/prednisolone, cortisone, prednisone?

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Thanks for this . It can be hard to figure drugs out.

What does a bilateral replacement mean ? Different to regular knee

replacement? i'm glad your hubby is enjoying his new life. I'm so

looking forward to getting new knees. I can hardly walk any more.

I found out that joint damage has occured for some, while on AP, so i

must be alert and keep up to date on x-rays etc... monitoring joint

damage something i wouldn't have thought to do. Actually, i never

thought to do it full stop, even before AP! I thought my " natural

measures " were keeping things in check, but I was severely deluded.

take care,

Leonie

>

> > Hi All, the rheumy wants me to have an IV infusion of methyl-

> > prednisolone for my pain. I looked up the side effects and

didn't

> > much like them. Trouble is that regular pain killers don't even

> > touch the sides with this sort of pain. What's the difference

> > between prednisolone and prednisone ? What about cortisone ?

I've

> > read it before but keep forgetting what each one does and how

they

> > are different. Can you have these with AP ? My knees are killing

me

> > and i can hardly walk... not to mention my other joints. The

only

> > thing to help my knees at this point is the replacements. Gone

past

> > AP on that one. My other joints (elbows, hips, shoulders) are on

the

> > verge of going bung also, so hope the AP stops further damage.

> >

> > thanks...

> >

> > ~Leonie

> > leoniecent@...

> >

> > 02 62556202

> >

> >