Drugs scored!! And... pusher news

[susandennis]

I have 10 days of tapered prednisone (60 mg for 3 days, 40 for 3, 20 for 3 and 10 for 3. This means that I have at least 8ish days of feeling great ahead of me and maybe, hopefully, MANY MANY more. WHEW and YAHOOO.

I honestly think I was starting to come back anyway. The walk up from the car this afternoon was a lot easier than the one this morning.

The prednisone ends a week from Friday and I have an appointment with Dr. Lung on that next Monday. Probably I would be smart to move it a week BUT that fucks up my inhaler refill situation which could end up costing me big so I think I'll just leave it and takes me chances.

But the big news is that The Ladies have retired. The pharmacy in my doctor's office is a little local pharmacy with a compounding center and two stores. There have been two women who have run the front desk since I first walked in at least 15 years ago. They are really sweet and really nice and always remember me and ask about my sewing and tell me they hope I feel better. I only use this pharmacy for one time, need a fix now, stuff - not the ongoing. They always made getting a prescription filled a special event. And one or both of them were always there.

Today I walked in and neither were there. A very young girl who was very nice waited on me. While I waited an older young woman came out to help someone and, while at the register, acknowledged that she was not quite used to the system. She said "The Ladies always did this."

I love that she called them out loud what I always called them in my head. So I asked and she told me they both retired. OMG. I cannot believe it. The two young women were fine but they weren't The Ladies. I hope The Ladies have a marvelous retirement. I will sure miss them.

But, for now, I feel deep breaths are within reach. Hallefuckinglooyah!!!

Comments

[meowmensteen]

I finally went and looked up prednisone so I'd know the context of what you're writing about better. Sheesh, I do hope you don't get too many of those side effects, though I do remember you saying that at this point in your life you don't care it's worth it to fix your problems. I can't blame you there... I just hope you don't turn into a bloated nervous manic with diarrhea :b

Hopefully The Ladies taught the younger ladies their ways.

[susandennis]

hahaha now, there's a fab visual.

lots of people, apparently, experience uggy side effects. but, happily, the only side effect I've ever had is FEELING GREAT after days and days of feeling like crap.

'long term' there are, apparently, issues. but 1. what's 'long term' and 2. I have a serious case of Want To Feel Good Now!

That would be fun if the new women morphed into The Ladies. I love that.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Pretty well all prescription drugs come with a list of horrifying possible side effects. I almost never experience any of them. (Well, there was that new blood pressure medicine I tried last year that produced an annoying cough, sufficiently annoying that we decided to go with something else.)

I'm glad to hear that you're breathing better. I was starting to worry.

[susandennis]

Me, too... starting to worry.

About a decade ago when I first started on blood pressure medicine, I was prescribed that same stuff. I didn't even connect it with the cough until I bitched about the cough on LJ and someone said... by any chance are you taking... Stopped taking it and cough gone. When I mentioned it to my doctor (of whom I was not fold anyway), she said 'oh? that's strange. It's a rare side effect.' Ha!

[nattalie-m.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you are feeling better. It's good that the young women who replace the ladies are nice so you don't need to look for another pharmacy.

[jaywil.livejournal.com]

I've learned that you should stay off the internet for medical research! It always sounds much worse than it really is. I know that prednisone does the trick for breathing issues. I'm glad you have it.

[susandennis]

Thanks, me too! I'm so looking forward to deep breaths!

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you have the drugs, I hope you continue to feel better.
Maybe the young ladies will become the ladies given time?

[siglinde99.livejournal.com]

That is good news for the breathing. I hope The Ladies enjoy their retirement.

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

I really hope your lungs start improving, that has to be miserable.

Good for The Ladies! It always amazes me how some people have a knack for remembering names, even when they don't see you often. I hope they trained the Young Ladies well.