Guest guest Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hello everyone, I had a polypectomy and ancillary sinus surgery in April last year. My SOS returned within about seven days and lasted until December when it went away again. I do find this very frustrating as my asthma and rhinitis are reasonably well-controlled by using a steroid inhaler and Nasonex for my nose.I also take daily loratadine. However what I have found is that a short burst of prednisolone (40 mg per day for five days) does bring my SOS back for about 4 weeks after completion of the course.My GP has not as yet raised any issue with prescribing three times so far this year. I appreciate that prolonged use of steroids can be dangerous but I am wondering what advice other posters may have received here. I suppose what I'm saying is that if I were to take say six or seven such bursts of prednisolone each year would this be safe and give my adrenal glands sufficient time to recover each time?If not then how many such steroid bursts would be acceptable. Any comments would be gratefully received, Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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