Good to hear that side of things, too, Spaw...and I am damn glad you are able to do so!!

Likewise, mispohist. My Rog is using drops to prevent glaucoma from getting the upper hand.

You're right, Spaw, and you've got the experience to back it up, that a good doc can make all of the difference. :-)

I had gone to docs back East for years for what they said was arthritis, in my 20s and 30's!. It wasn't til I got to Wyoming and the doc there said I think you're allergic to this beta-blocker, let's try another, that sure enough all the pain etc. went away.

The pain from any of the various drugs is what gets me. As long as I still have my valves and they are working, with the O2 supplement, I will continue to take as little as possible. right now I am only taking one heart med. It's a little dicey wiht the BP off and on, but I found that has more to do with what I eat than anything else.

I have to wonder, over the years, what kind of damage some of the drugs they had me on may have caused. I've just recently found out that another problem with prednisone, even short term, is a restriction of the blood flow through the hip joint to the point of deterioration and a need for complete replacement.

kat