Doing well

Greetings! Guess it has been awhile, will try to update all that has happened since my last post.

Once Peter got back on the prednisone everything started looking up. He could eat, although he really didn't want to, and he could keep the food down. We saw Dr. Horwitz on the 20th and he was quite distressed about this recent setback. Peter has lost between 10-15 pounds since he was discharged from the ABMT clinic the end of last month. Dr. H upped the prednisone and added another steroid that works specifically to coat the stomach and intestines. Since starting this new regimen Peter is much better. He actually got up this morning early because he was hungry!!!! He is still not eating alot but at least he is getting in 3 small meals per day, some snacks and all his meds.

Before we left the dr.s office I told him that we were not at all satisfied with the way this last episode was handled. He said he understood my concerns, and stressed that they are very hesistant to put patients back on steroids once they are off of them. I told him I felt that his lack of eating, weight loss and vomiting should have outweighed those concerns. Their statement that they wanted the test results back was a load of crap - they still had no results as of last Wed. Would they have let Peter stay the way he was withouth Prednisone until the results came back - maybe another 2-3 days? No response. I would hate to have seen the shape he would have been in if they had waited.

Now that he is eating and taking his meds, his spirits are greatly improved. We are starting back to walking for 1/2 hour periods and he is taking an interest in what needs to be done here and even starting to keep an eye on what is going on at work even though he won't be back there until mid-April at the earliest.

The golf course behind us is under construction - a huge remodel. Some days it is so noisy I could scream. The equipment makes the whole house shudder! Luckily they are working further away from us today but I am sure they will be back.

Until next time, have a great day!

Wendy