Prednisone

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm back from the rheumatolagist, bld. work was ok, except liver enzyme is

elevated. She has put me on predisone 5mg 3x/day. If its going to work I should

know in 72hrs. Any feedback on this would be appreciated. How can you hurt so

much and the bld. work be OK??? Isee her again in 2wks.???? She said if i'm not

getting good pain control I should maybe another pain specialist...... Any one

know one in the Elgin, IL. area? (not Barclay) IN '08 we're fixing up the house

to put on market (cross your fingers w/ the market the it is) and my husband is

the general contracter to build our ddream home on 5 1/2 acres in Stockton, IL.

The project is so immense from cornfield up. And I feel overwhelmed w/ all the

decisions and choices. I just wish I did'nt hurt as much.On a positive note, a

new grandbaby comes in March. Well, am apprecciating venting w/ you all. Nana

[Guest guest]

Nana,

I know how frustrating it is to be suffering with pain and fatigue and all

blood work comes back normal. I would guess that has happened to most of us

with CFS and / or Fibro. When my neurologist put me on Prednisone for pain, he

explained it that the Prednisone hopefully stops the inflammation which is

a cause of the pain. The first time he put me on it was for severe daily

migraines. I didn't have much hope that it would help, but fortunately it did.

Hope it works for you. Eve

[Guest guest]

AND IF YOU WEREN'T FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A SICK MOTHER, I WOULD BE

WORKING SOMEWHERE AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BABYSIT AT ALL. THANKS FOR YOUR

GRATITUDE.

RE: Prednisone

Hi Nana, don't worry too much about the bloodwork, they usually don't do the

right tests .and.50% of inflammatory arthritis (which is what a rheumy is

gonna look for) doesn't show up on the bloodwork.