Phew

First IV steroid treatment today. I had a major panic attack right after they put the IV in, before they even started the steroid. Just the whole idea of something new and not knowing what it wold feel like. I was in a cold sweat, arms were both practically numb, I was just a mess for about 5 minutes. The nurses at Trumbull Memorial Hospital have really been great, both with this and the MRI. They got me orange juice, candy, teddy grahams, cold rags, lol it was cool. I need to be treated like a 4 year old but hey it works.

So on to the actual treatment. It was really nothing at all, just boring because i have to stay entertained for an hour during the whole thing. We watched Raymond, it was funny and kept my mind off the treatment. The worst part of the whole thing is the nasty taste it puts in your mouth. It is really bad during the treatment which is why they had Jolly Ranchers for me. They notified me that it the nasty taste was goung to be around until treatment is done, yay. It is better now than earlier but I am sure will be renewed after tomorrows treatment. It tastes like a metallic taste, or my best explanation is its like chewing on a plastic tube... who knows.

All in all it was good, it really didn't help my symptoms at all yet but they said it would take a couple days to kick in. The treatment is very un-eventful and if anyone has to get something similar don;t worry, its really not horrible.