The boys are doing fine....knock on wood. Jameson has been doing so much better since we put a pillow in his crib. I have no idea if it's because of the pillow, but he hasn't had a cold or ear infection in months. All of the scabs from Ayden's blisters are now gone and his skin is healing nicely. He goes back to see Dr. Slagel in 2 weeks for a recheck. I haven't seen any more bumps so hopefully the mollescum is gone. I really don't want Ayden to go through the whole blister/scabbing process again.
Jason is still dealing with his eczema, but he gets no sympathy from me. There are so many things that he could do to lessen the problem, but he's always in too much of a hurry. He only uses his cream when his skin gets really bad instead of using it consistently. Other than that, he has the typical war wounds from work. He's always coming home with some sort of gashed or bashed appendage. That's my bunny...such a "hard workin' man" as Ayden would say.
I seem to be the one with all of the problems lately. We have definitely determined that the hydroxychloroquin was the cause of my blurred vision. I've been off that medication for 3 weeks now and I haven't had an episode in 2 weeks. Dr. Wilson wanted me to come in after 3 weeks for blood work to determine if everything was functioning fine without medication or if I needed to be put on something new. That has been put on hold because I started to have horrible back pain again. I've been dealing with back pain every day for the past 2 years, but most of the time it's something I can deal with. About every 4-6 months I do something to aggravate it. I'm sick of paying $600 to the chiropractor every time this happens and since I've already maxed out my deductible this year, I thought I'd see my PCP. Dr. Danforth put me on the 6 day prednisone pack and had me go in for xrays on my hip and back. I've also been referred to an orthopedic specialist. Because of the prednisone pack, I've had to postpone the blood work for my Lupus since I need to be medication free for 3 weeks. I haven't gotten the xray results yet and I can't see the specialist until 5/1. That's also about the time I can finally see Dr. Wilson for blood work. So in about 3 weeks I'll have an update about my back/hip and my Lupus. In the mean time, I only seem so suffer while I'm sitting or bending. Fun stuff I tell you!
Bonnie and Clyde are also doing well. We had Clyde's anal gland rechecked a couple of weeks ago and everything was looking good. He goes back in on the 26th and if everything still looks good, we can go to quarterly visits. Bonnie is in serious need of some doggie braces, but I keep telling her that her crooked teeth just give her more character. I don't think she's falling for it.
As promised, another picture of Jameson. This is Memorial Day weekend...a couple of weeks after he was born.
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