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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 197912" data-attributes="member: 393"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>and came home with the next phase of treatment plan. </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>Mayo doctor feels the encephalopathy (from the shingles) has improved as much as it will. (It's generally the first 7 weeks that you see the most significant improvement.)</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>The Cushing's can take up to 3 years to "cure". My next taper of prednisone (I'm at 10 mg) is down 1 mg every 2 weeks & then I stop at 5 mg for 3 months. After that, (depending how I tolerate this one), will be 1/2 mg every 3 months until I can discontinue the stuff. There is a concern that my adrenal gland will not kick in & do it's job because of the long term prednisone. After the d/c of the medication there may be other issues to deal with....I asked Mayo doctor to wait on that information. I see him again in 3 months.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>It seems that the encephalopathy & Cushing's are the final diagnosis's & I'm okay with that. Now we need a plan to get on with life.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>Mayo doctor would like to see more PT & Occupational Therapist (OT) ordered. A dietician was in yesterday to help set up a "prednisone" diet. Who knew there was a prednisone diet? It includes high amounts of protein & low sodium. </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>Mayo doctor told me I'm going to being asked to be the "poster woman" for the chicken pox & shingles vaccines! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile:" title="big smile :bigsmile:" data-shortname=":bigsmile:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/highvoltage.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":highvoltage:" title="shocked :highvoltage:" data-shortname=":highvoltage:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/23_34_2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":holymoly:" title="Holy Moly :holymoly:" data-shortname=":holymoly:" /> I'm going to be a star, ladies. :queen:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><strong>Who knew that the varicella zoster herpes virus (HHV3) could get so very debilitating & deadly? </strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 197912, member: 393"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B]and came home with the next phase of treatment plan. Mayo doctor feels the encephalopathy (from the shingles) has improved as much as it will. (It's generally the first 7 weeks that you see the most significant improvement.) The Cushing's can take up to 3 years to "cure". My next taper of prednisone (I'm at 10 mg) is down 1 mg every 2 weeks & then I stop at 5 mg for 3 months. After that, (depending how I tolerate this one), will be 1/2 mg every 3 months until I can discontinue the stuff. There is a concern that my adrenal gland will not kick in & do it's job because of the long term prednisone. After the d/c of the medication there may be other issues to deal with....I asked Mayo doctor to wait on that information. I see him again in 3 months. [/B][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B] It seems that the encephalopathy & Cushing's are the final diagnosis's & I'm okay with that. Now we need a plan to get on with life.[/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B] Mayo doctor would like to see more PT & Occupational Therapist (OT) ordered. A dietician was in yesterday to help set up a "prednisone" diet. Who knew there was a prednisone diet? It includes high amounts of protein & low sodium. [/B][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B]Mayo doctor told me I'm going to being asked to be the "poster woman" for the chicken pox & shingles vaccines! :bigsmile::highvoltage::holymoly: I'm going to be a star, ladies. :queen: Who knew that the varicella zoster herpes virus (HHV3) could get so very debilitating & deadly? [/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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