Welcome to Medications.com

I Have ms I just found out. They thought I had a brain tumor and ...

Posted at 7:52 AM on Dec 02, 2007 by madison22, #25380
I Have ms I just found out. They thought I had a brain tumor and the admitted me to the hospital and started treating me immediately with Prendisone.It has just been horrible do you hear me horrible!! after I weened off of them the moon face became horrible. I have knee pain and they swell. my legs and feet and stomach. I have swelling in my back that looks like a buffalo hump. It is horrible.please help me. I feel so unattractive I just cant help it. I am very grateful that it has helped me. I was numb on my entire right side that is another reason why they put me on it. I am glad that is gone, but I almost think I would rather deal with the numbness than I would all of this. It is really scary because nobody said anything to me about how it was going to effect me. Actually the nurses said that there were no side effects to worry about. well let me tell you it has been one roller coaster; i was pumped full of the Prednisone through an IV for thirteen days straight in the hospital,, then was sent home and was given the pill form. all together I have been on the Prednisone for 26 days straight. I will just be so grateful when all of this subsides.All I want for Christmas is to get this swelling off of me and get rid of the moon face and the joint pain. is that tooooo much to ask my goodness. I am so glad that I found this site. it has really been most helpful. I hope everyone out there has better luck with this than I have. it sounds like allot of people have problems. thanks
REPLY TO THIS POSTING | Private Message me | Add as friend | Flag as inappropriate
 
Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 24, 2007 by night0wl1234, #3610

i'm so sorry to hear what you have gone through because like yourself i was told i had a brain tumor and it was really MS. I was pumped full of Dexamethasone 6mg a day for FIVE weeks(6mg dex=40mg pred) . i wanted to get off it two weeks after they told me it was more than likely MS but they said "oh no people with MS take steroids keep taking them" i didnt know any better...needless to say i'm rather ticked with all the side effects present...they also did five days of solu medrol IV when i came home. So i really do feel your pain. i can promise you the weigh will come off but you just have to stay active and eat right and in time it will. Oh and the left side of my body is still numb...go figure

Private Message me | Add as friend | Flag as inappropriate

Make a reply to this posting:

Type your reply to this side effect post:


Medical advice disclaimer
© 2002-2007, Skylabs Inc.  |  About Us  |  Disclaimer/Terms of Use  |  Advertise  |  Contact Us  |  Site Map  |  Developed by: W3matter.com | Sleep Apnea