started a new oral taper today. Would have started it last night, but the stupid pharmacy took forever to fill it.

So tired today. I don't feel like the steroids have done anything for me. If they hadn't had the normal really nasty taste to them when I took them this morning, I would have wondered if they gave me the wrong prescription. (I checked, they're oral pred) So far the only thing it's done is make me feel hot and sweaty.


My contractor called this morning. He found the door hinges that I asked for that make the doors swing open a little further, and gives a person two extra inches to get into a room. Pretty happy about that, since he either didn't hear me, or I didn't emphasize enough that I wanted a 36in door. He put in a standard 32in door.

I ordered six grab bars yesterday for the guest bathroom from Amazon Prime. It's not overkill. I have five grab bars in my bathroom that this contractor built for me a couple of years ago. I wanted six. (wanted four bars in the shower, he only put in three. Other two are just outside the shower in front of the toilet)

I actually have eight grab bars that I bought. Got the other two last week. I bought them from Amazon Prime for my bedroom. Did it as a test to make sure they were the same style that I already had.

I'm putting one of them in my bathroom next to my bathroom sink. Couple of weeks ago, I was combing my hair in front of the mirror while standing up, and I almost fell when I closed my eyes to comb my hair forward. My left hand immediately went to the wall when I did that. I decided I needed a vertical grab bar there. Seeing as how I have a contractor here, and he's got a drill and a stud finder, I'm going to take advantage of that. The eighth grab bar is going in my bedroom, where I'm going to put my little bike chair thingie.

I kind of figure, if I think I need a grab bar somewhere, I'm going to put one up. Our decorator looked at me funny, and she thinks we have too many grab bars already. Said if we ever sell the house, the grab bars will turn off buyers. (I don't think so. I'm trying to make our house handicap accessible for me and my parents. Not for prospective buyers 20yrs from now)

She's not the one living here, and she sees it from the perspective of a healthy person. I'm looking at it from the perspective of someone who always feels like they're going to fall. I'm also looking at it from the perspective of someone who's seen a relative fall and seriously injure themselves.