August 17, 2009

That’s How You Know

You know it's time to go off the Prednisone that has been making you beyond cranky when. . .

-You step on the scale and the only thing that comes to your mind is "Woah" followed by regret that you allowed your kids to talk you into buying the 3 ft. high container of cheese balls at the grocery store, which you ate in like two days time while your 3-year old pleadingly told you to "take it easy" and "leave some for me."

Cheeseballs

-You hear your 8-year old coughing all night long and the entire morning and you flash to the scene from "The Witches of Eastwick" in your head. You know, the one where the husband puts his wife out of misery and beats her with a fireplace poker thing? You contemplate putting her and yourself out of misery because if she coughs one more time, you will totally and completely lose it.

-Your husband walks around outside with you so you can explain your landscaping plans and when he turns his head for one second, you accuse him of not paying any attention to you ever and swear at him under your breath, except not really under your breath, as you come back inside and tell him you are so done with his attitude problem.

-You pack up earlier than you planned at the pool when the Banshee's mother arrives and fails to discipline her child AGAIN after her banshee hit some kid, and you know that you have to leave or else you might possibly take the banshee Mom and drown her in front of a pool full of onlooking Mom's and kids.

I warned my allergist that someone might die when he put me on Pred. Today is the last day. As long as no one pushes my buttons, people may survive my roid rage.

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Posted by on August 17, 2009 in Things that get my gi all in a bunch | 10 Comments

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10 Comments on That’s How You Know

  1. RenovationGirl on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 12:16 am

    2. Is there no other drug that they can put you on??? This is kind of scary…

  2. Martial Arts Mom on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 7:11 am

    3. Yes, but doesn’t it stay in your system for awhile???? Uh-oh, watch out Big I, Little C and Hubby! Seriously, hope you are yourself again soon. Hey, at least your humor is still intact!!

  3. Black Belt Mama on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 10:18 am

    4. Not when you’re as bad as I was apparently. It really knocks down
    inflammation and calms the histamine response. It also comes with a host of
    side effects and unfortunately, I am always prone to them. Today, the side
    effect of choice is a horrible headache. It’s probably because I’m off of it
    now.

  4. Black Belt Mama on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 10:19 am

    5. I don’t know. I think it leaves pretty quickly which is why they ramp you
    down the way they do from day to day. I didn’t have much of a ramp down
    though so we’ll see how it goes.

  5. Papa Bradstein on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 10:38 am

    6. Perfect description of what it’s like to ride the roid roller coaster. Hope you’re back to normal soon.

  6. Cheri Arbuckle on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 11:45 am

    7. Oh, I’m with you all the way on this one. The last time I was prescribed Prednisone, I almost put my fist through a window. I was so very mad about absolutely nothing. And I don’t mean the “don’t sweat the small stuff” nothing. I mean literally nothing. As it was, I just stood there and screamed incoherently until my heart sister was able to take me to the emergency room.
    So you’re not the only one to go psycho on that drug. And I’m glad to know I’m not the only one, too.

  7. Robin on Tue, 18th Aug 2009 2:18 pm

    8. Oh yes, I too have experienced the rage. The timer on my mom’s oven met an untimely death because it was ticking too loudly. I learned then to watch myself, but I still feel the effects every time I have to take the stuff.

  8. (Lisa) Jonnysmommy on Wed, 19th Aug 2009 4:55 pm

    9. Um…so yeah. you need to stop taking that now. Before your story ends up on Nancy Grace with Nancy saying things like “Roid Raging Mother kills her child with a poker. A POKER, people. Fry her. Fry her now.”

  9. Black Belt Mama on Wed, 19th Aug 2009 5:03 pm

    10. No worries. I’ve been off of it for two days. 😉

  10. (Lisa) Jonnysmommy on Wed, 19th Aug 2009 11:13 pm

    11. Shew…or is it shwe…hmmm…well, you know what I mean!

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