21st January 2005
Chris, i'm so sorry i haven't replied until now! Been feeling so crummy that l dont even want to get online most times. l'm up to 5mg pred. a day (had bad reaction to it so endo. told me to take tiny bits, then up the dose, so that's what i've done. The pred. gives me painful bronchitis or asthma. But my joint pain and skin discolouration is better. i've been taking 1/2 pred. twice a day, so my head wouldn't get that squishy feeling at night. Just recently, my salt/potas. went off, so he prescibed 1/2 mg. florinef, but l also had a bad reaction to that, so he told me to take bits and up that as l can. lf i take 1/2mg, it stops my breathing at night, and l keep waking up and gasping....so now l dont really sleep....l'm a mess!! No, l haven't had that other test, l'll ask the Dr. about that. l dont have insurance, and l haven't been working so l'm not getting tested very well. Thanks so much for your reply, and l'll try and get in here more often! Judith