In the last post, Mark indicated that he had gone to 45 mg. of Prednisone a day. Unfortunately, it didn't go well. His digestive tract was still being attacked by his immune system. When he went back to 50 mg, he was okay. But, he needs to get off of these steroids! Dr. Urba ordered an infusion of infliximab, brand name Remicade, to reduce inflammation in the bowels. Wednesday, the 8th, Mark had the infusion and so far, it seems to be working. He is now at 40 mg./day and doing well. We hope that he will continue going down 5 mg. every 3-5 days.
Besides causing major fatigue, another side effect of Prednisone is changes in the shape or location of body fat, especially in the neck and abdomen. He's not particularly fond of his thick neck and belly, but hey, it could be much worse! :)
Good news, we have a new grandson! Mark Daniel Hornibrook was born on the 8th of January (his mother's birthday), the 8th child of Michael & Heather, at 8:05 am, weighting 8 lbs. almost 8 oz. He is our 18th grandchild. How's that for stats?!!
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