STEROIDS

One word:

S.T.E.R.O.I.D.S

Two meanings:

Eating & Beating

Our last week has consisted mainly of eating.

The doctors warned me that she would be hungry and emotional on the steroids-but I had no idea what was coming.

When she first started getting the steroids, we definitely saw the anger and the emotional part of it.

The emotions she is feeling are amplified, and that can be amazing (with her telling me she loves me 50 times a day)

or it can be a nightmare (with tantrums and yelling).

The hungry part is what has blown my mind though.

In the hospital the 4 days we were there, she would get hungry all the sudden and she would eat really quick, but then be done.

So in my mind I just thought that's how it would be for the next couple weeks.

But we got home, and about 1 week into it-it all changed.

One morning she woke up crying so I went into her room and asked her what was wrong...

"I want chicky nugs Mom" she cried out.

I said, "What?" (laughing)

"I want dinosaur chicky nugs!" she screamed.

Wow.  I couldn't believe she was crying for dinosaur chicken nuggets at 7:45 in the morning.

Soon came the macaroni requests, multiple times a day.
At night she woke up 3 times one night asking for hot dogs & macaroni...it was insane.

It was all so sudden, and so apparent that the steroids were definitely changing her appetite and her little body!

At her last appointment I talked to one of her doctors about it and he said it was all totally normal.

He said she would crave the saltiest, fattiest foods and that she would urinate a lot more because she 

will be drinking more cause of all the salt...which also is happening.

He also said her face will swell up because of the steroids as well...yup, chubby cheeks are there!

So, we have one more week of the steroids and I never knew I would be so glad to stop them!

All I do is hear food requests.  Mostly macaroni, but also happy meals, hot dogs, mashed potatoes, etc.

And it is ALL day long, it doesn't matter if she JUST ate.  

It's so crazy how she could go from me practically having to force her to eat-

to wanting to eat non-stop...it blows my mind and I just have to laugh at it.

I keep telling myself, at least she isn't this little frail thing that has no appetite and looks ill.

She is definitely healthy and as long as she is fed-she is happy! LOL

I have had to remind myself though-not to take it personally when she gets really angry and tells me

that I am the worst Mom...

cause most of the time-two minutes later she tells me I'm the best and that she loves me!