Drop Day

Andy has been on his current daily steroid dose (40mg) for approx. four weeks, so the time has come for another step down in dosage.  Overall, he's been doing quite well; if you didn't know him, you might not notice that he is having any issues.  Many of his struggles aren't visible to the casual observer.  He has seen a slight uptick in a few symptoms, but it is too soon to tell if it's just a blip or if it is the beginning of a larger flare.  

Drop Day is scheduled for Sunday, March 21st.  He's a bit worried about how it will go, so we have a few specific prayer requests to share.

  • The first request, naturally, is prayer that he'll tolerate the drop.  We pray that his body will adapt wonderfully and that he won't see any increase in symptoms.  If that happens, he'll have to increase his dosage again for a while...not the ideal direction to be traveling.  
  • The second is that if he does have a flare as a result of the change, that any loss of function will be temporary and be relieved once an adjustment is made.  As there is already some permanent damage that he is learning to live with, losing more function permanently is continually a concern.

Will it work?  Fingers crossed...we'll know in a few weeks!   





  

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