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GOD bless you pal. Youre in my prayers, Johnny.

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Its the pred causing problems. Main one is its keeping you alive. You wouldn't be biotchin if you were daid.

Hope you get some relief.

I am supposing those labs will check inflammatory markers.


I’ve had a parameter that my docs pull for acute phase reaction to inflammation, a ferritin level test. I don’t fully understand it’s meaning.

Check back with us if youre able to share an update, I would be interested in what those test markers are looking at. Not being nosey, I’m just fascinated with that area of medicine

My wife gets hydroxychloroquine for early rheumatoid arth markers. Bit she is stubborn and doesnt like that med or any meds. She is just eliminating wheat and bleached, enriched and processed foods. Actually for a few years and her inflammation is technically registerable on labs but she claims no effects or symptoms.

I have charged a lot of people for saving an eye. I have never charged for keeping anyone happy while saving that eye.

I would be rich, had I.

No prob slum. I had a severe case of hypercalcemia, which led to all sorts of problems as you probably know, including below normal kidney function, digestive probs, fouled up bun, creatinine, vitamin D, loss of appetite, loss of 30lbs, etc. Lung biopsies revealed the sarcoidosis which was the root cause of it all.

Without Prednisone, allergies would be making my life miserable.

I once had gout in my ankle that narcotics, colchrys, allo, indomethacin couldn’t even touch. Absolutely horrible pain. Took 40mg prednisone at 8pm... couldn’t fall asleep because of the pain and because, well I found out it’s difficult to fall asleep when you take prednisone at night.

Woke up at 7am, but my work boots on and went to work. that’s as close to a miracle as I’ve ever experienced.

I know it ain’t good for you, and when I’ve had to take it, it’s 40mg x 4 days, 20mg x 4 days, 10mg x 4 days, and 5mg x 4 days.

I’ve taken it quite a few times over the years. For a gout flare up it’s amazing. Beats chopping your foot off with an axe which what I feel like doing when it gets bad. Also is nice to be able to breathe when asthma and allergies or lung infection kicks in. I have heard a lot of horror stories, but have never noticed anything odd myself when taking it.

My dogs, well that’s a different story. Aggression, constant drinking/peeing etc yeah absolutely.

Thats scary, JG. Last i saw you looked like a cross between John Wayne and Paul Bunyon.

Heres hoping it passes soon, Johnny.

Hi JG, I was diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis a bunch of years ago. Unfortunately the doctors missed diagnosing it until I'd lost 42% of lung capacity, Started at 40 mg, as you have, but after the two year regime, it came back and had to do it all again. Good news is that was the end of it. Seven years on prednisone, But I've been in remission over 20 years, Sounds like you're tolerating the prednisone really well, I hope it kills those little granulomas and never comes back. Eileen Clarke

Praise and Glory be to you, Father in Heaven. Thank you Father, Lord God Almighty. You were right, Father, by your Grace, we did do miracles..

Have taken it multiple times as an adult for allergy issues.


The old WWII era sawbones we had as a kid handed it out like candy.
Sinus issue, you got an envelope of "sinus" pills.

Know it's the same thing, I recognize the taste.
Can't believe no one has mentioned that.
Phuggin things start to resolve the instant they touch your lips.
Can't avoid it, and it doesn't go away fast.


Last time I got them pur normal pharmacy was closed.
Those ones must have been coated. Not too nasty to take.

I take 5 mg every other day for the residual inflammation in my lungs from Covid. I think it has helped.

I have a scrip for emergencies when I feel a COPD attack starting. Big blast then 12 days decreasing every third day. In January I put on 20 # in those 12 days. Lost about 10# of it since, but had to hit it again this week. Glad to be able to sleep most of the night without waking up trying to catch me breath every 2 hours. I noticed dull headache toward the end of the treatment. Oh well. It beats the alternative.

G5
Remember this for the next time you have a back injury.

Dexamethasone (Decadron)

Ask your doc about it. I’ve used it twice for back problems. PFM, it is.

I had a small bottle of them for severe hay fever when I was roo shooting, one tablet fixed the issue and for the next several years every time I twisted an ankle or tore muscles I popped one, the one would take away the inflammation and allow me to keep working.
That was a bottle of 25, I am not sure if they are that effective for everyone but they certainly worked for me, and with no side effects.

Taken it several times for poison oak and other skin conditions. Never had noticeable side effects. Sure does help with poison oak though.

Im supposed to be cutting back on it. I tried to cut back about a month ago and ended up with a very stolen and painful foot and ankle. I thought I had finally got the flare calmed down and to night its back with a vengeance. I don't want to be up all night again so I'm going to take 20 MG now. I've gained weight on it but it's bought me some serious pain reduction. I wish I'd did have bad side effects because it really helps my spondylitis.

Bb

. . . but Lordy, the dreams! Yikes.

I got into a life-changing event back in '91. The doc started treating a bad chest cold with pred and theophylline (anti-asthmatic). It kept getting worse. He kept upping the dosages. I finally woke up in a local Oncology ward with my lungs filling with fluid, and ranting like a lunatic. Prednizone psychosis. I invited the nuns in for a demonstration of levitation and stigmata. They didn't know what I had, but they knew it was serious.

It took months before a thoracic specialist suggested I get off all the meds. I turned out I was allergic to the theophylline. I got weaned off everything, and gradually got back to normal. The pred-related stuff went away in a month. The coughing lasted another 18 months.

It took another couple of years before I met a 2-digit liver recipient who'd started the local self-help group and he started explaining the effects of steroids on your noggin. He'd been one of the first couple dozen liver recipients and they'd had to experiment a lot on him to figure out how to keep his body from rejecting the liver. He'd suffered tremendously.

My Dad had a somewhat similar reaction to Pred in high doses when he got a bad rash. Luckily I'd had the experience and was able to tell him he wasn't going insane.

Taken it in some dose 4-5 yrs. Only take 5 mg a day now. The higher doses I took caused cataracts. Gained 40 lbs which I have now lost, have thin skin. It caused bad insomnia, and I stayed angry all the time. It's good for short duration, but not long term at high doses. I've heard it called the devil's tic tac. The stuff is great to get you out of trouble, but try to find another plan for long term.