The 2 Week Mark

It seems as though my body has a two week limit for wellness. Dr. Caudill is getting to know my case. He has most of my records from Dr. Greisner, Dr. Myers, and National Jewish now. He's decided to start seeing me every two weeks to try and stay on top of the infections before they get the best of me.

Somehow, sickness hit between appointments and got me down again. He took action quickly though. He ordered labs and a chest x-ray. I was very nervous about how he would deal with my lung function. I was so scared of going back on steroids. He had a confident plan though, he said as long as prednisone was prescribed in short bursts and stopped, I would not suffer the ill effects. Sadly though, I was quite sick and did miss nearly a week of school with this round.

Hopefully we would prevent the next one. He wanted to see me again before I was scheduled to leave for Denver.

NO MORE STEROIDS ~ YIPPEE

The day has finally come!!  Today was my follow-up appointment with Dr. Caudill.  He checked my cortisol level and found that my adrenal glands are finally awake!  Yippee!  I am finally, finally done with steroids!  After more than 12 long, terrible, side effect infested years - it's over! 

This milestone hits just 24 weeks after my heart surgery!  What a great day!  This is big, just really special and big for me!  :)

NO MORE STEROIDS :)