Scared for my son. Please help w/comments *Update 4/16*

[Daisy and Delilah]

More thoughts and prayers going out from Florida. This is one of the scariest things I've ever read. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to experience it first hand. Again, I just think of one of my kids calling with this kind of news. I would have to be hospitalized.
Giant hugs to your son and to you too, Mary!! {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[cassiesmom]

Prayers being said!

[NoahsMommy]

I'll be keeping you all in my prayers for a speedy healing for Glenn.

Hugs and Love,
Kelly and Kits

[phesina]

Mary, we are all so happy to hear that things are improving for Glenn! We continue to pray and send good, warm wishes and healing energies.

Love, hugs, and purrs,
Pat and cats

[cassiesmom]

However, his CPK went from 500 to 700 to 1050 which I don't understand, since he's at 50% progress.

I looked this up, because I had a suspicion about why it was still rising but I just wanted to check.

Creatine phosphokinase (CPK or CK) is an enzyme found in the heart (muscle), skeletal muscle and also in the brain. CPK goes from the muscle to the bloodstream after an injury to the muscle (such as myositis or a heart attack, or even having multiple blood draws). It should start trending back down as the myositis continues to resolve.

Mary, I hope your son is doing better and better each day! I'll keep praying!

[Catty1]

Go, Glenn!!!

Are you getting some sleep these days, Mary?

[Medusa]

Glenn is doing better physically. He feels that he's at about 85%. He lost 5 lbs. and he has no appetite now, which concerns me because he's always been a voracious eater. But his girlfriend broke up w/him so I think that's contributing to it all. Nice, huh? She actually said "Am I going to have to take care of you for the rest of my life?" Such compassion. If that's the way she felt, she could've waited. She saw that he was improving and she could've waited til he was back to 100%. My heart aches for him right now. He's been through enough and didn't need this.

I haven't had a computer since Saturday and I'm currently waiting for replacement parts. My computer may quit before then, so if I don't post, you'll know why. This has just been an awful month, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. I'm ready to have a breakdown myself.

[caseysmom]

Glenn is doing better physically. He feels that he's at about 85%. He lost 5 lbs. and he has no appetite now, which concerns me because he's always been a voracious eater. But his girlfriend broke up w/him so I think that's contributing to it all. Nice, huh? She actually said "Am I going to have to take care of you for the rest of my life?" Such compassion. If that's the way she felt, she could've waited. She saw that he was improving and she could've waited til he was back to 100%. My heart aches for him right now. He's been through enough and didn't need this.

I haven't had a computer since Saturday and I'm currently waiting for replacement parts. My computer may quit before then, so if I don't post, you'll know why. This has just been an awful month, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. I'm ready to have a breakdown myself.

She broke up with him just because of this? Wow he can do better anyway poor guy.

[Karen]

Glenn is doing better physically. He feels that he's at about 85%. He lost 5 lbs. and he has no appetite now, which concerns me because he's always been a voracious eater. But his girlfriend broke up w/him so I think that's contributing to it all. Nice, huh? She actually said "Am I going to have to take care of you for the rest of my life?" Such compassion. If that's the way she felt, she could've waited. She saw that he was improving and she could've waited til he was back to 100%. My heart aches for him right now. He's been through enough and didn't need this.

I haven't had a computer since Saturday and I'm currently waiting for replacement parts. My computer may quit before then, so if I don't post, you'll know why. This has just been an awful month, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. I'm ready to have a breakdown myself.

The "no appetite" thing could be due to the Prednisone. Prednisone makes me completely starving all the time, but my brother - Lady's Human - ends up having to reminded to eat - his appetite goes away completely. It's not much to worry about, when he's off the Pednisone entirely, it'll be back to normal.

It was so strange for me, my body saying "hungry! hungry! hungry!" when my brain knew I had just eaten my fill, and I couldn't possibly eat more.

[cassiesmom]

His girlfriend broke up w/him so I think that's contributing to it all. Nice, huh? She actually said "Am I going to have to take care of you for the rest of my life?" Such compassion.

Wait a moment, isn't your son's (now ex-) girlfriend a nurse? Geesh, that stinks. I am thinking of you and your son today & praying.