/prednisone/antiinflammatories

[Guest guest]

, just curious, but what is your rheumatologist's reasoning for

not giving antiinflammatory meds while tapering the prednisone?

Re: [ ] New member

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> Pam wrote:

>

> >>and if this is mild

> I'm not looking forward to the rest of the ride...

>

> >>Whaddya know? It's NOT all in my head!

>

>

> Hi Pam,

> I can understand what you are feeling...My rheum has refused me

*other*

> antiinflammatory pain meds while I taper my Prednisone dose, and while

I understand

> his reasoning, I would also like one pain free day.

> Synovial pain has a deep burning quality that is not easy to ignore or

> tolerate.

> I mean...jeeze, even labor pains had 3-5 minutes pain free in

between!!!

>

> I think many of us can also relate to the concept that because the

pain can't

> be easily seen that it *might * not be there at all-or at least not to

the

> degree that we claim.

>

> Until I got to the Rheumatologist I had to argue with my family about

HOWI

> felt!

> I constantly heard that if I would get OFF the sofa with the heating

pad and

> (cook, do dishes, mop the floors, scrub the oven, clean the 3 full

baths..etc)

> I would FEEL better.

> They didn't understand how I had to regulate my activity according to

the

> pain.

> I was working full time then...I am on vacation right now.

> Back to work in about a week. :-( Bummer!

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