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Hi all,

Have a question.

Can anyone tell me if you think you have a flare can

it go away without going back on Predizone.

I think I might be getting one in my right ear. Am on

2 1/2 mg of predizone now but am wondering if I should

call Dr and have him up it.

Darn, I was just getting down on the pred too!!!!!!

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Carol,

Gosh that isn't fair at all. A flare can go away without the pred but it can cause damage too. The pred is what keeps the imflamation down and that is the part that causes the damage. Remember this is just my two cents worth. If I were you and knew I was flaring I would call the Dr. and see what he said.

Please take care

Lots of Love

Glenda

Hi all,Have a question. Can anyone tell me if you think you have a flare canit go away without going back on Predizone.I think I might be getting one in my right ear. Am on2 1/2 mg of predizone now but am wondering if I shouldcall Dr and have him up it.Darn, I was just getting down on the pred too!!!!!!

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Hi Carol,

Darn, so sorry to hear your ear is flaring. Both my PCP and my

rhuematologist have told me to up the prednisone when I start to get

a flare up on the ear or nose, it will help make the flare settle

down faster and it won't cause as much damage to the cartiledge.

Don't want to have that. The rheumatologist recommended 60 mgs of

pred tapering down during an ear or nose flare. You probably don't

want to hear this, but thought I would pass it on to you. Maybe some

others will have further recommendations. My doctor pretty much

figured I would follow his guidelines for a flare up, but if I were

down to 2 and 1/2 mgs of pred. I would have a hard time making the

decision to up it to 60 again. Probably the best thing to do would

be to check with your doctor and see what he thinks.

Marilyn

Hi all,

> Have a question.

> Can anyone tell me if you think you have a flare can

> it go away without going back on Predizone.

> I think I might be getting one in my right ear. Am on

> 2 1/2 mg of predizone now but am wondering if I should

> call Dr and have him up it.

> Darn, I was just getting down on the pred too!!!!!!

>

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Thanks for all the advice from everyone. Will call the

Dr tomorrow. Even though it will be Sunday, He said to

call him day or night so will take him up on it LOL

--- Glenda McClennen wrote:

> Carol,

> Gosh that isn't fair at all. A flare can go away

> without the pred but it

> can cause damage too. The pred is what keeps the

> imflamation down and that

> is the part that causes the damage. Remember this

> is just my two cents

> worth. If I were you and knew I was flaring I would

> call the Dr. and see

> what he said.

> Please take care

> Lots of Love

> Glenda

>

> Hi all,

> Have a question.

> Can anyone tell me if you think you have a flare can

> it go away without going back on Predizone.

> I think I might be getting one in my right ear. Am

> on

> 2 1/2 mg of predizone now but am wondering if I

> should

> call Dr and have him up it.

> Darn, I was just getting down on the pred too!!!!!!

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In a message dated 1/12/02 3:43:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,

godave4@... writes:

<< but if I were

down to 2 and 1/2 mgs of pred. I would have a hard time making the

decision to up it to 60 again. >>

Carol, I was down to 7mg of pred when I started another ear flare. I always

want to catch it as soon as I feel it coming. I raised my pred to 15mg and

it stopped the flare, then came back down by lowering 1mg every week. I am

only at 9mg now. will lower next week. Usually I lower at 1mg a month, but

when I raise it for a short period I come down a little faster to my normal

dose. Please check with your doctore and see what he suggests. Everyone is

different.

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