Rockin-Roids 02/23/2010
 
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Alright, so here we go. This is a relapse. Optic neuritis. Flashback to about three or four months ago, and the same damn thing happened. After some research I had a sneaking suspicion it could be ON, but I didn't call the doctor. So here we are again, same symtpoms in the right eye, just a little worse than the last time. I'd always assumed ON meant vision loss for sure, so this was part of my hesitance about making anything over it. Obviously vision loss isn't something I'm experiencing. My symptoms include pain with the movement of my little eyeball, and some loss of color. I can see just fine, which is more than phenomenal. So anyhow I decided to be a grown up this time around and call the doctor, was able to get in for an appointment yesterday, and now onto today...

Not so surprisingly, I am beginning IVSM treatments, and will have them completed in three days. The bum deal about this is that I know the steroids will probably make me feel worse than the actual relapse itself, which is super mild. However, Jackie made a good point about the importance of doing the steroids for an ON relapse just because well... I don't know. Hopefully it's cutting down on further permanent damage. She was right, the doctor was right. Off I go in about an hour here, for my first ever dose of IVSM. So I can look at this like an experiment, or something like that. Maybe the extra energy and lack of sleep will let me rock out some work in my classes? Maybe my house will be cleaner than ever by the end of the week? Or perhaps I'll just turn into the most rotten version of myself there is? We shall see. Either way, I'm rockin the roids. 
 


Comments

Anne

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:14:54

The IVSM is going to make you thirsty, so keep slamming down your water!

Also, it leaches calcium and potassium out of you, so make sure to increase both. Hope you like bananas!

Welcome to the world of IV steroids. There are plenty of us here for support. Use us if you need us Dana!

 

stevedomino

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:04:25

agree with all of the above - during my two seperate three-day-sessions on the drip last year, my main side-effect was feeling ridiculously euphoric... and thirsty and kranky and insomniac... and a weird desire to show people the crusty drip attachment in my wrist

 

Dana

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:08:36

Hey Anne and Steve...

So I've only been through one day, and luckily sleep wasn't too bad last night. Doc gave me xanax and I did a half one of those, so that might have helped. I did wake up about two and was up a few hours... felt a bit euphoric lastnight, but so far I'm not a raging bitch, I'm still waiting on that to hit.

I started a cal/mag supplement a few weeks ago Anne, so I will up the dosage, and I do love bananas, so that works for potassium! I generally drink tons of water, so I think I'm good in that department.

Thanks for your words guys... :)

-Dana

 



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