Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Hi Jill. I don't mean this as saying that you shouldn't write to the group about this. We are, after all, a support group. However, I'm always concerned when I hear of symptoms like you describe. I hope you are also discussing this with your doctor. A support group is not enough. Pierre Very rough week! > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Hi Jill. I don't mean this as saying that you shouldn't write to the group about this. We are, after all, a support group. However, I'm always concerned when I hear of symptoms like you describe. I hope you are also discussing this with your doctor. A support group is not enough. Pierre Very rough week! > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Hi Jill. I don't mean this as saying that you shouldn't write to the group about this. We are, after all, a support group. However, I'm always concerned when I hear of symptoms like you describe. I hope you are also discussing this with your doctor. A support group is not enough. Pierre Very rough week! > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 *hugs* Jill, I'm so sorry that it's been such a difficult week for you! I hope that things will get better. Sophia > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 *hugs* Jill, I'm so sorry that it's been such a difficult week for you! I hope that things will get better. Sophia > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 *hugs* Jill, I'm so sorry that it's been such a difficult week for you! I hope that things will get better. Sophia > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Jill I'm sorry you are having a rough time of it. I had a similar reaction emotionally but it wasn't from the prednisone, it was a reaction to the diuretics. The diuretics caused my electrolytes to get way out of balance and that caused all the emotional non-stop crying, lack of patience, major depression, etc. Let your doctor know that you are having these problems and ask about having a blood test done to check your electrolytes just in case. Mine dropped dangerously low at one point before they figured out it was the diuretics causing it. Prednisone can cause emotional upset type problems too though so please make sure to give your doctor a call about it. The water weight may have been caused by eating at restaurants frequently while you were on vacation...high salt content in most of the foods you'll find when eating out. I find I can eat one " real " meal then I stick to salads or the like for other meals if I'm going to be eating at restaurants for all three meals of the day. I'm glad you had fun at the Mall of America...I'm still jealous. ) Amy Very rough week! > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 Jill I'm sorry you are having a rough time of it. I had a similar reaction emotionally but it wasn't from the prednisone, it was a reaction to the diuretics. The diuretics caused my electrolytes to get way out of balance and that caused all the emotional non-stop crying, lack of patience, major depression, etc. Let your doctor know that you are having these problems and ask about having a blood test done to check your electrolytes just in case. Mine dropped dangerously low at one point before they figured out it was the diuretics causing it. Prednisone can cause emotional upset type problems too though so please make sure to give your doctor a call about it. The water weight may have been caused by eating at restaurants frequently while you were on vacation...high salt content in most of the foods you'll find when eating out. I find I can eat one " real " meal then I stick to salads or the like for other meals if I'm going to be eating at restaurants for all three meals of the day. I'm glad you had fun at the Mall of America...I'm still jealous. ) Amy Very rough week! > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill > > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 When my son was on high doses of prednisone, we had a saying: " oh, that's the prednisone talking " - or yelling - or crying. Hang in there - Betsy > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 When my son was on high doses of prednisone, we had a saying: " oh, that's the prednisone talking " - or yelling - or crying. Hang in there - Betsy > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 When my son was on high doses of prednisone, we had a saying: " oh, that's the prednisone talking " - or yelling - or crying. Hang in there - Betsy > I got back from Mall of America and had a wonderful time, > unfortunately, my body didn't. I put on 10lbs. of water weight in 3 > days! My neph put me on bedrest with my feet up and gave me another > diruetic. Which made me feel like my heart was going to race out of > my chest. My stomach and face have puffed so bad my 3 year old told > me I looked like Santa Claus. Not to mention, my emotions are just > out of control, I feel like crying all the time for no reason and do > at the drop of a hat and I have not patience, this is not my > personaility at all. I guess this is what to be expected with > prednisone. Sorry, just needed to vent. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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