Can you come up and take my final in PSY on Thursday?

Sounds like he is on the ball!

Are you doing the steroids in pill form? Make sure you have ranitidine or Zantac or something and TAKE it! The steroids can do a number on your stomach!

P.S. If you lean on me and I fall, you'll have a nice soft place to land!!

I just had the LP today. It was not bad at all, really. And I am a big weany when it comes to things like that.

This is my suggestion learning from today. Drink LOTS of fluid the day before and start soon after your LP. They say drink lots of caffeine. And lay for at least 1 hour at the docs offices (longer if they'll let you). I have been laying all day and am having a headache when I get up now, BUT, I have not done well with water AT ALL!!!! And the HA all but goes away when I am laying down!!

Hope they find something for you. I don't think I'd like limbo land!

Hi Char, I'm sorry you are feeling "puny" as my mother in law would say. Try not to worry about the PSY exam. Can you reschedule it, ask for a make-up? Don't beat yourself up if you have to do that. Things just happen. It's hard to be going to work and dealing with this crap too. Hang in there and just know we are all thinking about you.

PS: Focus on the good news that there were no new lesions!!

I am taking the pill form - I don't have any Zantac but I will get some tomorrow if needed. The pharmacy said to eat with it and it will help the whole stomach thing!

Thanks Beauty... I will keep the water thing in mind - they told me today when they called to drink atleast 12 glasses of water the day before.

Nope Natalie can't put it off - grades need to be in Friday.

Oh Char, I wish someone who's been through this could be with you when you have the LP. So many have done it and lived to tell all about it so you'll be fine. I wont say don't stress because I know you will anyway. Wanna share a shot of Jack? And I don't mean Jack Sparrow!

I so agree with you... I know that many have been through it and more than once and lived to tell all about it but I am still worried as heck - I am trying not to think about it and trying to consintrate on everything else (like my two finals on Thursday).

The shot of Jack sounds great - meet ya half way!

Hey, Char, I forgot to mention that, RW is quite right and I eat tooty-fruity Tums like candy when I do the pred. It's also going to give you an appetite and I only eat kiddy cereals when I'm on pred (Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch by the handfuls). If I don't make sure there is something around to slow me down, I'll eat the furniture and any variety of footwear.

Also, I want to share my personal mnemonic device that helped me through my psych exams. I used family members and friends for each theorist. Think of the person who most closely fits the theory and think about those theories/attributes in that individual. To this day, my oldest brother is still Alfred Adler in my mind.

Feel better, kiddo.

I'll be thinking of you Char!