Update 2

Ok, so taking steriods isn't my favorite part of this whole thing (God, who would LOVE taking steriods?) because it makes you gain weight (though many people say I was far too skinny in the beginning, but still, people are noticing my cheeks look.......fuller)....and it's just an overall pain.
But starting next week on the 28th, I will go from taking 12 pills to 11 pills, and every week, I will decrease by one until in mid-August I will be done...yes....DONE with steriods!!!!
So this means A, my hunger should go down slowly, B, I can start losing the weight I gained easier, and C, less pills to take, period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But otherwise I am good, and this month of May has been hectic. Thankfully I am starting to get back into riding at the farm down the road and doing chores, even though this weather is against me.......riding in the saddle or being around horses feels good, it makes me feel at home once again. I am no longer estranged from the world, but part of it. I know what's going on around me and I'm comfortable with it. Things are changing but not neccessary for the worst.
And on the bright side, I've been starting to take out 3 books from the library each week, read them all by the next week and take out 3 more! It gives me good reading material for homeschooling and entertains my mind at night!
More to come...
P.S. For anyone that's interested, on May 29th there will be a fundraiser at Southmowing Stables, 3275 Hinesburg Road, Guilford. From 1-4pm, pony rides for $2.00 and a bake sale will be held as well. Please, tell your friends and hopefully I will see you there! (I'm sort of organizing it) It's to support the Putney Homeschooling Group

Responsibilities...and a visit from the state!!!!!!

After fighting off that dreadful (and I only say dreadful because it was a lot worse than it had to be) staff infection, my Dr.'s have raised my Celcept (immune supressant) but kept my dosing of steriods the same!!! All because I have like, one drop of blood in my urine.......GRRRR!!!! I am sick of being this hungry, though I must admit, I am proud of myself. I have been able to control my hunger by going to the farm (Southmowing Stables) and working off my hunger. I forget about the knawing feeling in my stomach, and I get exercise, and my dog gets to play w/ other dogs, and I'm happy being back where I loved to be. (Not saying spending months on the couch wasn't comforting but........there's no place like the farm) :)
A group of people are coming over later to estimate the price of my home for tax-something....GREAT!!!!!!! (I mean really?!?!?! I'm in such a good mood that it's so nice out, though cold, and strangers got to come into my house, poking and prodding?!?!?! The house I mean,) So, I am dreading this morning. The house, although it can't always be perfect, is fairly clean. My load of dishes are done and I already finished two weeks worth of math in one night........so I am left to read, write, type and walk my dog....playing fetch in our sand pit is one of our favorite games, we could play it for hours if her little legs and small lungs allowed it!!!! :)
Wishing you all the best of luck, the weekend brings promise!!! Hopefully there will be no strangers looking around your home for the billionth time....but one can always dream, can't they?!?! More to come......

Messing with my head.....

So steriods are only supposed to make you really hungry, right? Well, could it be possisble that it also messes with your sleeping routine too? I find myself wide awake at times until midnight or later, and I can easily get up at 7:00 to 7:30 with little more than a blink of the eye! Sometimes I get less than 6 hours of sleep, yet I still manage my day proactively and professionally. What is happening? Am I going insane or do i just need less sleep? The idea of going to bed @ 9:30 terrifies me now, I usually stay up watching TV until ten, while my parents go to bed at ten. I type and read in my room, and I surprisingly never get bored. It's a routine almost, a nice one I've sucken into. But it only started after I took the steriods. Now, I'm not complaining. Why, this morning, before anything else, I did a full load of dishes, brushed back my hair and than took my pills all before even considering eating breakfast. I feel I have enough energy left to do the house chores I promised my mother, and I already corrected my math and I'm starting my short story for literature class, and before noon! Why, maybe today I'll go to the farm, I'm so pumped up on energy. (Though my dog Rosie certainly seems tired, she's asleep at my feet right this moment, snoring like a bear) :)
This newfound energy and sleeping schedule seems to be doing more good than harm, so I will not stress it. For now. If I start doing hopscotch in my sleep, than maybe I'll tell my parents to call the doctor... :) More to come...