Thursday, April 29 was the first night I was able to sleep through the night, rather than moving from bed to couch to futon trying to get comfortable -- or wear myself out enough to override the steroids.
It's incredible how even after an hour or two of sleep I have noticeably less pain than when I lay down. Apparently a lot of things are being knit together during these times.
A handful of pills in the morning, a handful of pills in the evening, and things seem to be going OK.
I was back at the U only once for a "booster" IV of steroids to try to get my immunosuppression up to therapeutic levels, thank goodness. Life's a lot easier to deal with without steroids on board!
