Colin's Condition - January 26, 2020
Corticosteroid Step Down Medical Information: Hydrocortisone/ Steroids January 26, 2020 We were instructed by the endocrinology department at the Lake Nona VA to continue with Colin's Steroid Taper. We were instructed to continue with his Cortisone (steroids) taper, or "step down" and his doctors put a plan together that would cover the next few tapers. We would be stepping him down four weeks at a time. Today he will taper to 15 mg in the morning and then 5 mg in the evening for four weeks. Today he is on: (Listing immune suppression medicine only) 20 mg of Hydrocortisone 15 mg in the morning and 5 mg in the evening. It is good that he is off Prednisone, but his body is still not completely clear of his rash and itchiness. Currently his abdomen and legs down to his feet are covered in red skin rashes and bumps. At the onset of his illness Colin was initially taking 125 mg of steroids! That...
