Prednisone

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Hello everyone, I am finally catching up with the

enormous amounts of mail!!

I just wanted to put in my thoughts about the pred. I

personally don't mind, as I can BREATHE when I am on

it. The low dose I take (5mg per day) also takes care

of silly things like eczema. I will never forget being

in the ER room having a severe attack of asthma/rp

related breathing difficulties, and the nurse was

saying how wonderful steroids were. She said thirty

odd years ago, we just had to watch patients like you

die; and now we can give them dramatic relief. I

always bear that in mind!!

My docs have said I possibly can't manage without a

low dose, just try and keep it under 10mg. When I

used to go off it I used to flare and have to go up to

30/40 or 50. The up and down is very hard for your

body to cope with. I have felt pretty good on 5mg.

Also take 15mg mtx weekly, and 400mg plaquenil daily.

and occasional celebrex. I take Zantac 75 twice daily

to help with the stomach problems, but now I am taking

Fosamax also I think I might need more or something

else, which I will talk to rheumy about.

I have my first shot in the knees tomorrow, everyone I

have spokin to sounds v. positive, will let you know!!

Love, Liz

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