The symptoms of brain swelling are back. Boo. Of course, I'm out of state this weekend and didn't bring the steroid with me (I thought I was done with it!!) but I was able to get an on call doctor to send a prescription to a local pharmacy. I, naively, assumed that since the radiation was over that the irritation was done and swelling shouldn't be an issue anymore. Wrong. I'm not a doctor so I guess I should listen to them. He tried to have me go back on the steroid Thursday when I told him about the headache coming back but I refused based on the steroid's side effect. Now look where I am, severe headache that doesn't respond to the pain meds and nausea/vomiting again.
Now that I'm back on the steroid, for who knows how long, I hope it kicks in and starts working! I don't want to miss out on even part of my first day back at work to be on a dumb IV for dehydration. I'm keeping up with the anti-nausea meds around the clock and trying to drink more fluids. It's hard though and I haven't been very successful today. I'm also concerned about being able to sleep, insomnia being the worst side effect of the steroid.
Okay. This can be over now.....
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