I like that phrase Frank..PITA. I usually reserve that for my visit every month.

The best way I can explain the Solumedrol experience for me takes me back to my early twenties, when I was so desperate to diet that I tried every new diet pill that came on to the market. When I tried diet remedies coupled with coffee, I felt nuts, shaky, queasy, like I was running in invisible circles. I feel that way with the Solumedrol. My hands are shaking so much I can barely type. My face and hands are swollen, as are my feet (which make it difficult to squish into uncooperative shoes).

I tried to infuse early in the morning in order to be able to sleep at night. I also medicate with Tylenol PM and a small dose of clonazepam. Sleep’s not escaping me, although by 6 a.m. my eyes are bugging out of my head and I’m wide awake.

Now I’m on a yoga cool down – the Prednisone taper in the form of a pill. I don’t know if I can last the 12 days with it. I just dread the thought of putting more steroids into my exhausted body. I was hoping the minute that port went into my arm that I would feel better. It doesn’t seem to work that way.

So, I’m accepting that while the yoga has begun it will be a few weeks before I feel “better”.

Thank you all for the replies and the welcomes. I'm feeling less alone already. I hope that I can fit in here, like I said I never did this before. I tend to bottle things up until it spews out all over. Not a pretty sight.