Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Dear Deb: Hi my name is . I don't write too much, however I saw your email and I felt I had to mention a few things to you. The Doctor who is treating you isn't doing you any favors by giving you that much prednisone. That is why you got the Diabeties. You wouldn't have it if she/he would have given you less prednisone and some pain medicine instead. Also prednisone is bad stuff to fool with. I have been on it for 30 years because I have a kidney transplant and asthma besides the RA. I probably will never get off of it. I have many problems because of taking it. Unless I take it everyday I can't get out of bed and walk. I have cataracts that have to be operated on soon. My body shape has changed a great deal. I have a hump back and big stomach and I also have a bad breathing disorder that the prednisone helped me to get. All I can say is there are other things to take. Get another Dr. You are taking much too much prednisone for what you have. I only take 5Mg and I have been on it 30 years and I can't get off that small amount. If i stop it i literaly can't walk. Take care, hope to hear from you. Sincerely, Anjillah@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Dear Deb: Hi my name is . I don't write too much, however I saw your email and I felt I had to mention a few things to you. The Doctor who is treating you isn't doing you any favors by giving you that much prednisone. That is why you got the Diabeties. You wouldn't have it if she/he would have given you less prednisone and some pain medicine instead. Also prednisone is bad stuff to fool with. I have been on it for 30 years because I have a kidney transplant and asthma besides the RA. I probably will never get off of it. I have many problems because of taking it. Unless I take it everyday I can't get out of bed and walk. I have cataracts that have to be operated on soon. My body shape has changed a great deal. I have a hump back and big stomach and I also have a bad breathing disorder that the prednisone helped me to get. All I can say is there are other things to take. Get another Dr. You are taking much too much prednisone for what you have. I only take 5Mg and I have been on it 30 years and I can't get off that small amount. If i stop it i literaly can't walk. Take care, hope to hear from you. Sincerely, Anjillah@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 > Dear Deb: Hi my name is . I don't write too much, however I saw your > email and I felt I had to mention a few things to you. > The Doctor who is treating you isn't doing you any favors by giving you that > much prednisone. That is why you got the Diabeties. You wouldn't have it if > she/he would have given you less prednisone and some pain medicine instead. > Also prednisone is bad stuff to fool with. I have been on it for 30 years > because I have a kidney transplant and asthma besides the RA. > I probably will never get off of it. I have many problems because of taking > it. Unless I take it everyday I can't get out of bed and walk. I have > cataracts that have to be operated on soon. My body shape has changed a great deal. > I have a hump back and big stomach and I also have a bad breathing disorder > that the prednisone helped me to get. > All I can say is there are other things to take. Get another Dr. You are > taking much too much prednisone for what you have. I only take 5Mg and I have > been on it 30 years and I can't get off that small amount. If i stop it i > literaly can't walk. > Take care, hope to hear from you. > Sincerely, > Anjillah@A... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 > Dear Deb: Hi my name is . I don't write too much, however I saw your > email and I felt I had to mention a few things to you. > The Doctor who is treating you isn't doing you any favors by giving you that > much prednisone. That is why you got the Diabeties. You wouldn't have it if > she/he would have given you less prednisone and some pain medicine instead. > Also prednisone is bad stuff to fool with. I have been on it for 30 years > because I have a kidney transplant and asthma besides the RA. > I probably will never get off of it. I have many problems because of taking > it. Unless I take it everyday I can't get out of bed and walk. I have > cataracts that have to be operated on soon. My body shape has changed a great deal. > I have a hump back and big stomach and I also have a bad breathing disorder > that the prednisone helped me to get. > All I can say is there are other things to take. Get another Dr. You are > taking much too much prednisone for what you have. I only take 5Mg and I have > been on it 30 years and I can't get off that small amount. If i stop it i > literaly can't walk. > Take care, hope to hear from you. > Sincerely, > Anjillah@A... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Dear Deb: Hi this is again. I am so sorry you have so much trouble. I guess you are doing the best you can with all the problems that you have. It is terrible you have had to wait so long to see a Doctor. Is there a governor or someone who you could reach that might help make things a little better for you if you wrote to him or even sent him a copy of the email you sent me. Maybe someone would help even if you could contact a newspaper and tell the people in your area how much you are suffering. I wish there was something I could do to help but I am not much better off. I have been on the prednisone too but not as much as you are taking but I have been on it for about 30 years. I got sick when I was 16 and now I am 57. Time flies when you are having fun. Right, only kidding of course. However, hang in there. I will do the same. We have to. I pray to God we can get better some day. Take care and let me know how you are. Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Dear Deb: Hi this is again. I am so sorry you have so much trouble. I guess you are doing the best you can with all the problems that you have. It is terrible you have had to wait so long to see a Doctor. Is there a governor or someone who you could reach that might help make things a little better for you if you wrote to him or even sent him a copy of the email you sent me. Maybe someone would help even if you could contact a newspaper and tell the people in your area how much you are suffering. I wish there was something I could do to help but I am not much better off. I have been on the prednisone too but not as much as you are taking but I have been on it for about 30 years. I got sick when I was 16 and now I am 57. Time flies when you are having fun. Right, only kidding of course. However, hang in there. I will do the same. We have to. I pray to God we can get better some day. Take care and let me know how you are. Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Dear Deb: This is again. I feel very bad that you have so much trouble. I know how you feel. I can't take any of the newer medicines either. Since, I have a kidney transplant for 18 years, the newer meds are not good for my kidney. So prednisone has helped me too and yet I have suffered from it too as you have. I also have asthma and another breathing disorder besides the asthma. I have atelectasis. It is when part of the lung has collapsed, not the whole lung. It is because of prednisone too but it is rare. It happens because the prednisone makes the ribs press on the lungs and this way they can't expand and are not as big as they should be for me to breathe properly. So, I am very short of breath most of the time. I was a nurse and this is part of the reason why I can't work any more too, besides a bad shoulder, (rotator cuff) that happened when a patient fell on me when I was giving her a shower, that was the last day I worked (8yrs ago). Our situations are very similar though. I hope we can continue to communicate and give each other strength even though we have these problems. I will pray for us both. Sincerely, your friend, PS: Please write when you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Dear Deb: This is again. I feel very bad that you have so much trouble. I know how you feel. I can't take any of the newer medicines either. Since, I have a kidney transplant for 18 years, the newer meds are not good for my kidney. So prednisone has helped me too and yet I have suffered from it too as you have. I also have asthma and another breathing disorder besides the asthma. I have atelectasis. It is when part of the lung has collapsed, not the whole lung. It is because of prednisone too but it is rare. It happens because the prednisone makes the ribs press on the lungs and this way they can't expand and are not as big as they should be for me to breathe properly. So, I am very short of breath most of the time. I was a nurse and this is part of the reason why I can't work any more too, besides a bad shoulder, (rotator cuff) that happened when a patient fell on me when I was giving her a shower, that was the last day I worked (8yrs ago). Our situations are very similar though. I hope we can continue to communicate and give each other strength even though we have these problems. I will pray for us both. Sincerely, your friend, PS: Please write when you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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