Anyone have torn rotator cuff/muscle and issues with daily prednisone?
I am not a young woman and have a severe torn rotator cuff and muscle tear. This happened a year ago and I decided no surgery. In about 8 months, my arm felt fine and BANG, torn rotator cuff. I did it again 3 months ago. Only this time, an arm muscle was torn as well. It cannot be repaired with just surgery but with a replacement of shoulder joint. I have many issues including Alpha Gal mammal allergy and am terrified of staff members not following strict medication/medical changes for any surgeries. So to help me with pain I was given Prednisone 5 mg once a day as needed until pain stopped and use as needed thereafter.
Well I took "just one" yesterday and felt okay but then arms felt numb, tingly, and not right. I react to every medication I've ever taken. Then I could not sleep last night and finally fell asleep only to wake up with terrible pain in left upper abdomen. Lasted about 15 minutes and went away. I do have bowel issues but usually on right side. Gone now, but here it is the second day and I am really tired, feeling woozy, and just upset stomach. BP up just a little from prednisone. I am on BP meds.
I thought low dose as needed prednisone would be a good thing until I read all that is connected to steroidal therapy. And to add to "pain" anti-inflammatory drugs" are not my friend as my blood pressure spikes with any combination with ibuprofen in it. I am down to Tylenol or surgery. Heart irregularities from Long Covid, calcium deposits throughout my body, scoliosis, asthma, COPD, heart murmurs, does not make for a good candidate of surgery in my opinion. What do other people do with any or all of these issues? And what do you think about Prednisone? My arm (after only one) is less painful today but....it might not be worth the cost of reactions.
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