On Dec 1, 3:50=A0pm, NancyD....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Another month has passed, and it's time for a Louise update. =A0Today
> marks 5 months since
> she opened up that hairline and scared the crap out of us.
>
> At the beginning of the month, I tried to wean her from the last of
> the dexamethasone, and it was too soon. =A0When I dropped back to every
> other day, she got clumsier and less confident. Maybe it was
> coincidence. =A0Maybe she chose that day to tweak her neck. =A0I dunno.
=
=A0I
> went back to a daily dose and increased it a teeny bit, and she
> returned to her normal level of clumsiness within a few =A0days.
=A0Since
> then I've been backing off a little at a time, and now her does is so
> small (.4mg), I can't imagine it's doing a whole lot.
>
> This month, she seems to have turned another corner. =A0I had assumed
> the mild rear weakness and slight over-all clumsiness were permanent,
> but they have been slowly fading, and she has been getting stronger
> and stronger behind. =A0For the last couple weeks, she has looked better
> every day. =A0Her range of motion (neck) to the right was a good 80% of
> normal - just a bit of hesitation, and not quite able to reach her
> barrel. =A0Over the last week, it has returned to 100%. =A0She can
easily
> scratch her barrel with her teeth in both directions without
> hesitating, twisting her head, or getting a painful look in her eye.
>
>(snip)
> All in all, this has been a very good month. =A0I have graduated from
> encouraged to optimistic. :)
>
> Nancy DeMarco
> Mason, NH
Delightful news!!!!!
Dawn JL
way behind on the wreck
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