sleepy days

It may look painful but it doesn't hurt at all. The surrounding shiny skin is all scar tissue. The prednisone and/or the zoloft is making me really sleepy. Some days I feel as though i could sleep all day. Its difficult getting things done or staying on a schedule of any kind when its being interrupted by constant naps.

I do have a really comfy bed and I am a lazy ass but its much more than this. After a good sleep I'll be up for about an hour or so and then I need a nap, probably 2 or 3 hours.

Rx

Every once in a while I get an odd prescription, usually for some type of ointment that is very expensive, $100-$200+ a tube. I also get a coupon of sorts from my Dr's office that allows me to have this medicine with or without insurance being used for about $20 bucks. Its obviously a promotion by the pharmacy maker but i'm not so sure why. A 90% off coupon in kind of a big deal.

edema is back, sort of

After a few months of being on Prednisone my leg is still effected by Pyoderma. My doc seems really pleased by the progress even though a plateau has been reached and even a little progress surrendered. My Prednisone has been lowered to 30mg a day which makes me happy but also a little nervous. The side effects of taking Prednisone really suck but the drug really works.

It seems I am supposed to go onto a new treatment in the following months. I'm not sure what it is or what its called but I'll find out soon enough.

This pic may seem a bit 'rough' but my leg is pretty healed up. I have been experiencing a lot of 'weeping' or fluid sheeting from a very localized spot. It looked like i was springing a leak! My doc said it was 'edema fluid'. I had to change my dressing about every three hours as opposed to about every 12+ hrs. Using absorbent dressings as opposed to the Telfas removed some of the tissue on my pyoderma ulcer, hence the reason it looks so red and banged up. It doesn't hurt except for a small stinging once in a while. Not a big deal..