how long?

[Guest guest]

I find it takes about 2-3 hours for the Pred to kick in for my son. I usually

give Motrin too because that seems to act faster and between the two the fever's

gone until next cycle. One or two times we've experienced a low grade

fever(101s) about 8-12 hours after but with one more dose of Motrin it's gone.

Some people here have posted that they need a 2nd dose on occasion, but I've

found for my son it's usually something else when a second dose of Pred is

required.

Hope that helps,

Vivian

[Guest guest]

I find it takes about 2-3 hours for the Pred to kick in for my son. I usually

give Motrin too because that seems to act faster and between the two the fever's

gone until next cycle. One or two times we've experienced a low grade

fever(101s) about 8-12 hours after but with one more dose of Motrin it's gone.

Some people here have posted that they need a 2nd dose on occasion, but I've

found for my son it's usually something else when a second dose of Pred is

required.

Hope that helps,

Vivian

[Guest guest]

I wondering cause we gave it to her Saturday at 1 pm its now 4:30 on Sunday and

she is still running a fever, its low, but she still has it.

[Guest guest]

You can give a second dose of predisone- that is what our ped said.

Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

[Guest guest]

When I used to give my son Orapred (Prednisone), his fever dropped to normal

range, in the range of 98 to 99,in as sort as 15 minutes to as long as 2 hours.

The infectious disease doctor we saw for this had told us if the fever is not

gone in about 2 to 3 hours (give or take), then it is not likely a fever.

Of course, this is only one doctor's opinion.

But in our case, the prednisone always worked inside of 2 hours.

Good luck. in Tampa, Mom to Jonah, 8 y.o.

[Guest guest]

It takes my daughter about 4 hrs. Our doctor has us give her two doses each

episode (12 hrs apart). After that the fever goes away and only comes back with

the next episode.

On Sun Sep 20th, 2009 7:50 PM EDT dan_stacy@... wrote:

[Guest guest]

Chip takes his pred and usually his fever is controlable within 2 hours.

He takes a 2nd dose 24 hours after the first. We are not to give him any

motrin or anything before the pred and then we have to wait about an hour to

give him something after the does. He has gone from monthly fevers that

last for 5 - 7 days to every two weeks. The fevers do not get as high and

do not last for more than 2 days. The last 2 months he has had one, then

a week later another, then two weeks, then one week, then two weeks....

etc. Last night he woke up with the highest temp on a long time and it's

only been a week. He told me his head was hurting, but I told him it wasn't

time for a flare up yet. So much for THAT. We were up in the middle of

the night. The fever also didn't break for quite a while this time..

tomorrow he'll get his 2nd dose. His behavior leading up to and during the

fever is the pits... and now it seems like it's ALL THE TIME. He is 6 and has

had the fevers since he was an infant, but only got diagnosed with

last Feb.

[Guest guest]

once on prednisone my daughter's fever goes down in couple of hrs, but the

episode still takes about 3-4 days with 2 doses of 3mls for three days. Her dr

usually gives it for that long to help with the mouth sores as well,which

usually take about 5 to 7 days to heal.

[Guest guest]

The Dr. told me to not give the motrin until I was sure it was ..

which it always is.. and then he told me give it an hour AFTER to see if the

pred brought it down.

[Guest guest]

,

Why were you told not to give motrin before the Pred? Or an hour after? Just

curious as I've never heard that so I want to make sure it's not harmful. Any

insight would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Vivian

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your help. After her fever spiked to 106.5 we called the

doctor. She told us to give her a second dose of the prednisone and tylenol.

She wanted to see us in 4 hours if it hadnt gone down. Thankfully we got it

down to 102 in a few hours. This morning she seems to be feeling better but

still has a low fever, 101.

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your help. After her fever spiked to 106.5 we called the

doctor. She told us to give her a second dose of the prednisone and tylenol.

She wanted to see us in 4 hours if it hadnt gone down. Thankfully we got it

down to 102 in a few hours. This morning she seems to be feeling better but

still has a low fever, 101.

[Guest guest]

My infectious disease doctor told me the same thing...if the prednisolone

doesn't work, then that's a sign that it's not a episode. Hope that helps

On Sun Sep 20th, 2009 8:17 PM EDT nchad1967 wrote:

>When I used to give my son Orapred (Prednisone), his fever dropped to normal

range, in the range of 98 to 99,in as sort as 15 minutes to as long as 2 hours.

>

>The infectious disease doctor we saw for this had told us if the fever is not

gone in about 2 to 3 hours (give or take), then it is not likely a fever.

Of course, this is only one doctor's opinion.

>

>But in our case, the prednisone always worked inside of 2 hours.

>

>Good luck. in Tampa, Mom to Jonah, 8 y.o.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . I was just curious because on the back of the Motrin bottle it

says something about stomach bleeding being higher in kids who take blood

thinning or steroid drugs. None of my son's Drs ever mentioned it to me so I

just wanted to make sure that this wasn't why your Dr told you to space them. I

have definitely given my son both within a short period of time(when the fever's

pretty high) but will now ask before doing it again.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, . I was just curious because on the back of the Motrin bottle it

says something about stomach bleeding being higher in kids who take blood

thinning or steroid drugs. None of my son's Drs ever mentioned it to me so I

just wanted to make sure that this wasn't why your Dr told you to space them. I

have definitely given my son both within a short period of time(when the fever's

pretty high) but will now ask before doing it again.

[Guest guest]

Thanks again to all that replied. After the spike of 106 the doctor told us to

give her a second dose of the prednisone. Within 2 hours the fever was 101 and

another hour later completly gone. Thanks for walking me through our first

cycle knowing its !

[Guest guest]

Thanks again to all that replied. After the spike of 106 the doctor told us to

give her a second dose of the prednisone. Within 2 hours the fever was 101 and

another hour later completly gone. Thanks for walking me through our first

cycle knowing its !

[Guest guest]

We have been using the predisone for a year- takes about 2 hours for our son's

fever to be gone after the dose is given. We have had two cases of rebound

where 2-3 days later he has the fever again. We also experienced the increase

in frequency- went from 4 to 2 weeks but the time between has begun to

increase-Yeah!

[Guest guest]

I just started the prednisolone and I had a quick question for you. In those

two instances when the fever cane back after only 2-3 days of having ended the

previous cycle, are you supposed to use the prednisolone again? Or ride it out

with motrin, since it would be so close to the prior steroid dose? Just curious

so that I know what to do if it happens to us. Thx for your help

[Guest guest]

I am 70. I am in fairly good health and planned for both of my knee surgeries.

I had one in Nov of 09, and the other at the end of March of 10. I was out of

the hospital and driving to PT within 3 weeks both times. I was walking without

a walker and down stairs to shower within a week.

(My surgeon said I could shower but not bath until I was healed and had the

staples out.)

I was out of the hospital with a walker in 3 days. Now I don't know what you

want to do, but I was walking around blocks at home right after PT was over.

I would find a Surgeon who knows what they are doing and you should be fine. I

don't know what problems your friend had, but I didn't have those problems.

Donna R

How Long?

How long for recovery from knee replacement? �� I certainly need both

replaced, but hate the thought of a (possible) long recovery that would shut me

down. I was prepared to have a knee replaced this Winter until my wife's friend

said it was almost six months before her husband was back to (near) normal --

she was tired of working with him. That report was a real downer for me, I

don't want to give up that much time to " get back to it " . ��.

I'm 76 years old, relatively active keeping two houses standing, two cars and a

motor home working, and an old Karmann Ghia (VW Beetle)) purring, and a of

course, there's my addiction to our domestic fleet of boats, and most of all, my

wife of 55 Years (Whoooa, when I typed this paragraph it sounds like a bragger

reeling of his laundry-list of material things -- no so. When your 76, the

material things are irrelevant)�.. Anyway, I'm reluctant to sign up for a self

inflicted lengthy disability, maybe live with it now, and do the surgery when

these activities and interests have dried up.

If the doctor does a good job, and I'm faith full about exercise, how long would

you estimate before I can slide under the Karmann Ghia, or crawl down in the

boat's engine compartment?

Please tell me about your recovery time, before you were camping, tennis,

walking the beach, or mall.

Bill

PS: Sorry, for the lengthy recital, but I`m frustrated�. " My clock is

ticking " , and there so much I (we) want to do.

[Guest guest]

How do you find a surgeon that knows what he is doing, the surgeon that I’m

going to see Monday is 76 years old I think that will give him

Plenty of experience. He looks 56.

JULIO G. ROMERO

6958 HELEN WAY

FONTANA, CA 92336

From: Joint Replacement

[mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of Donna Rae

Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:56 PM

Joint Replacement

Subject: Re: How Long?

I am 70. I am in fairly good health and planned for both of my knee

surgeries. I had one in Nov of 09, and the other at the end of March of 10.

I was out of the hospital and driving to PT within 3 weeks both times. I was

walking without a walker and down stairs to shower within a week.

(My surgeon said I could shower but not bath until I was healed and had the

staples out.)

I was out of the hospital with a walker in 3 days. Now I don't know what you

want to do, but I was walking around blocks at home right after PT was over.

I would find a Surgeon who knows what they are doing and you should be fine.

I don't know what problems your friend had, but I didn't have those

problems.

Donna R

How Long?

How long for recovery from knee replacement? �� I certainly need both

replaced, but hate the thought of a (possible) long recovery that would shut

me down. I was prepared to have a knee replaced this Winter until my wife's

friend said it was almost six months before her husband was back to (near)

normal -- she was tired of working with him. That report was a real downer

for me, I don't want to give up that much time to " get back to it " . ��.

I'm 76 years old, relatively active keeping two houses standing, two cars

and a motor home working, and an old Karmann Ghia (VW Beetle)) purring, and

a of course, there's my addiction to our domestic fleet of boats, and most

of all, my wife of 55 Years (Whoooa, when I typed this paragraph it sounds

like a bragger reeling of his laundry-list of material things -- no so. When

your 76, the material things are irrelevant)�.. Anyway, I'm reluctant to

sign up for a self inflicted lengthy disability, maybe live with it now, and

do the surgery when these activities and interests have dried up.

If the doctor does a good job, and I'm faith full about exercise, how long

would you estimate before I can slide under the Karmann Ghia, or crawl down

in the boat's engine compartment?

Please tell me about your recovery time, before you were camping, tennis,

walking the beach, or mall.

Bill

PS: Sorry, for the lengthy recital, but I`m frustrated�. " My clock is

ticking " , and there so much I (we) want to do.

[Guest guest]

It is 7 weeks since my knee replacement -- I need both done, but am having them

done one at a time. I am going back to work in 2.5 weeks, but could go back

right now. I was finished with physical therapy in 4 weeks, and driving also in

4. I can walk for about 45 minutes before I want to rest.

I still have swelling, but very little pain. I ice and elevate several times a

day. My only real issue is low seats. I drove our sports car today, but really

prefer driving the truck as the seat is higher. (It's my right knee).

I'm 11 years younger than you. I tell everyone they need to just do it.

HOpe this helps.

>

>

> How long for recovery from knee replacement? …… I certainly need both

replaced, but hate the thought of a (possible) long recovery that would shut me

down. I was prepared to have a knee replaced this Winter until my wife's friend

said it was almost six months before her husband was back to (near) normal --

she was tired of working with him. That report was a real downer for me, I

don't want to give up that much time to " get back to it " . …….

>

> I'm 76 years old, relatively active keeping two houses standing, two cars and

a motor home working, and an old Karmann Ghia (VW Beetle)) purring, and a of

course, there's my addiction to our domestic fleet of boats, and most of all, my

wife of 55 Years (Whoooa, when I typed this paragraph it sounds like a bragger

reeling of his laundry-list of material things -- no so. When your 76, the

material things are irrelevant)….. Anyway, I'm reluctant to sign up for a self

inflicted lengthy disability, maybe live with it now, and do the surgery when

these activities and interests have dried up.

>

> If the doctor does a good job, and I'm faith full about exercise, how long

would you estimate before I can slide under the Karmann Ghia, or crawl down in

the boat's engine compartment?

>

> Please tell me about your recovery time, before you were camping, tennis,

walking the beach, or mall.

>

> Bill

>

> PS: Sorry, for the lengthy recital, but I`m frustrated…. " My clock is

ticking " , and there so much I (we) want to do.

>

[Guest guest]

I look for the surgeon with the highest golf handicap.

Bill

========================================================

>

> How do you find a surgeon that knows what he is doing, the surgeon that I'm

> going to see Monday is 76 years old I think that will give him

>

> Plenty of experience. He looks 56.

>

>

>

>

>

> JULIO G. ROMERO

>

> 6958 HELEN WAY

>

> FONTANA, CA 92336

>

>

>

> From: Joint Replacement

> [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of Donna Rae

> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:56 PM

> Joint Replacement

> Subject: Re: How Long?

>

>

>

>

>

> I am 70. I am in fairly good health and planned for both of my knee

> surgeries. I had one in Nov of 09, and the other at the end of March of 10.

> I was out of the hospital and driving to PT within 3 weeks both times. I was

> walking without a walker and down stairs to shower within a week.

>

> (My surgeon said I could shower but not bath until I was healed and had the

> staples out.)

>

> I was out of the hospital with a walker in 3 days. Now I don't know what you

> want to do, but I was walking around blocks at home right after PT was over.

>

>

> I would find a Surgeon who knows what they are doing and you should be fine.

> I don't know what problems your friend had, but I didn't have those

> problems.

>

> Donna R

>

> How Long?

>

> How long for recovery from knee replacement? �� I certainly need both

> replaced, but hate the thought of a (possible) long recovery that would shut

> me down. I was prepared to have a knee replaced this Winter until my wife's

> friend said it was almost six months before her husband was back to (near)

> normal -- she was tired of working with him. That report was a real downer

> for me, I don't want to give up that much time to " get back to it " . ��.

>

> I'm 76 years old, relatively active keeping two houses standing, two cars

> and a motor home working, and an old Karmann Ghia (VW Beetle)) purring, and

> a of course, there's my addiction to our domestic fleet of boats, and most

> of all, my wife of 55 Years (Whoooa, when I typed this paragraph it sounds

> like a bragger reeling of his laundry-list of material things -- no so. When

> your 76, the material things are irrelevant)�.. Anyway, I'm reluctant to

> sign up for a self inflicted lengthy disability, maybe live with it now, and

> do the surgery when these activities and interests have dried up.

>

> If the doctor does a good job, and I'm faith full about exercise, how long

> would you estimate before I can slide under the Karmann Ghia, or crawl down

> in the boat's engine compartment?

>

> Please tell me about your recovery time, before you were camping, tennis,

> walking the beach, or mall.

>

> Bill

>

> PS: Sorry, for the lengthy recital, but I`m frustrated�. " My clock is

> ticking " , and there so much I (we) want to do.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Bill,

Each person's recuperation is different, depending upon age, other medical

conditions present, etc. I had both knees done in July 2009 at 49. My surgeon

said I had some of the worst knees he'd ever seen. My recuperation was slower

than usual due to how bad my knees were prior to surgery. My surgeon told me I

would be able to drive after six weeks...it ended up being seven weeks. Now, 14

months after surgery I do pretty much what I want to. The only thing I don't do

is intentionally get on my knees. I'm cleared for kneeling, but I don't feel

comfortable doing it.

Getting the surgery done has improved my quality of life so much that there was

never a question of " should I get the surgery or not? "

LTKR 7/16/09, RTKR 7/20/09

Dr. Teeny Lakewood, WA

> How long for recovery from knee replacement? …… I certainly need both

replaced, but hate the thought of a (possible) long recovery that would shut me

down. I was prepared to have a knee replaced this Winter until my wife's friend

said it was almost six months before her husband was back to (near) normal --

she was tired of working with him. That report was a real downer for me, I

don't want to give up that much time to " get back to it " . …….

>

> I'm 76 years old, relatively active keeping two houses standing, two cars and

a motor home working, and an old Karmann Ghia (VW Beetle)) purring, and a of

course, there's my addiction to our domestic fleet of boats, and most of all, my

wife of 55 Years (Whoooa, when I typed this paragraph it sounds like a bragger

reeling of his laundry-list of material things -- no so. When your 76, the

material things are irrelevant)….. Anyway, I'm reluctant to sign up for a self

inflicted lengthy disability, maybe live with it now, and do the surgery when

these activities and interests have dried up.

>

> If the doctor does a good job, and I'm faith full about exercise, how long

would you estimate before I can slide under the Karmann Ghia, or crawl down in

the boat's engine compartment?

>

> Please tell me about your recovery time, before you were camping, tennis,

walking the beach, or mall.

>

> Bill

>

> PS: Sorry, for the lengthy recital, but I`m frustrated…. " My clock is

ticking " , and there so much I (we) want to do.

>

[Guest guest]

How long does it taKE TO GET RID OF CANDIDA?