Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Sucknazone

That's what I'm calling Prednisone for now.  I keep forgetting that steroids are the gift that keeps giving.  It's maddening how this one drug plays a crucial role in the healing process, as well as the inhibiting process.  While it's staving off my GVHD, it's destroying a variety of other things.  I was informed about a week ago that I'll be needing cataract surgery on my left eye, with my right eye soon to follow.  My vision has been incredibly hazy lately and even blurry on some days.  The details with that are still being worked out. 


My blood pressure has been really high lately too, which my doctors have also attributed to the steroid dose.  Based on what those readings were in the last week, I suspect I'll be on blood pressure medication soon.


My oncologist at the University of Chicago has decided to add another immune suppressant drug to the already extensive regimen.  I'm going back on Prograf in the next week, in addition to Sacrolimus.  Prograf we suspected, was largely responsible for my neuropathy problems in 2009 and part of 2010.  But we're hoping that won't be the case this time around.  If it prevents me from drawing or playing guitar again, that might be bad.  So, by this time next week, I'll be on 3 different immune suppressants:  Prednisone, Prograf and Sacrolimus.  Now, where did I put that hand sanitizer?  


As of right now, there's not really an end in sight to stopping the steroids.  But I'll keep hoping.  I am getting tired of hearing the response 'It's from the steroids.'  Ugh.  These drugs are just reeking havoc on my system.  First, my eyesight went, and keeps changing.  Then I developed Osteoporosis.  My cholesterol is whacked and now I've got high blood pressure.  Awesome.  I'm actually in better spirits than I'm appearing...really.  They should just list the side effects that come with steroids as 'Please see your nearest Encyclopedia...then pitch a tent.'  Or, see the Jedi Archives and then go into cryo-sleep.  Seriously.  Why is the grass green?  Steroids.  Where did that lightning come from?  Steroids.  I'm telling you...this is what killed the dinosaurs.    


Stay out of the Sucknazone.  Trust me.           

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Sucknazone

That's what I'm calling Prednisone for now.  I keep forgetting that steroids are the gift that keeps giving.  It's maddening how this one drug plays a crucial role in the healing process, as well as the inhibiting process.  While it's staving off my GVHD, it's destroying a variety of other things.  I was informed about a week ago that I'll be needing cataract surgery on my left eye, with my right eye soon to follow.  My vision has been incredibly hazy lately and even blurry on some days.  The details with that are still being worked out. 


My blood pressure has been really high lately too, which my doctors have also attributed to the steroid dose.  Based on what those readings were in the last week, I suspect I'll be on blood pressure medication soon.


My oncologist at the University of Chicago has decided to add another immune suppressant drug to the already extensive regimen.  I'm going back on Prograf in the next week, in addition to Sacrolimus.  Prograf we suspected, was largely responsible for my neuropathy problems in 2009 and part of 2010.  But we're hoping that won't be the case this time around.  If it prevents me from drawing or playing guitar again, that might be bad.  So, by this time next week, I'll be on 3 different immune suppressants:  Prednisone, Prograf and Sacrolimus.  Now, where did I put that hand sanitizer?  


As of right now, there's not really an end in sight to stopping the steroids.  But I'll keep hoping.  I am getting tired of hearing the response 'It's from the steroids.'  Ugh.  These drugs are just reeking havoc on my system.  First, my eyesight went, and keeps changing.  Then I developed Osteoporosis.  My cholesterol is whacked and now I've got high blood pressure.  Awesome.  I'm actually in better spirits than I'm appearing...really.  They should just list the side effects that come with steroids as 'Please see your nearest Encyclopedia...then pitch a tent.'  Or, see the Jedi Archives and then go into cryo-sleep.  Seriously.  Why is the grass green?  Steroids.  Where did that lightning come from?  Steroids.  I'm telling you...this is what killed the dinosaurs.    


Stay out of the Sucknazone.  Trust me.           

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