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So I finally got to see my neurologist today. Decided things were bad enough that I will be going on steroid treatments for the next week. It's the only thing they can really offer me right now that might give strength back to my arm. This is the first time I will be taking it in pill form. My 2 other experiences with this type of treatment was administered through iv drip but that was about 5 years ago. I have had such a long run of being relatively well, apparently there is a pill form now. Unfortunately, I'm being put on such a high dose that I have to take 10 pills every day, for 5 days. I hope hope hope this helps to pull me out of this faster. And I hope hope hope it doesn't give me puffy moon face like times before=the reason I refused treatment the last time I got sick :(
Oh well, so much for vanity. I took my first dose today. So far so good. Got a bit of an energy burst a few hours after taking it. That's the only good thing about it. But it also causes sleeplessness so I was also given sleeping pills in case I need them. I just wonder why they gave me so much. I was given enough prednisone for 5 days of treatment but she prescribed me 30 sleeping pills and more free sample pain killers even though I didn't really ask for them. I guess since there really isn't much more that can be done, the best they can do is throw pills at me. or maybe they just want to make it easy for me in case I can't take the pain anymore and decide to opt out of life. kidding. my mom didn't find that funny either.
I've also decided to go back on medication.not thrilled about having to poke myself with a needle everyday. When are they going to come out with a pill form for this?!
I hope all this medical talk doesn't bother people. I put this under a cut after all if you don't want to hear about it. it really does help just to type it all out, even if no one is reading. I have this really awful ability to forget about all the pain and misery having this causes me. I need to start treating this seriously and I need to be reminded. I regret going off the medication the first time now. What if this could have been prevented and avoided?