WOOHOOOOOO!!
SO, as many of you may recall ,we started weaning Faith from the hydrocortisol this past summer. The first round of follow up bloodwork spooked her local doctor-her ACTH was at 209 and she then wanted to stop the weaning process. I asked her to consult with Dr. Breault from Harvard, who graciously agreed to help. THey conferred and decided to continue Faith at the lower dose (she had been on 10 mg a day, the bloodwork was from the first stage of weaning at 7.5 mg day) Well, we just got the followup bloodwork done again and her ACTH is now 19!!!!!! Perfect!!!! Sooooo.... we have moved on to the next stage of weaning! She is now on only 5 mg a day and so far is doing well.. not feeling any effects!! Dr. says it is certain that her adrenals are working and is almost sure we will be able to wean her from the cortisol!! After that I will see what we can do to wean her from the florinef.... one step at a time! I got the news while driving and cried for joy all the way home! Thank you to so many who have been instrumental in giving me the courage and the knowledge that I needed to follow through with this process. I love you all and wish you all good health and much happiness!!
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