Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Nikki, none of us have every wanted to go on the dreaded Pred but it does help. I have been off of it for about 1 1/2 months now and the weight is coming off. You are on a lower dosage and may not have to be on it very long so my suggestion is to give it a try. Anything that relieves pain is worth it and you mom is right, you don't want any long term damage if it can be pervented. Just my thoughts barb Nikki Stover wrote: Hi all!Well, I got into a lupus study and I really like theDr. He disagreed with my rheumy about me not being onanything especially with the pleurisy pain hangingaround. He prescribed 10 mg of Prednisone for 2-4weeks. I have never taken it before and am reallyconcerned about the side effects. Being that it is alower dosage and only for a few weeks is it possiblethat I may NOT have trouble with the weight gain etc??I am really strugglinng with whether or not the painis bad enough for me to take it. I keep thinking thatmaybe I won't take it right away. But then my Momsays I should give it a try to see if maybe it will doaway with the pain all together. She is concernedthat if I do not take it that the prolonged pleurisycould cause irreperable damage. Any thoughts??Thanks!Love,Nikki __________________________________Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail"The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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