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Sep. 22nd, 2017 09:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
miss_lucy21So, good news today. I had two doctor's appointments- my PDoc and then my allergist- and both went well. When I mentioned how reactive I'd been to criticism and what I think would help and what I'm trying to do, she said that my insight on the situation was bang on, and agreed that it would help if my solutions were actually considered by the people in question (who are not considering them, and it's a long story, and I'm not in the mood).
Then, the allergist went really well- it usually goes well, but this time he said everything looked SO good that I don't have to go back for nine months. That's the longest I've gone between appointments in...well, at least since I was the person arranging the appointments, so that's getting close to 20 years now. Mom thinks it's the longest ever- she doesn't remember me ever being past 6 months. He also said if I'm still doing this well in 9 months, we'd start looking at decreasing my meds. Probably just dropping the Dulera from 2 puffs 2x a day to 1 puff 2x a day, but that would still be a big deal for me- most people are only on the dosage I'm on for 6 months before decreasing or transitioning off of it altogether. This is my second or third year on the Dulera and before that, I was on Advair for close to 15 years (varying dosages, usually the mid-dosage. I got down to the lowest dosage once, but never close to getting off of it altogether). In other words, I've been on a type of med that most people are on for 6 months for over 15 years. In case you were wondering just exactly how challenging my asthma is to control.
So, we'll see what happens. I won't be upset if I don't make it nine months without having to call and at least get something called in over the phone if not a sick visit, and Lord knows I don't expect to get off any of my meds altogether or even temporarily, but it's still a really good sign.
Then, the allergist went really well- it usually goes well, but this time he said everything looked SO good that I don't have to go back for nine months. That's the longest I've gone between appointments in...well, at least since I was the person arranging the appointments, so that's getting close to 20 years now. Mom thinks it's the longest ever- she doesn't remember me ever being past 6 months. He also said if I'm still doing this well in 9 months, we'd start looking at decreasing my meds. Probably just dropping the Dulera from 2 puffs 2x a day to 1 puff 2x a day, but that would still be a big deal for me- most people are only on the dosage I'm on for 6 months before decreasing or transitioning off of it altogether. This is my second or third year on the Dulera and before that, I was on Advair for close to 15 years (varying dosages, usually the mid-dosage. I got down to the lowest dosage once, but never close to getting off of it altogether). In other words, I've been on a type of med that most people are on for 6 months for over 15 years. In case you were wondering just exactly how challenging my asthma is to control.
So, we'll see what happens. I won't be upset if I don't make it nine months without having to call and at least get something called in over the phone if not a sick visit, and Lord knows I don't expect to get off any of my meds altogether or even temporarily, but it's still a really good sign.