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I was tired all the time. Actually, I was sleeping all the time when I wasn't coughing....
I was just discharged yesterday from a 6 day hospital stay. Had pneumonia. I am on both Remicade and Prednisone. Started out 2 months ago with coug and shortness of breath. My primary did chest X...
I was diagnosed with UC in 2007. In 2008 I had what I thought was a flare but turned out to be C.Diff. I was really sick - hospitalized for 8 days (had to be in full isolation). They tell me that the...
I began with 40 mg/day in August of 09, decreasing evry 4 weeks by 10 mg/day until December when I went to 5 mg/day, then in January 5 mg every other day until this week. I started Remicade in May...
I read your post and found it very interesting. I'm going to ask my GI about Addison's Disease next week when I see him. What does the test involve? Thanks so much!...
How fast did you taper from the pred and how long have you been on it? I began with 40 mg/day in August of 09, decreasing evry 4 weeks by 10 mg/day until December when I went to 5 mg/day, then in...
I have been struggeling to get off Prednisone since July of 08. Beginning of January I was down to 5 mg every other day. My colitis was behaving itself just fine but I literally hurt allover my body,...
Where did you get your automatic netipot?...
Last summer my primary started me on Metformin because my fasting blood sugar was 120. He thought the Prednisone I had been on for 6 months had caused type 2 diabetes. He said this could be a...
Hey, thanks for your input. My primary is suggestiong Z Pack and I have taken Flagyl & Cipro before for CDiff. It has been only the Amoxacillin that has caused the flares so far....
I'm coming off an bad flare that required 4 days hospitalization in mid August. That was probably caused by a big dose of Amoxicillin taken before a dental procedure. So back on Prednisone. I'm now...
this weight gain? I am tapering from 40 mg/day to 20 mg/day since mid August. I am huge - weigh more than I ever have in my life! From Septembe1 until October 16 I have gained 27 pounds. My question...
I have been taking oral medication for drug induced diabetes for about 4 months. My non fasting blood sugar is 180. I'm currently taking 40 mg of Prednisone a day. Dr says it should correct itself if...
I have so far been able to do anything I wanted after my infusion. However I do not have to have any Benadryl while I am having the infusion....