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Taking Dexamethasone

Taking Dexamethasone (Dex)

         One would think that finally being given permission to take a certain medication more than once a week, that I would be chafing at the bit to take it.  So what did I do?  I forgot to take it yesterday, and suffered through the pain I normally experience.  And today?  I didn't take it early, but I did take it.  With a little reminding.  Now I wait for it to completely take effect, I'm better, but not 100% yet.

         When I take Dex, or shall I say when I take 2 tablets at once, I feel about 45-50 years old in a few hours./  Taking just one takes a bit longer.  So I wait.  My Oncologist said that based on Blood Work, I'm in Deep Remission.  I sure wish my body would hear that and cooperate.  But as the doctor said, the pain I'm having has nothing to do with Multiple Myeloma.  That's the main reason he agreed to allow me to take it twice a week.  I bet you all realized that I can't wait for the 18th (two weeks from yesterday!) to arrive.  There's no guarantee I'll be pain free afterwords, but it should be a lot better.  The 'truth will be in the pudding' in this way - Can I sleep in bed with Kathy, and not on the Love Seat.  Only Time Will Tell.