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Upper right lobectomy for stage 1 adeno 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm anyone?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Nov 27, 2023 | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
Bless your heart. I’m glad you tried prednisone. It helped me a lot on the four days I was taking 20mg. Once I started stepping it down, the benefit stepped down as well. Not as bad as it was but not as good as those four days on 20mg.
So. I’m seeing the positive that the prednisone effect means it is some kind of inflammation. Could be bone or muscle but I want to conquer the inflammation. I see my Rheumatologist the first week of December and I’m going to inquire whether the inflammation could be RA related and can I do another round of Prednisone. There shouldn’t be any source of continued inflammation, so my uninformed hope is that if I can quiet it down, it may not return.
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Also just reading about side effects of Prednisone....there is a reason they tell you to take it in the morning!!!!
I am also taking Bactrim with it. I tend to have low potassium, so I am on prescription potassium (20mg/day) to stay in a healthy range. I check everything and discovered that Prednisone reduces potassium and Bactrim increases potassium. I informed my doctor, and we adjusted my daily dose to half for potassium, did blood work and I am in range. I wonder how many medications people take without consideration of other implications. Nobody brought it up, not the pharmacy ....one has to check things.
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From my reading I see that RA can be a big factor in lung issues.
I started with 40mg Prednisone for two weeks then down to 30mg for 2 weeks and then 20mg for 2+weeks. 40mg had an effect within 6 hours. It does stimulate you! I am running like crazy trying to get things done, always talking to people. I am super charged. Nice to have energy but at night I cannot sleep as well, I wake up and my mind is busy.... morning comes and I don't want to stay in bed. I will be happy to get back to a little more normalcy.
Unfortunately, Prednisone is a double-edged sword. A few months can cause big loss of bone, and it suppresses the immune system... the bottle says stay away from contagious diseases!