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Old 09-14-2012, 02:47 PM
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Day two done. I had a very eventful night last night and finally called the neuro. I had lots of PVC's with some dizziness and ended up losing control of my bladder. He sent to to the ER to get further evaluated. EKG came out fine, of course I didn't have but one while I was there. Go figure. haha My blood work was off though but typical of steroids - High WBC count, High blood sugar, etc. So, I left there at 7:00 a.m., DD21 took me home to get some breakfast, and went back to the hospital for my 8:00 appt. They double checked with the dr. to make sure it was ok to continue with the steroids and he gave them the thumbs up. It's well documented that I experience PVC's and, like I mentioned, the abnormal blood work is probably from the steroids. So, I did infusion number 2.

I am still glad that I only have MS and mentioned to the nurse that I felt like the luckiest person in there yesterday. No one was in there this morning, it was just me. The nurse and I talked about the old days when I worked there. It was fun. She kept a closer eye on me and checked my vitals more frequently.

Tomorrow is the last day and I am so looking forward to it. The neuro on call mentioned that the next time I need steroids I should probably opt for Acthar (sp??) since I react so poorly to the steroids. Hopefully, there won't be a next time. That's my goal.
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