Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I'm home from Breckenridge. We had a great time, went swimming, played in the arcade, walked around town and shopped, then went and toured an old gold mine and got to pan for gold. It was a fun time. ) I also got my labs back and nothing points to the reason why I've been spontaneously bruising except for the fact that I've been on prednisone for over a year. The other downer side is my creatinine was at 2.4 again and my protein spill was still near 1g so of course they didn't want to drop my prednisone dose due to that. My neph wants me to make an appointment with my GP for a checkup and possible further testing. I need to go in for my annual anyhow so it's good timing....if there is such a thing as good timing for spontaneous bruising. At least the weekend in the mountains gave me time to relax...though we did end up in the ER last night with my nephew having a severe asthma attack due to the altitude. He came back with an oxygen tank and is doing 100% better for it. Amy G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi Amy, I am so glad you were able to get away and relax in beautiful Breckenridge, well, except for the visit to the ER for your Nephew that is. My niece was hospitalized over the weekend for three days for a bad flu, so I know how stressful that can be. Let us know what the Primary Physician says about the bruising. Could it be you have become anemic? I am sure they tested your hematocrit. I am saddened though that your creatinine is up to 2.4. I wanted so much for you to have results like Rita's. I know it is disappointing to not have the Prednisone tapered down too. Sorry for your disappointment. In a message dated 10/12/2004 4:18:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, purrfect@... writes: > I'm home from Breckenridge. We had a great time, went swimming, played in > the arcade, walked around town and shopped, then went and toured an old gold > mine and got to pan for gold. It was a fun time. ) > > I also got my labs back and nothing points to the reason why I've been > spontaneously bruising except for the fact that I've been on prednisone for > over a year. The other downer side is my creatinine was at 2.4 again and my > protein spill was still near 1g so of course they didn't want to drop my > prednisone dose due to that. My neph wants me to make an appointment with > my GP for a checkup and possible further testing. I need to go in for my > annual anyhow so it's good timing....if there is such a thing as good timing > for spontaneous bruising. > > At least the weekend in the mountains gave me time to relax...though we did > end up in the ER last night with my nephew having a severe asthma attack due > to the altitude. He came back with an oxygen tank and is doing 100% better > for it. > > Amy G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Oh Amy... I'm sorry to hear about yr numbers - and the bruising. For some people the bruising can be pretty dreadful. I know when my mum was on pred if you so much as breathed on her she got awful bruises. Her arms and legs looked liked she's been in one heck of a car wreck. Glad to hear your nephew's better. What a scare that must have been! Cy I'm back...lab results > > I'm home from Breckenridge. We had a great time, went swimming, played in > the arcade, walked around town and shopped, then went and toured an old gold > mine and got to pan for gold. It was a fun time. ) > > I also got my labs back and nothing points to the reason why I've been > spontaneously bruising except for the fact that I've been on prednisone for > over a year. The other downer side is my creatinine was at 2.4 again and my > protein spill was still near 1g so of course they didn't want to drop my > prednisone dose due to that. My neph wants me to make an appointment with > my GP for a checkup and possible further testing. I need to go in for my > annual anyhow so it's good timing....if there is such a thing as good timing > for spontaneous bruising. > > At least the weekend in the mountains gave me time to relax...though we did > end up in the ER last night with my nephew having a severe asthma attack due > to the altitude. He came back with an oxygen tank and is doing 100% better > for it. > > Amy G. > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hi Amy, sorry to hear your creatinine was still at 2.4 with proteinuria at 1 gram. When will you see the neph again? How's your B/P with the prednisone? I'm truely glad that you got to take a break and relaxed in Breckenridge. Sounds so beautiful. I'm certainly not enjoying our cold weather, was it even colder in Breckenridge? Hope you got to take some great pictures. Praying your little nephew is doing better now. Asthma in kids can be very scarey. By the way, did you hear that terribly sad story about someone stealing several vials of flu vaccine from the pediatricians office? Isn't that just unbelievable?! Hope you are doing a little better. I'm so sorry about your disappointing news, sometimes it's just " the pits " waiting for good results, and then finding out that (that) just isn't the way it's gonna be that day. We can only hope for a better, brighter day, which usually will come right around the corner. Take good care and hope your hanging in there. Bonnie Amy Griswold wrote: I'm home from Breckenridge. We had a great time, went swimming, played in the arcade, walked around town and shopped, then went and toured an old gold mine and got to pan for gold. It was a fun time. ) I also got my labs back and nothing points to the reason why I've been spontaneously bruising except for the fact that I've been on prednisone for over a year. The other downer side is my creatinine was at 2.4 again and my protein spill was still near 1g so of course they didn't want to drop my prednisone dose due to that. My neph wants me to make an appointment with my GP for a checkup and possible further testing. I need to go in for my annual anyhow so it's good timing....if there is such a thing as good timing for spontaneous bruising. At least the weekend in the mountains gave me time to relax...though we did end up in the ER last night with my nephew having a severe asthma attack due to the altitude. He came back with an oxygen tank and is doing 100% better for it. Amy G. To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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