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This time I'm talking about myself and not my husband's osteoporosis. I do have a question for you. I have spinal stenosis, not bad enough for surgery, not getting any numbness or tingling or major issues, just some arm pain from time to time that has been manageable. My doctor prescribed five days of 20 mg prednisone and so far my chiropractor, PT and acupuncturist have all said that would be safe to do for the five days. My husband developed osteoporosis from taking high doses of prednisone for a year which is a completely different thing. Still I get a little freaked out about taking it. I'm sure it would be OK. They're all saying it can tame down the inflammation enough for the body to reset and it sometimes will work for an extended period of time. So I"m thinking about doing it.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jul 16 8:42am

Yes @isabelle7 according to what my doctors have said, that is fine. I also have stenosis (cervical and lumbar) and when I have an episode of symptoms, steroids are suggested so the conversation comes up with my neuro. Unfortunately my heart cannot tolerate even 4 mg!

I have also been told by rheumy that under 5mg is safe for a longer period of time in terms of bones.

I will say that in my experience, the stenosis pain (probably myelopathy) comes up frequently so not sure taking steroids frequently is a good idea. I have learned to release shoulder muscles I take baclofen to relax muscles and use Ben Gay or BioFreeze on my neck. My PT does massage. If really bad I take 1/4 lowest dose Klonopin overnight. Tai Chi helps. Lidoacaine injections did not help.

So my point is that steroids are kind of a band aid approach that may help in the short term but since it is a chronic problem, we need long term strategies. There are pain management programs that can be helpful as well. Do you think stress about your husband and/or doing certain things for him, might be aggravating your own problem>

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