Re: Report from the 2nd doc

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

I am so happy you had such a great appointment with your doctor

and that he is checking the other problems, and I am so happy you can

taper more and get off the predisone, that's great news!!!!

Love,

Ruth

> Well, saw my doc in Miami yesterday. He's very pleased with my

blood

> work and wants me off the prednisone completely. I'm only taking

2mg

> right now and he said that wasn't enough to do anything. So I

> started on 1 1/2 today. I'll be so glad to get off this stuff.

He's

> keeping my imuran at 50mg and ursodial at 1200mg. a day.

> I hadn't pressed around my upper right quadrant for a while because

I

> haven't had any pain there. When he pressed in the middle and to

the

> right I got a really sharp pain. This really surprised me. I've

> been having a lot of diahrea lately so he decided to do an

ultrasound

> of my gall bladder again. I know there's got to be a reason for

the

> upset intestines every night.

> All in all I thought it was a GREAT appt.!!! I'm very pleased.

> Thanks for thinking about me.

>

> Debbie/FL

[Guest guest]

Dear Debbie,

So glad you’re doing well!

Did your doctor mean that 2 mg of

prednisone doesn’t do anything? Why did he taper you to 1.5 mg?

I just tapered to 2.5 mg one day and 5 mg

the next. Then I take 50 mg of Imuran.

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Report from the 2nd doc

Debbie,

I am so happy you had such a great

appointment with your doctor

and that he is checking the other problems, and I

am so happy you can

taper more and get off the predisone, that's great

news!!!!

Love,

Ruth

> Well, saw my doc in Miami yesterday.

He's very pleased with my

blood

> work and wants me off the prednisone

completely. I'm only taking

2mg

> right now and he said that wasn't enough to

do anything. So I

> started on 1 1/2 today. I'll be so glad

to get off this stuff.

He's

> keeping my imuran at 50mg and ursodial at

1200mg. a day.

> I hadn't pressed around my upper right

quadrant for a while because

I

> haven't had any pain there. When he

pressed in the middle and to

the

> right I got a really sharp pain. This

really surprised me. I've

> been having a lot of diahrea lately so he

decided to do an

ultrasound

> of my gall bladder again. I know

there's got to be a reason for

the

> upset intestines every night.

> All in all I thought it was a GREAT

appt.!!! I'm very pleased.

> Thanks for thinking about me.

>

> Debbie/FL

[Guest guest]

, My doctors concur that 5mg and less has very little side effects, it's as if you're not on it. For some people, 10mg or less has negligible side effects as well. aisha RE: [ ] Re: Report from the 2nd doc Dear Debbie, So glad you’re doing well! Did your doctor mean that 2 mg of prednisone doesn’t do anything? Why did he taper you to 1.5 mg? I just tapered to 2.5 mg one day and 5 mg the next. Then I take 50 mg of Imuran. -----Original Message-----From: hrby97111 [mailto:hrby97111@...] Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Report from the 2nd doc Debbie, I am so happy you had such a great appointment with your doctor and that he is checking the other problems, and I am so happy you can taper more and get off the predisone, that's great news!!!!Love,Ruth> Well, saw my doc in Miami yesterday. He's very pleased with my blood > work and wants me off the prednisone completely. I'm only taking 2mg > right now and he said that wasn't enough to do anything. So I > started on 1 1/2 today. I'll be so glad to get off this stuff. He's > keeping my imuran at 50mg and ursodial at 1200mg. a day. > I hadn't pressed around my upper right quadrant for a while because I > haven't had any pain there. When he pressed in the middle and to the > right I got a really sharp pain. This really surprised me. I've > been having a lot of diahrea lately so he decided to do an ultrasound > of my gall bladder again. I know there's got to be a reason for the > upset intestines every night.> All in all I thought it was a GREAT appt.!!! I'm very pleased.> Thanks for thinking about me.> > Debbie/FL

[Guest guest]

Boy that is good news! I don’t want a moon

face.

I get funny aches in my fingers and arms

now. Hmm, wonder what that is? Just getting old (44) I guess!

Goodnight,

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Report from the 2nd doc

,

My doctors concur that 5mg and

less has very little side effects, it's as if you're not on it. For

some people, 10mg or less has negligible side effects as well.

aisha

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Report from the 2nd doc

Debbie,

I am so happy you had such a great

appointment with your doctor

and that he is checking the other problems, and I

am so happy you can

taper more and get off the predisone, that's great

news!!!!

Love,

Ruth

> Well, saw my doc in Miami yesterday.

He's very pleased with my

blood

> work and wants me off the prednisone

completely. I'm only taking

2mg

> right now and he said that wasn't enough to

do anything. So I

> started on 1 1/2 today. I'll be so glad

to get off this stuff.

He's

> keeping my imuran at 50mg and ursodial at

1200mg. a day.

> I hadn't pressed around my upper right

quadrant for a while because

I

> haven't had any pain there. When he

pressed in the middle and to

the

> right I got a really sharp pain. This

really surprised me. I've

> been having a lot of diahrea lately so he

decided to do an

ultrasound

> of my gall bladder again. I know there's

got to be a reason for

the

> upset intestines every night.

> All in all I thought it was a GREAT

appt.!!! I'm very pleased.

> Thanks for thinking about me.

>

> Debbie/FL

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My doc just said to stop taking the prednisone. I'm doing it slowly

because I have had such awful reactions to lowering my dose. It took

me a year and a half to get down to 5mg.

Debbie/FL

> > Well, saw my doc in Miami yesterday. He's very pleased with my

> blood

> > work and wants me off the prednisone completely. I'm only taking

> 2mg

> > right now and he said that wasn't enough to do anything. So I

> > started on 1 1/2 today. I'll be so glad to get off this stuff.

> He's

> > keeping my imuran at 50mg and ursodial at 1200mg. a day.

> > I hadn't pressed around my upper right quadrant for a while

because

> I

> > haven't had any pain there. When he pressed in the middle and to

> the

> > right I got a really sharp pain. This really surprised me. I've

> > been having a lot of diahrea lately so he decided to do an

> ultrasound

> > of my gall bladder again. I know there's got to be a reason for

> the

> > upset intestines every night.

> > All in all I thought it was a GREAT appt.!!! I'm very pleased.

> > Thanks for thinking about me.

> >

> > Debbie/FL

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Debbie,

I am so far behind on reading emails..... but glad to hear about your dr. visit. We will keep our fingers crossed for you about the pred. withdrawal......

We will be leaving on Wed. and hopefully it will be a fun trip. Looking forward to seeing lots of friends...

Cheryl & Randy

[Guest guest]

,

Every time I lowered my dosage no matter how small I would get tired,

achy, temperature, upset stomach, diarhea. I felt like I had a mild

case of the flu. It usually lasted about 2wks. sometimes 3. I

always gave myself a week of feeling better before I dropped it

again. I tried the other way and just couldn't take it. I'm also

diabetic so it through my blood sugars way off too. Actually, that

was probably the worse part of it. I started on 60mg in Nov. 2000.

Debbie/FL

> Dear Debbie,

>

> Wow, I have been taken down much much faster! I went from 30 mg

> prednisone to 2.5/5.0 mg in 2 ½ months. I am not having any kind of

> reaction.

>

> What kind of reaction did you have? I am just tired occasionally,

but

> have always been that way.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, it must have sent your blood sugar

spinning! Maybe that’s why you felt so bad?

I was dropped rapidly from 30 mg prednisone

and every two weeks down 10 mg to end at 5 mg per day. Then I was told I would

be on 5 mg “for a while”, but am now alternating between 2.5 one

day and 5 mg the next. I have not noticed anything different. Very weird! My

doctor really believes she beat this. We will see if she has.

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Report from the 2nd doc

,

Every time I lowered my dosage no matter how small

I would get tired,

achy, temperature, upset stomach,

diarhea. I felt like I had a mild

case of the flu. It usually lasted about

2wks. sometimes 3. I

always gave myself a week of feeling better before

I dropped it

again. I tried the other way and just

couldn't take it. I'm also

diabetic so it through my blood sugars way off

too. Actually, that

was probably the worse part of it. I started

on 60mg in Nov. 2000.

Debbie/FL

> Dear Debbie,

>

> Wow, I have been taken down much much faster!

I went from 30 mg

> prednisone to 2.5/5.0 mg in 2 ½ months. I am

not having any kind of

> reaction.

>

> What kind of reaction did you have? I am just

tired occasionally,

but

> have always been that way.

>

>

>