End of Steroid Therapy

This evening was the last dose of my steroid therapy.  We're hoping this short term therapy will be enough to help me recover from the severe systemic mastocytosis anaphylactic episode I had last week and has been plaguing me on and off for the past week.

The headaches which are perhaps the most common side effect of Prednisone started yesterday for me.  I had a headache all through the night last night and today the headache has been worse.  Needless to say, I'm glad that tonight was my last dose.  

On the positive side, I am feeling a little more stable this evening.  I don't think I've had any breathing problems since last night...  so...  that would be the first 24 hour period without a seesawing back toward an anaphylactic low.  So, that is definitely good news.  

I suspect the headaches will linger for a couple or few days and taper off slowly.  Headaches can be prevalent in systemic mastocytosis too but I'm hoping my headaches are due to the Prednisone since it is the most common side effect complaint.  

If the headaches are due to my illness, that would mean I just traded breathing problems for headaches.  Well...  I suppose having a headache is more desirable than having difficulty breathing but these headaches are a bit painful and annoying.  This type of headache that I have is sort of making things lousy to miserable.  Again, this certainly is not nearly as miserable as not being able to breathe but it is still bad enough that it is affecting my quality of life and ability to accomplish much.  

Anyway, I am feeling a bit more stable today which is great.  I'm looking forward to getting this steroid therapy behind me and feeling more like myself again...  ie, to feel normal again in, no doubt, my 'new normal'.