Roid Fatigue

The scary polka dots seem to be on the retreat.  The doctors put me on 6-day pack of prednisone. I should be off that in another 3 days.  Then back on the plaquenil.

The dots aren't multiplying, nor are they looking like I'm mutating in to an alien anymore.  I'm feeling relieved about that. However, the prednisone is making me tired.

Of course, to be fair, everything makes me tired now-a-days.  I long for the days when I could get by on little sleep and face the day with a sharp wit.  Instead, I'm feeling like I'm sleep walking have the time.  Of course if my mental faculties were at one hundred percent, my plans for world domination would be well underway.

Mmmm, have I been vanquished by a super hero?  Am I a super villain?

Stay tuned....

Polka Dots

I'm still polk-a-dotted.  Got a hold of my GP and Dr. S.  Both have suggested suspending my use of Plaquenil for 3-4 days to see if the spots will go away.  Dr. S didn't seem all that positive that it was a drug interaction.  But my GP wanted to make sure.

(Que the dueling banjo music)

The small spots seem to be getting bigger and multipling, the big spots are getting uglier.  The blessing is that so far they are on places in my body that are covered in clothing.

I've stumped the doctors! Woot!  Now I get to go on short term bout of steriods to see if it does anything.  They want to test me for Lyme.  I tested negative for it in two earlier blood tests this year.  No tick has touched this body.  (just the thought makes me gives me the heebeyjeebies)

The bad part is that I'm itching all over and am still dotty.

I'm Annoyed

I am NOT a happy camper.  I have weird spots erupting around my body. This last week, my legs have been itching.  Like I had a bunch of ants running up and down them.  My left leg in particular.  Then, I went to Bark in the Park on Saturday (I'm involved in dog rescue so I kinda had to, but I had the hat, sunscreen etc.) and I just ended up feeling really crappy when I came home. My face a glorious fushia.

I woke up Saturday morning with a discoid blemish 1/2" wide on my upper inner thigh. Let me tell you.  That was alarming.  It was surrounded by smaller raised pink bumps.  It's not sensitive, just really ugly.

Then that afternoon, I found a raised blemish on my face.  Along my cheek bone.  I'm keeping a photo journal of the blemishes.  That way I can show my doctor when I see him next.

I'm frustrated and annoyed.

I'll get my fight back tomorrow.