steroids

Mmm k.  Dropped down to 10 mg of prednisone a day last Friday.  I'll be on this dose until I see Dr. Bensadoun again on Friday, Nov 13.  Then we will be cutting down to 5 mg.  I assume I'll be on that for 2 to 3 weeks and then I will be DONE with this madness.  I will be able to eat food and not instantly gain six million fat cells on my ribs, hips, face and stomach.  I will be able to sleep at night.  I will not have 'roid rage (although that has subsided significantly as my dosage has decreased).  I will not have chipmunk-fat-face.  I will not be worried about calcium loss in my bones anymore.  And I will not have to keep buying prescriptions at the pharmacy.  Getting rid of all these problems is very exciting.

I see the GI doc tomorrow (Dr. de Villiers).  I have decided that I will not be getting on medication just yet since my options suck at this point.  Instead, I will be adhering to an anti-inflammatory (and Biblical-type) diet.  I'm going to combine the principles from The Maker's Diet and Inflammation Nation to hopefully stop my disease from spreading any further and help heal the disease that is already present.  I did not get good news from my colonoscopy last month, so Lord help me, we are going to fix this.  I decided that it is unfair to ask the Lord for divine healing, then stuff my face with chicken fingers, french fries and ice cream.  I do love my veggies, but I also love my hamburgers from Five Guys.  But I gotta be healthier.  The Lord needs me healthy so that I am more useful for His kingdom work.

I plan to start my new and glorious life on Sunday Nov 1!  Please pray.  I am ready to be healed.

Psalm 103:2-4

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion.

James 5:15-16

15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.