DAY 141

Well, finally I can say that things are starting to improve for Jan. At our last doctor's visit Jan complained of headaches and dizziness when getting up from a seated or reclined position. The doctor didn't really offer any reasonable explanation other than to suggest that she may still be suffering some residual effects from her fall three weeks ago that resulted in our emergency room visit. He wants to just take a 'wait and see' approach. Fortunately, the headaches and dizziness have become less frequent in the past several days. The severe back pains that she had also had improved, so the planned steroid injection procedure was cancelled. The unexpected news that we received at that doctor's visit was that Jan's liver function tests were abnormally high. As a result her steroid medication (Prednisone) was increased to 20mg daily. We were disappointed to learn that we needed to increase the steroids, knowing all the unpleasant side effects of the medication. Once the liver function test results improve, we expect the steroids to be reduced again. We have more labs, and a doctor's visit, next Tuesday. In the meantime, Jan's mobility is improving, although at a slow pace. Her back pain continues to be bothersome, but not to the extent that they were a few weeks ago. All in all, things are moving in good and positive direction. We haven't had any major setbacks in the past two weeks, so that's progress!