Round 1 Day 6

No Prednisone today.. This should be interesting.  Planning on taking a few more walks today.  Strength feels good in the morning but by the evening I get pretty wiped.  I could go to bed at 8pm..  But I do have to say I feel a little better each day.
Staying strong..

Round 1 Day 5

Last dose of Prednisone to be taken today.  I slept well last night. I'm finding i can even sleep on my side a bit which I couldn't do before.  I can notice significant shrinkage (the good kind) in my abdomen.  No pain.. no fever.    I dressed in shorts and shoes today.  I want to take a few small walks today.  I need to stretch out and exercise a bit.  My pastor is coming over today also to say hi.  I look forward to his visit at noon.
If I was no on vacation this week I could work without too much problem.  This is good for next week when I go back to work.
I stepped on a scale last night and I was at 190.. not too bad.  Eating small frequent foods is doing the trick also.  I'd really like to see the sun come out today also.. Could use that Vitamin D for sure !!

Round 1, Day 4

One more day of the prednisone..  then we'll  see if exposed to gamma rays I become the Hulk or a blubbering fool.  Told my wife if she catches me sitting in front of the TV watching The NoteBook, slap me besides the head..

Happy Anniversary to us.. 29 years today.. I think we'll wait a week or so before celebrating.. ie going out for dinner...  

Appetite is pretty good so far.  no real pain to write home about.  Stomach is behaving itself too.  Keeping showered and shaved..  Thank you all for your continued prayers...  Keeping in the word too.. I have a little catch-up to do in 1 Timothy..

God bless!!

Round 1 Day 3

First day without anti-nausea meds.  So far, so good.   I still feel pretty good and feel like I am getting stronger.  I'm hoping to get outside and do some short walks tomorrow, after all it is our 29th anniversary tomorrow..
Eating well and still drinking fluids.. 2 more days of the prednesone.  Over-all I think I'm doing well.

Round 1 Day 2

Saturday...
Well today my intestines woke me up to a loose and lively show on the throne.. I went back to bed for a bit and got up about 8:30.. Had some breakfast and took my meds.. Allopirinol and Prednesone.  Today I have to say I feel pretty washed out..so I am relaxing, watching TV..and snacking and keeping fluids in.  No more runs in the bathroom.. I took a shower and continue to lay low.

Hope to be better tomorrow....

Home now..

I was discharged this morning around 9:30am.  Still feeling good.  Took my day 2 dose of the anti-nausea med which seems to be doing the job.  Took a little snooze because I really only got like 2 hours of sleep last night.
It's Andrew's birthday today so we are going to have a nice quiet dinner at home and celebrate together.
I am on vacation next week and it's also our anniversary on the 4th.  expecting a relaxing week.  I am trying to get to the barber next week to get my hair buzzed down. I'll post pics of the new me..
Have a great weekend everyone..  God bless you all !!

Almost done

The meds took all of an hour or so to administer. So far no side effects that I can feel. God is good!! I've had I'VE fluids hung all day yesterday and they will hang till I get the all clear. My job has been documenting my output. And boy has that kept me busy...lol. Hope to get out early today. Will post when home . Thank you for your prayers.