The weekend wasn't bad after getting rid of that one antibiotic with gave Lisa that terrible headache as a side-effect.  Her mouth is healing well, though she has a small bruise that shows through on her cheek that makes it look like she got punched.

As she has lowered her steroid dose, the side effects associated with them are lessening, but she's also found that her overall inflammation and  pain level has gone up.  She's trying to find the minimum maintenance dose that provides the relief she needs and hopes to eventually come off of them completely.

Lisa has a followup appointment with the oral surgeon on Thursday afternoon.  There are no oncology appointments or chemo treatments this week.