Who knew?

It is early in the morning (3:45). I can't sleep - but not for the normal 'hospital stay' reasons. I will get to that. I decided to send out this blog now as I know there are many who are worried about me, and I want to take some of the worry away.
You might remember that I was on prednisone for quite awhile, to help with the inflammation of the lung from the procedure I had. Last Friday, Dr. T upped my predinsone dosage from one a day, to back to two a day since I was having more breathing problems. This was the day before I ended up in the hospital, again, with my lung filled with fluid. On Saturday morning, I can't remember if I took my first pill or not - but I don't think I did. I wasn't feeling very well and was getting ready to go to the hospital. I made a list of all my medications - but forgot to write down the prednisone, as I keep it in the kitchen so I can take it with food/milk. Mistake!
While in the hospital on Sunday my lungs started getting, what I called, reactionary. It reminded me of how it feels when you are getting a cold/bronchitis - tickley and coughy. This directly effected (there is that word again) how I dealt with the lung tap on Sunday (remember how I couldn't stop coughing?)
Monday, right as they sent me home, I started feeling a little nauseous. Tuesday, I was a sick puppy and Thursday finds me back in the hospital.
Today, when the nurse from the hospital called Dr. T to get orders after I checked in, he wanted to know why predinsone wasn't on my list of meds - so he restarted it as an injection. Within a few hours I was feeling so much better, I couldn't believe it. My nausea was gone, my breathing became less labored and I started to feel hungry. Since the shot, I have had two cups of chicken noodle soup and a half of a sandwich. Not huge amounts - but tons more than I have eaten all week.
I went on line and looked up prednisone withdrawal and found the following: weakness: lethargy, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, arthralgias, myalgias (muscle pains). Who knew?
Why I am not sleeping (it is now 4:10 - had to deal with vital signs,etc.) is because prednisone interrupts sleep patterns - especially when it is injected - but I have to admit, I don't care. Just to know that I am on the mend - at least with the nausea, has been a Godsend. I will still report on the lung tap later - but I wanted everyone to know that I am feeling better and I'm feeling much more positive and hopeful. Whew! Thank you Lord!