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January 8, 2025

Week 13

I’m writing this around week 16, but it is really week 13 information, otherwise known as the 3 month mark. I went to my rheumatologist on January 8, 2025. I’ve been pretty bad about tracking everything since shortly after Thanksgiving, but I am still following all rules. Within the last week, I’ve intentionally been adding a little salt back in, as I feel I’m at the point that it’s dangerous not to. I’m throwing some old and new data up for comparisons.

Things I’m proud of:

Food:

I am still following all of the rules I set out to (see this post), except I never got good at juicing. I have, however, been better with fish intake the last 6 weeks or so. I have already started some indoor seed starts for my garden for cool weather things (cauliflower, broccoli, kale, lettuce).

From the Other Measurements Chart:

See below.

From Medicines and Supplements Taken Chart:

See below.

Blood Work:

See below.

Urine Tests:

See below.

From the Other Measurements Chart:

My blood pressure at the doctor’s office on 10/13/24 was 144/88, which is very high for me. It had been high for a while and getting higher, which was concerning to me. I believe there is a link between that and my prednisone intake. At my January 8, 2025 doctor appointment, it was 117/69. I’ve cut back prednisone even more since then, so it might be better. My ability to go down the stairs has greatly improved, although I will say I’m having some pain and weakness in my left hip, particularly going up stairs. I may need some physical therapy.

Other Measurements, Daily for First Month (went longer)
	Heart rate, early	Oxygen AM	Weight, Pounds	Blood Pressure	AM down 16 stairs in seconds, fastest I can
10/11/24 (doc visit, clothed weight)	70*		187*	144/88*	Could barely get down at all.
10/13/24	73	95	182	144/99	Could barely get down at all.
10/14/24	75	97	181	144/91
10/15/24	69	93	181	131/83
10/16/24	71	95	180	139/92
10/17/24	79	97	180	129/89	27
10/18/24	74	93	180	133/90	15
10/19/24	75	95	180	133/86	18
10/20/24	69	95	180	140/93	18
10/21/24	73	95	180	143/97	Timer error
10/22/24	76	94	180	133/91	14, but knees hurt a lot, should have gone slower
10/23/24	75	97	180	148/97	14 seconds
10/24/24	70	98	180	130/88	9 seconds!
10/25/24	75	99	180	133/89	10 seconds!
10/26/24	72	97	180	143/93	16
10/27/24	69	97	179	136/92	12
10/28/24	70	97	179	136/94	9
10/29/24	69	96	179	125/85	9
10/30/24	74	97	179	126/81	11
10/31/24	72	96	179	139/89	9
11/1/24			180	134/90	10
11/2/24	77	94		131/82	14 with knee brace
11/3/24	67	97	179	114/78!	18
11/4/24	70	97	179	124/86	10
11/5/24	86	95	180	137/89	9
11/6/24	97	83		148/93	11
11/7/24	93	86	179	146/95	11
11/8/24	67	93		134/86	14
11/9/24	97	71		127/89	16, no shoes
11/10/24	97	67	179	131/82	10
11/11/24	98	68	179	118/78	9
11/12/24	93	68	179	122/80	10
11/13/24	97	70		131/86	12
11/14/24			180	128/84	10
11/15/24	97	74	178	130/79	10
11/16/24	96	75			18
11/17/24
11/18/24	98	66	179	127/82	9
11/19/24			180	127/83	9
11/20/24	95	68	179		11
11/21/24	93	73	179	131/88	10
11/22/24	98	72	179	122/81	10 (no shoes)
11/23/24	97	71	178		16 (no shoes)
11/24/24	98	69	176	124/87	10
11/25/24	98	73	177		9
11/26/24			177
11/27/24			176		11
11/28/24	98	73	175		12
11/29/24	98	69	180		9
11/30/24			179
12/1/24					19
12/2/24	94	66	178	118/80	10
12/3/24	73	74	178	118/80	18
12/4/24					18
12/5/24	72	92	178	120/77	10
12/6/24			177	126/83	11
					17

12/9/24	69	96	178	122/85	9
12/10/24	69	97	177	125/83
12/11/24
12/12/24	76	97	178	128/88	9
12/13/24	66	97	176	127/82	9
12/14/24					10
12/15/24	69	93	178	130/90	10
12/16/24	66	97	178	131/89	9
12/17/24	73	96	177	134/94	10
12/18/24	67	93	176	134/95	11
12/19/24	66	92	176	134/87	10
12/20/24	66	94	175	128/85	16
12/21/24	62	96		129/85	10
12/22/24	66	99	175	129/82	11
12/23/24	69	99			22
12/24/24	64	99		125/81	10
			175
12/25/24	69	91	177		10
1/8/25 doc office, clothed weight	82*	N/A	180*	117/69*	11

From Medicines and Supplements Taken Chart:

I’m off ibuprofen (stopped sometime the week after Christmas). I started at 400 – 800 mg/day. That last 200 mg was hard to get off, but worth it. I also started at 4.0 mg/day of prednisone. I am now down to between 1.5 – 2.0 (just started the process to get from 2.0 down to 1.5). I’m getting more consistent at taking my vitamin D. I do take other supplements, mostly daily, but am not as good as tracking them. I need to talk with my endocrinologist about getting my T3 up (it’s too low, but I struggle to tolerate more than 5 mcg of liothyronine).

Medications/Supplements Taken
	Ibuprofen	Prednisone	Levo	Liothyronine
10/13/24	200+400 mg	4 mg	50	5, whole + 1.25
10/14/24	400	4	100	5 whole + 1.25
10/15/24	400	4	100	5 whole + 1.25
10/16/24	200+?	4	100	2.5 + 2.5+1.25
10/17/24	200+200+400	4	100	5 whole
10/18/24	200+200+400	4	100	5 +1.25
10/19/24	200+200+400	4	50	5
10/20/24	200+400	4	100	5
10/21/24	200+400	4	100	5+ 1.25
10/22/24	400	4	100	5
10/23/24	400	4	100	5
10/24/24	400	4	100	5
10/25/24	400	4	100	5
10/26/24	400	4	50	5
10/27/24	400	4	100	5
10/28/24	400	4	100	5
10/29/24	400	4	100	5 + 1.25
10/30/24	400	4	100	5 + 1.25
10/31/24	400	4	100	5 + 1.25
11/1/24	400	3.5	100	5 + 1
11/2/24	400	4	50	5
11/3/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/4/24	400	4	100	5
11/5/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/6/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/7/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/8/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/9/24	400	3.5	50	5
11/10/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/11/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/12/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/13/24	400	3.5	100	5
11/14/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/15/24	400	3.5	100?	5?
11/16/24	400	3.0	50	5
11/17/24BenadrylInapsineIsovueVersed	400	3.0	100	5
11/18/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/19/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/20/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/21/24	400	3.0	100	5+1.25
11/22/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/23/24	400	3.0	100	5+1.25
11/24/24	400	3.0	100	5
11/25	400	3.0
11/26	400	2.5		5+ 1.25
11/27	400	3.0
11/28	400	3.0
11/29	400	2.5
11/30	400	2.5
12/1	400	2.5
12/2	400	2.5	100	5
12/3	400	2.5
12/4/24	400	2.5	100	5
12/5/24	400	2.5	100	5
12/6	400	2,5	100	5
12/7	400	2.5	50	5
12/8	400	2.5	100	5
12/9	400	2.5	100	5
12/10/24	400	2.5	100	5
12/11/24	300(solid,liquid)	2.5	100	5
12/12/24	300 (solid,liquid)	2.5	100	5
12/13/24	400	2.5	50	5
12/14/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/15/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/16/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/17/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/18/24	200	2.5	100	5+1.25
12/19/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/20/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/21/24	200	2.5	?	?
12/22/24	200	2.5	50	5+1.25
12/23/24	200+400	2.5	100	5
12/24/24	200	2.5	100	5
12/25/24	200	2.5	100	5
1/8/25	0	2.5	100	5
1/16/25	0	2.0	100	5
2/3/25	0	1.5	100	5
2/4/25	0	2.0	100	5
2/5/25	0	1.5* (later today)	100	5

Blood Work:

My inflammation markers (C Reactive Protein and Sedimentation Rate) continue to fall. They’re not normal yet. I had hoped they would have been at the 3 month mark, but also suspecting they wouldn’t be until off ibuprofen AND prednisone. I still have a little bit longer to go, but the SED rate is so close! See graphs below.

Urine Tests:

I set out to increase my potassium and decrease my sodium, such that potassium was higher than sodium based on this research (link here). I accomplished this without supplements, but fear my sodium is now too low (and probably masked by my prednisone intake). It was low enough they couldn’t graph it (below 10). I am starting to have little amount of salt a few times per week. See graphs below.