Don't you just love alliteration?
The last thread I started was written from down in the dumps, so I thought it appropriate to follow up, though I must admit it was tough to get my head out of clouds long enough in order to do so!
I feel GREAT. Not ok, not good. Awesome. I don't know if it was the prednisone or what, but starting the first day AFTER my last dose of pred, (last Friday) I started to feel better each day. Sat. I flew to CA for a work meeting, and I had to present on Sun. and Mon. Despite this being the most important couple of days for me professionally, the stress did not stop the ongoing improvement, and I was feeling amazing by Monday. I was successful at the meeting, I was able to present enough that ppl. could NOT tell that my productivity had been slashed for most of 2008 by my poorly defined limbo illness, and since I was feeling great, there were no outward clues of a problem, either.
All of this after 5+ months of symptoms, and a near brush with an emotional crash (yeah, things were really started to get to me...) I am feeling like the luckiest person on the planet right now. And awhile ago, I wrote about how much better I felt after a few weeks on neurontin. For the record, that was improvment (and sadly short lived, < 2 weeks), but not nearly as big a difference as I am enjoying now.
So what is next for me? Well, hopefully no more doctors for awhile. I still have some residual weirdness, such as an odd stiffness in my hands and some mild sensory stuff. Heat, tiredness, or both (like after a workout) bring things back, including the vision problems, but only until I cool down or rest. I actually had to RUN through the airport yesterday to make a connecting flight, and while that made my legs tingle and burn like mad, I was ABLE to do it. Less than a freakin' WEEK ago and I would have missed the plane. So while I can tell that "something" happened to me, I seem to be doing really, really well.
I'm also glad that I am still sticking to my newly adapted eating habits. A part of me wondered if I would have the determination if my symptoms got better, but if anything I am excited to keep feeling better and feel commited to keep up with eating well and exercising. I stuck with it even on my trip! There was an exercise room at the hotel and I went everyday. One night, the group dinner was at a pizza/beer place (2 of the "Old" Wonko's favorites!) but I actually stepped aside and ordered a spinach salad that I payed for separately, and an iced tea. Whew! THAT was a close one.
No worries about me going anywhere, I use this site to track my exercise and weight, and plus ya'll have a special place in my ticker. I'm sure I'll "poop" in frequently. I hope others, esp. my Limbo peeps, can soon find RELIEF if not answers.
Take care!
~W