level, then drop again. 2.5mg is not any better. blah.

I don’t like to complain (despite doing it a lot!), but this Read More »

Went to see my specialist yesterday to go over my blood results after about 3 months of prednisone reduction (15 to 5mg). Great news is that my Liver Function Tests (LFT) are spectacular … even better than they were before. And last time they were so unbelievably normal that I didn’t think they were my results! lol. So plan is to continue Read More »