Greetings,
This is going to be a really short one... don't be too shocked. I figured that I should give an update on how things are going just in a short version anyway.
In a nutshell, I have been back to the specialist again to see how the prednisone is going. Well, I can tell you that I have an appetite from hell at the moment a "see food diet" i.e. I see food and eat it resulting in me having put on about 5 kg in the last 6 weeks, not so scary for some, a bit for me considering that it has taken me *years* to get to my "average" weight for my height. All in all though the prednisone is doing its job and I am breathing better even if some of the irritating symptoms of the sarcoid are still present. Oh, yeah, and it looks like there is a little osteoporosis there as well, another annoyance to deal with. So it is on with the calcium supplement as well, and time to be a little careful for a while... oh, well... NEXT!
In the discussion there was a decision made to take me off the prednisone and get me on to methotrexate. I have no issue with this concept as being on the prednisone for an extended period can lead to all sorts of issues, so I am in the process of weaning off the prednisone and building up on the methotrexate.
That's about it. If anything significant needs to be reported I will be back on here. In the meantime. I will go along as I have been. Nothing to get excited about as yet, and I am not expecting anything. The conditions I will deal with, sure there will be some limitations, but hell if I won't fight them.
Cheers,
Henry.
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Welcome to bone fun! We're on the same calcium supplement and I have suggested youngest brother get checked out for bone issues given yours and mine and his back problems..... may be he can nip his in the bud or something :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see things are moving forward for you. Love ya little bro!