My Life With Churg Strauss Syndrome
Friday, September 3, 2010
Posted by Lew on September 2, 2010
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Afternoon/Evening Everyone!
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Posted by Lew on September 1, 2010
Hi there everyone.
Tapering off of Prednisone is a pretty complicated subject in my opinion because of some of the different ways of doing it.
Just the other day I received something from someone who may no longer be a Facebook member as to an article that she had found on tapering ( weaning ) off of Prednisone…
” I read this article last week and found it interesting so am passing along. I know many of us are on a maintenance dose of Prednisone and are okay with this but for those that would like to be off of it I think this way of tapering may make it possible. I am down to 3 mg now and the way I did it was like this:
- Above 5 mg I would drop by 2.5 mg when my body completely adjusted to the change in dose. Sometimes this would take over a month but I wouldn’t budge until I felt one hundred percent back to normal. Meaning, I had no night sweats, no fevers, no need for allergy pills, no need for TUMS, no pain in my joints, no muscle pain, no numbness, no mucus, etc. etc. Long battle but my dose did get lower with time.
Posted by Lew on August 30, 2010
Good morning everyone ( at least it’s morning when I started this post or article depending on just how long this goes! ) and welcome to ” Lew’s Quest To Talk With Oprah! ”
Okay, I’m sure a lot of you out there reading this post are shaking your heads and saying ” Lew Newmark, Your A No One! ”
” Why Would Oprah want To Take The Time To Even LookmAt You Much Less Speak With You On Her Show? ”
Posted by Lew on August 29, 2010
Okay, so it’s around 7:45 pm.
I’m sweaty and the temp is around 85 degrees outside and not that much cooler inside my home right now. But none the less, it’s time for my Sunday update in my journal about this week’s fund raising efforts…sorry that’s all there is for today. Tomorrow back to the real grind here on the blog okay!
Lew
Posted by Lew on August 26, 2010
The legalization of Marijuana over the years has always been a hot button topic with both sides of the aisle having their thoughts, opinions and arguments for and against the idea.
It took several years for the legalization of the drug for Cancer patients, and now I have to wonder if just maybe Marijuana should be looked at for other medicinal uses.
This article was prompted by an article that I just came across by the Portland Press Herald Online titled “MaineVoices: Marijuana still unproven for many ills by Charles Radis ( who I am, assuming is a Rheumatology Physician ) who say’s that “ In my own practice in rheumatology, I am increasingly asked, “Will you prescribe marijuana for me?”
Dr(?) Radis further states the following… WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Lew on
Evening everyone.
As I’m trying to get things done as far as getting help with doing a fundraiser for CSS, and having to do some overtime on the job over the past few days and a whole lot of other things of a personal nature I have not really been able to do too much blogging as you may have noticed this week…but I did run across what is an older article that I just found on the Vasculitis Foundation Canada site.
This tale is about a woman named Cindy who was diagnosed with Behcet’s Disease back in 1996.
But before I go any further I’ll bet that those of you out there in my audience who are just basic people may be wondering just what Behcet’s Disease actually is anyway… WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Lew on August 22, 2010
Hi there everyone.
I realize that this post is coming a little late in the day ( well actually evening! ) for the first of several posts in Lew’s Journal concerning my efforts to get a fundraiser done for Churg Strauss. So just click here to find out what I’ve been able to start as far as fundraising and also what I want to do in the future for Lew Newmark: My Domestic Life.
Lew
Posted by Lew on August 19, 2010
Okay, this is not really a piece that has a Churg Strauss focus…but I just can’t help adding my two cents here..even worse I’m probably going to play devil’s advocate with this one.
Apparently, a Mr. Christopher Tappin, 63, from Orpington is in a bit of trouble. Tappin has been accused of selling arms to Iran.
In about two weeks from now, he is going to have to face an extradition hearing in which his fate will be decided as to whether he will be have to come to the US to face charges.
Posted by Lew on August 17, 2010
Evening everyone!
Ever feel like your a hamster and your stuck on that Habitrail treadmill that you’ve seen in your local Petsmart pet store? Your wondering in the back of your mind just how did you get there, and more importantly…how do I get off?
I have a one sentence answer for you…
I know, it’s a pretty bold statement to make…and yes I realize that this is a concept that for a lot of us is just easier said then done.
But if your going to get off that treadmill, you have to take that first step…or in my case ” LEAP “….check out my latest video below… WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Lew on August 11, 2010
Hey there everyone and good evening.
Check out my latest ” Lew Newmark: My Domestic Life Television ” episode below…
It is turning into another long week at the job, but as I said yesterday from my Facebook comment, I really had something to look forward to for today..no I don’t mean another day at the job! 
I had the nice experience of speaking with a gentleman named Keith who lives in Australia via Skype, which is a great way to speak to anyone local, long distance, or across a continent.
