Let me reintroduce myself

Nice to meet you LisaB19. I really enjoyed reading about the turtles. Hopefully you'll be feeling up to making your daily reports on how they are doing. Is there a time frame for nesting / hatching turtles?

Hi Shrew, we are really at the end of the season, it's mainly from May to October. Haven't seen a nesting turtle tracks in a couple of weeks.

Lisa

Tix, what's been the most Pred you've been on? Right now I am on 60mg., and hopefully when I see my docs in Boston in Oct., they will lower it to 40mg. Of course that's a mixed blessing because as they lower it, the BOOP (what I have) may flare again. The Pred is terrible, besides my lovely skin, there is the mental aspects which have just driven me crazy. Luckily I haven't had the weight gain and it's been almost 2 months.

Lisa

Lisa, if I may ask, do they know what caused your BOOP to develop?

Welcome back lisa I haven't seen you on in a while and was a little worried. I hope everyething is still going well. Hopefully you can get the BOOP under control

Hugs to all

They aren't totally sure, but it started we think with what was diagnosed by an Urgent Care as a sinus infection. Two rounds of antibiotics and I still didn't feel greatover a one month period. Went to a different urgent care a couple of weeks later because I thought I had a broken rib (long story) and at that time when they did the chest x-ray they asked me if I knew I had pneumonia. I said no, I had no fever, no cough, etc. They sent me for a CT scan that said the same thing, gave me antibiotics and sent me on my way. Felt fine so I didn't think anything of it. This was in the beginning of June. Fast forward to being in Boston for a 3 day trip over Aug 10th. Right before we left FL, I was having some shortness of breath, but didn't think anything of it. By the time we were to leave on Wed, I couldn't breathe, went to the ER at Mass General and was admitted right away. Had a week and a half stay. Was very close to being on a ventilator, but a smart resident said "You know it looks like pneumonia, but maybe it's something else. Let's give her some steriods." Thank God he did because I'd be dead if they had stayed with just antibiotics.

So the short answer is that they don't know.

Lisa

hello lisa... from a fellow lisa... I too among most of the other posters swam in when the forums went public and didn't get a chance to met you.. however i have only every heard wonderful stories about you and your turtles and would look forward to reading many more... i do hope that you will get better in a sense that they can lower your meds, and look forward to chatting!!!

LisaB19 wrote:So the short answer is that they don't know.

Lisa

Scary! Hope you get better soon.

That resident must have watched some House MD episodes...

Glad you swam back to the pond. It can only be upstream for you now. Hope your health continues to improve. Very nice to meet you!

So glad that one of the original 'fish' is back. Hope youstay we us 'newbies' for a long long while.