Ode to a Steroid

I cannot believe how incredible steroids are! I was so sick for three days I could barely get out of bed and all I was able to keep down was apple juice & popsicles - finally yesterday I was able to take some tyLenol & an anti-nausea pill and make it one block to the grocery to get some apples which is about all I felt I could eat. Then in the afternoon, I received a call back from my Neurosurgeon and he Agreed we'd try the steroids for a couple of weeks to see if that helped. (previously the Neurosurgeon Resident on call felt it could be caused by the pain medication I started taking for arthritis in the hip). Well, let me tell you - one and a half hours after taking a two milligram pill I felt like a new person! I had my first real food in four days - an enchilada, black beans and corn! I couldn't believe it. I have felt down (less positive and grateful) since my hospital stay the beginning of December, then the flu and then this latest bout - until I took that steroid, I feel like I'm almost back to where I was six weeks ago or something. It really feels great! This is effecting my husband as well as me - his friend interviewed him for his website and here is a link to what he had to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta6GgwBTc68&sns=em

Can you believe after taking the steroid yesterday, I was up baking cookies to bring with me for my chemo see ion at 11:30 last night! Thats a first, usually I'm sound asleep by then. Getting ready to go check in early for my chemo session and see if I schmuze a bit if I can get them to shift me around until one of my favorite nurses is up! They let you request a waitress when you go out to eat, so it seems reasonable. We'll see how I do! If Neil were here he'd get me the nurse I want - so I just have to pretend I'm Neil and do what he would do. We'll see how it goes! :-). Well, on that note I'm going to sign off and go practice my schmuzing - wish me luck!