Sunday, September 18, 2011

Adjustments

I have been taking a higher amount of Pednisone the last few weeks. After a few days of 30mg/day its obvious that this dosage is insufficient. The front of my leg is unchanged. The back however has various developments, arrested only by a dose of prednisone.

In the shower I make an effort to keep my leg clean with hibiclens. Great stuff but it stains! Things look really bad after I shower which seems odd but, it is what it is.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Current suck-ness


For whatever reason my leg has begun to go the edema route again. I have raised my Prednisone dosage after last weeks flareup and have seen immediate results. The original ulcer in the front has simply stopped healing and is taking on a bizarre shape due to the edema in the surrounding area.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Flare ups

After being on a Prednisone regimen of 40/0/40 for about six months, I had a flare up. I must have forgotten to take my dosage because the day after my skipped day I could feel that my calf was getting 'thick' with edema. I didn't think much of it until I noticed the multiple hot spots on the back area of my calf. The back of my calf has been totally free of any pyoderma until just recently. All flare ups are preceded by 24+ hrs of edema. I'm currently taking 40mg of prednisone a day, perhaps more if needed, to stamp this nonsense down.