On Wednesday last 9 March I went for my second Synacthen Test. That night while watching TV my fingers found a lump on top of my Adam’s Apple. I bathed it with a hot compress but it was no better by Friday (still very red and angry with a white tip) so I eventually got through to the GP surgery. My GP phoned that afternoon and said she would leave me a prescription for FLUCLOXACILLIN to be taken 4 times daily. If it was no better by the day I take Methotrexate (Wed) I should omit it.
Today a Rheumatology Dr phoned with my Cortisol results which showed that I still did not have enough cortisol in my system and that I should continue with current dose of Hydrocortisone (10 mg) and that I would be retested in 3 months’ time. But at least the levels were higher than my first Synacthen test in May 2021 after which the Endocrinologist switched me from Pred to Hydrocortisone .
I happened to mention the ‘boil’ on my neck. He consulted with the team and asked if I was following the Sick Day rules. My reply was that, though I wasn’t feeling great I wasn’t sick as I hadn’t been vomiting! My Dictionary gave 3 different definitions of Sick, only one being ‘feeling nauseous or vomiting’.
The Dr told me to double my Hydrocortisone to 20 mg until I complete the course of Antibiotics. If no better by then I should contact the GP. I am glad to report I now know the definition of Sick!