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Date Posted: 10:29:52 01/05/07 Fri
Author: Judy K (Understanding TOO well!)
Subject: Re: Epidural Steroid Injection & Side Effects
In reply to: Becky 's message, "Epidural Steroid Injection & Side Effects" on 19:13:50 01/03/07 Wed

Becky,
I have been on prednisone for over 2 years and had many failed attempts on tapering off it.

I am at last (YEEPEE) at 5 mgs and my Cushing's symptoms are beginning...ever so slowly...to get better. I have lost some weight...as my weight qwent from 138 to 211! I am down to 180 and got into a size 14 jeans for the first time in almost 3 years!

My face..the classic moon face is beginning to shrink but I am loosing a lot of hair. I still have a long way to go. Slow and sure is the way on tapering off prednisone! I will be on 5 mgs a total of 2 and a half months...then take the ACTH test on my adrenals before I can drop further.

Your situation is different from mine because mine was oral and yours local. I am having to take kenalog injections into my eye muscles in order TO taper off the oral steroids.

I, too have not had but 2 periods since I started prednisone...not that I am complaining about that!

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