Have a question about Prednisone

[Guest guest]

Apparantly things have been running too smoothly for me for the past

five weeks. Guess my body is in shock. Been having a problem with my

hearing and had it tested and the doc was not pleased with the results

to say the least. Termed it as sudden onset acute sensory neural hearing

loss. Long term for I'm as deaf as a doorknob.

He wants to put me on high dose Prednisone for 15 days starting out at

80 mg and tapering down 20 mg every three days. Didn't want to give it

to me until I get the go ahead from all my docs. Hematologist said it

wouldn't interfere with what he is doing. Cardiologist is out until

tomorrow. Gastro doc damn near fell on the floor when he heard the dose

and was not happy about it. Said it could be done and that I should take

three Nexium a day instead of my normal two while I'm on this stuff.

Said he'll keep a close eye on me and we'll get through it. Also, wants

me to ask my ENT if I start having problems if there was a possibility

of doing a faster taper. Said he didn't want me on it long term and that

he would go along with the two weeks. He was cringing when I left the

office. I wasn't thrilled with that. Made me very nervous.

Has anyone taken Prednisone since wls and if so, for how long, dose and

side effects if any from it?

Thanks.

Regina

[Guest guest]

Regina,

Sorry to hear about your hearing loss <slaps self>.

I've taken prednisone tapers before and after WLS for asthma without

incident or even need for GI drugs. My last taper was a three-week job

that started at 120 mg and I don't recall any side effects other than

the usual ones for me... Insomnia/too much energy. I was pretty fresh

post-op too, three months I believe, and haven't needed any pred in a

long time because my asthma's almost a non-issue now. In fact, for the

past year, I've gone along without thinking about it and without always

knowing exactly where I had an albuterol inhaler stashed on my person.

In the past, I would have an asthma attack within 20 minutes of

discovering I was without one. I've used that medication since 1984, and

never have I used less of it than now! :-)

Good luck with the prednisone. It's not all that bad. I don't know

everything, but I think your gastro doc might be overreacting,

especially since the prednisone is likely to be very helpful with the

hearing loss... I would beat my pouch up more than a little bit to have

my hearing back, honestly.

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

http://www.ziobro.us/index.html

Have a question about Prednisone

Apparantly things have been running too smoothly for me for the past

five weeks. Guess my body is in shock. Been having a problem with my

hearing and had it tested and the doc was not pleased with the results

to say the least. Termed it as sudden onset acute sensory neural hearing

loss. Long term for I'm as deaf as a doorknob.

He wants to put me on high dose Prednisone for 15 days starting out at

80 mg and tapering down 20 mg every three days. Didn't want to give it

to me until I get the go ahead from all my docs. Hematologist said it

wouldn't interfere with what he is doing. Cardiologist is out until

tomorrow. Gastro doc damn near fell on the floor when he heard the dose

and was not happy about it. Said it could be done and that I should take

three Nexium a day instead of my normal two while I'm on this stuff.

Said he'll keep a close eye on me and we'll get through it. Also, wants

me to ask my ENT if I start having problems if there was a possibility

of doing a faster taper. Said he didn't want me on it long term and that

he would go along with the two weeks. He was cringing when I left the

office. I wasn't thrilled with that. Made me very nervous.

Has anyone taken Prednisone since wls and if so, for how long, dose and

side effects if any from it?

Thanks.

Regina

[Guest guest]

Well, DARN Regina! Ok...let's look on the up side....when Tim complains that

you aren't listening to him you have a VALID excuse! LOL AND.....can't hear

the kids whining! Ok...just trying to cheer you up. Geez louise.....don't

you feel sometimes like it is NEVER ending?

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

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http://www.marykay.com/debbiemcneice

-----Original Message-----

From: Regina Block

Apparantly things have been running too smoothly for me for the past five

weeks. Guess my body is in shock. Been having a problem with my hearing and

had it tested and the doc was not pleased with the results to say the least.

Termed it as sudden onset acute sensory neural hearing loss. Long term for

I'm as deaf as a doorknob.

[Guest guest]

Geez louise.....don't you feel sometimes like it is NEVER ending?

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Debbie: All the bloody time. Tim never complains that I don't listen to him,

because I've always told him I don't listen to him and trust me, there are

certain days when Mozart could hear Leah whining. LOL

Just another bump in the road. He's pretty sure I'll get most of my hearing back

in my left ear as my last test in December it was pretty much normal. Apparently

you have a small window of opportunity to get your hearing back with the

steroids. Have had a hearing loss in my right ear since I was a kid and over the

past few years it has been getting a bit worse, but there was a big jump in both

ears from Dec. until the day before yesterday. That's why he is so concerned. I

actually got burned in my lab class today because a girl came up on my right

side to ask me to look at glass that we were melting on the bunson burners and I

thought she wanted me to take the glass out of her hand to look at her progress

and I grabbed it and burned myself. Apparently she didn't ask me to take hold of

it, she wanted me to look at it. Have to tell you glass over a flame gets really

freaking hot!! Dropped off work at the gastro office I work at and asked one of

the docs for a scrip for silvadine to put on the burns. (yes pleural, got burned

twice in that class today. OYYY) He started to laugh at that one when I said

make it a big jar because I think it's going to be a long semester in the lab.

Figure I'll just keep it in my book bag and share it with all the other " rocket

scientists " I'm with. Should need another scrip in about a week. LOL

Regina

[Guest guest]

Good luck with the prednisone. It's not all that bad. I don't know

everything, but I think your gastro doc might be overreacting,

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,

Thanks. I started it last night hoping to sleep through any stomach problems

and if it makes me stay awake, hopefully it will be during the day when I

can use the extra energy, not at 3 am. I don't sleep through the night as it

is. I had weight induced asthma and know what you're saying about carrying

the Albuterol inhaler around. Last time I had to use an inhaler was two

years ago when I had pneumonia. I'm happy for you.

The only reason why the gastro doc may be overreacting is that it seems that

after so much stuff that has been going on with me, I finally seem to be on

an even keel. Blood counts coming up, no more pain, etc. He just hugged me

and said we'll get you through this. I'm so drained from all of this, I'm

sure these guys are just as frustrated. To top it off, I work for them and

we socialize too, so being friends with them, they always go the extra mile

to help/protect me. 14 more days of it to go. So far, so good, except that

Leah just woke up with pink eye. It that one of the side effects that she

may be sympathetically taking for me. Oh brother.

Regina

[Guest guest]

ROTFL......... I have a sister who whines! At 36 I am still telling her

" QUIT your WHINING! " LOL That is what big sisters are for....to smack their

little sisters. LOL Only kidding.

Debbie &

in Gig Harbor

(170cm medial)

ladybostons@...

http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore

http://www.marykay.com/debbiemcneice

-----Original Message-----

From: Regina Block

Geez louise.....don't you feel sometimes like it is NEVER ending?

================

Debbie: All the bloody time. Tim never complains that I don't listen to him,

because I've always told him I don't listen to him and trust me, there are

certain days when Mozart could hear Leah whining. LOL