prednisone again

I also take symbicort, I get along with it fine, I use the 160/ 2 puffs a day morning and evening. I was having to take the prednisone packet about every month to control my congested breathing but finally went to a pulmonologist who determined that I had asthma. So far the symbicort has worked very well, resolved my breathing problem at night and I can actually lay flat now and sleep. Was having to use three pillows and almost sit upright to get any rest. I use combivent as a rescue inhaler, but have had to use it very little.

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age: 62
PSA 4.57 - Positive DRE
Biopsy 3-19-07 - Gleason 4+4=8
Negative bone scan 3-20-07
DaVinci 4-24-07
Catheter out 5-01-07
post op pathology:
positive margin left side of prostate
left seminal vesicle involved (both removed)
No lymph node involvement
New gleason score 9
T3B....radiation consult on 5-9-07.
June 5, 2007 1st psa post surgery 0.62
June 27, 2007 second psa post surgery 0.59
June 27, 2007 started Lupron injection (24 mos)
September 6, 2007 scheduled to be marked and prepped for radiation therapy.
Start IMRT therapy on September 13, 2007.
September 26,2007 psa test .08
Finished IMRT therapy October 31!!!

I was just getting off prednisone and went to doctor today and am starting back on also. Must be the weather. I do like to breath though:) I get very few side effects but I do have prednisone induced diabetes which might clear up once I can ever get off the prednisone. The diabetes and low carb diet took all the prednisone weight off though. Hang in there. One day they will find something else for us and we can wave goodbye to prednisone forever. Combivent is not a good rescue inhaler according to my doctors.

Yep, remember Doogie:) Definitely ask for a different rescue inhaler. It could mean your life. I have combivent but not as a rescue inhaler but a preventive one. I like albuterol but won't be able to get it much longer. Xopenex is a good one also. Take care.

I use albuterol for a rescue med it works good I use the same thing in my big nebulizer. The prednisone has also taken all the pain out of my knee's and that's wonderful I am never pain free in weather like this. It is a great day. We are stuck in because of the ice and we have wrapped all our Christmas Presants and now we are going to watch a movie. I am actually pain free for the first time in months. Have a happy Sunday everyone.

Star