1 hour ago, steven newman said:

Am not allowed to take the Preds...

Why would you want too? For what?

One pill pusher was trying to use it as a water pill....as my legs are always swollen....about a few days....then threw the rest away....

 

now, every time someone wants to proscribe some sort of "water" pill....they will get told.."NO!".....

10 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

Thank you, Gene.  That "thousand" is that in butt coin, paper towels or a mixture?  

Luckily, we made a Costco run before the "stuff" hit the fan. We have plenty of both. If you don't mind blue paper towels and, rolls of "Butt Coin" so large they barely fit in the holders, you can take your pick. 

Edited March 29, 20206 yr by Gene Howe

10 hours ago, Al B said:

I think that's called poison !

Why do you think that bottle is at least 30 years old. 

11 hours ago, John Morris said:

I hate that stuff. My blood levels have stabilized and over the last month and a half, my oncol/hemo has been weening me off the preds very slowly, incredibly slowly because of the "whip saw" effect my platelets were on, one week very high, the next week low to none. We finally stabilized somewhat about around the beginning of January, and the weening began. For months I was on 100 mg's to 50 mg's, very high dosage, my head felt like it was bout to burst all the time, and my eyeballs felt and looked like they were being forced out of my skull.

As a result of the high dosages and being on the preds for 9 months now, I have moon face (rounded face) and I have gained weight, but the prednisone hump on the back of the neck never came for me. I have however gained very blurry vision from the preds and have digestive issues too from it all.

 

This week, is the very first week I an taking no preds, nada. But I am still on my weekly injections, which the side effects are minimal compared to the preds. When I get my injection every Friday, I feel a tad rough, my bones ache, and feel swollen, but that subsides by the next day. Hopefully we can get me off the injections too.

 

So, Larry, you and the Mrs's probably already know this, but if you are taking prednisone, the immune system takes a hit. While I was on high dose Preds, I had no immune system, if I was on high dose today, with this danged virus going around, I'd be living in a bubble, cuz I'd be a likely candidate for not coming back from the virus if it hit me. My doc had/has me on synthetic antibodies to step in for my lack of an immune system, if she's not taking something to help boost her immune system, you may want to consult your doc and find out if she should be.

 

Sorry to hear she back on that stupid stuff Larry.

 

EDIT, just read your reply to Steven, yes you and Mrs. Buskirk have been through this before, you know all I just told ya I am sure.

John,

9 months Is your wife still speaking to you?

For now they have her on 40mg a day for four days, and they want to see her again.

I don't know if you get the crazy mood swings that she does, but it's got a Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde effect with her.

 

With all this crazy stuff y'all been drinking no wonder it gets crazy round here.

 

@steven newman Thought you got that river diverted by now.

Seems it might be a city job..and we all know how long THAT takes...Field Stone walls for the basement....they parged the surface....water just enters from below...floor is about dry..until the next Gulley-washer shows up....