Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 This is to all of those who are only on prednisone, an still having problems. It is the analogy that my doctor thought of to explain RP. He likened it to a wild cat in a trash can. This cat cannot get out, so it is just wreaking havoc on the trash can....growling, spitting, hissing, and tearing up everything in its path. The object is to get the cat to go to sleep. To do that you start piling different things on top on the trash can. A piece of cardboard here, a bit of plywood there, some rocks, some bricks. Finally when you get the right combination of stuff piled on top, the cat gives up, lies down, and goes to sleep. Only when you are very sure that the cat is fast asleep do you begin taking things off the pile. You do it very, very slowly....only removing one thing at a time. This makes so much sense to me, and everytime Heidi says " get the RP in sleep mode " , I think of this analogy. I think those of us who are on, or have been on multiple medications can totally agree with this. It seems that just one medication does not put this cat (RP) to sleep! Recently, because I am doing so well on dialing back my prednisone, I decided to try cutting just 1/2 of one of my azathioprine per day. Nope! Definite no go! The cat tried to wake up, but I put him right back to sleep by going back on the full dose. I will not try removing two things at once again! Anyway, hope this encourages those of you who are struggling with your doctors for adequate treatment. This cat can be put to sleep, but you do have to pile on the medications! Take care all. Love, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 This is to all of those who are only on prednisone, an still having problems. It is the analogy that my doctor thought of to explain RP. He likened it to a wild cat in a trash can. This cat cannot get out, so it is just wreaking havoc on the trash can....growling, spitting, hissing, and tearing up everything in its path. The object is to get the cat to go to sleep. To do that you start piling different things on top on the trash can. A piece of cardboard here, a bit of plywood there, some rocks, some bricks. Finally when you get the right combination of stuff piled on top, the cat gives up, lies down, and goes to sleep. Only when you are very sure that the cat is fast asleep do you begin taking things off the pile. You do it very, very slowly....only removing one thing at a time. This makes so much sense to me, and everytime Heidi says " get the RP in sleep mode " , I think of this analogy. I think those of us who are on, or have been on multiple medications can totally agree with this. It seems that just one medication does not put this cat (RP) to sleep! Recently, because I am doing so well on dialing back my prednisone, I decided to try cutting just 1/2 of one of my azathioprine per day. Nope! Definite no go! The cat tried to wake up, but I put him right back to sleep by going back on the full dose. I will not try removing two things at once again! Anyway, hope this encourages those of you who are struggling with your doctors for adequate treatment. This cat can be put to sleep, but you do have to pile on the medications! Take care all. Love, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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