Actually, I find the IVSM to be far MORE tolerable than the oral 'roids. I had a previous neuro that liked to have you gag down 600 mg - 1000 mg of pred per day and just let me tell you that the effect on the tummy is NOT good. The IV stuff is so much easier on me. So, why then have I had orders for a 3 day IVSM for 2 months now and still haven't set it up??? I guess I just don't want to deal with any of it - especially freaking out my Grandma.

BTW, Grandma has to go for a biopsy next Friday. She had a CT scan show a mediastinal mass and they are thinking either lymphoma or lung cancer. She is so thin and frail and I really hope she does OK with the biopsy. It is no small thing because it involves general anesthesia and I'm not nearly as worried about the results as I am worried about her making it through the procedure. She wanted to wait until after Christmas but they really pushed her to do it now and told her she can wait until after Christmas to start any treatment. I'm so scared she won't make it. She just can't die yet especially not on my brother's birthday - right?

Well, I will stop being a downer now, but no one else knows yet and I'm scared.