By yesterday afternoon I was feeling a lot closer to normal, energy-wise. Got a couple things done that had been put off during the past week and a half.

Then had trouble getting to sleep. After waking a couple times, around 2:30 I just couldn't drop back off. Itchy, too. Not horrible, but a roving sporadic mild itchiness -- enough to keep me from going back to sleep. Tried reading and then got sidetracked making to-do lists. That must be the prednesone as the pharmacist warned.

Finally got back to sleep. Slept about an hour later than usual. Took the next dose of prednesone.

By late afternoon, the rash had simmered down a lot and the bumpiness on my face had disappeared. Meds obviously working, but hard to tell how long it will take to get back to normal.

Must have looked like a sunburn to people in the store -- nobody ran screaming.

Tom's actually getting his own breakfast this morning (a toasted English muffin). So I guess things are improving all around.

Linn