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andilynn09
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just started prednisone....
I was disagnosed w/ CD in early April 06....still battling to get the pain under control. Have been on pentasa, then added budesonide and a short stint of flagyl....saw some improvement, but got worse as tried to wean off budesonide. GI has not started me on pred, and will be adding imuran next week after i get blood enzyme levels back. I've only been on pred for 5 full days, and am already experiencing the 'moon face' and water retention in general. I feel like i'm gaining weight alread too, but that may just be the water....too early to tell,I suppose. The plan is to hopefully have me off pred in 6-8 weeks if all goes well. I'm just curious as to how long after pred is stopped i may see the moon face and water weight go away, or experience weight loss (if any) after pred is stopped? I could stand to gain some of the weight i've lost from CD back, but water weight sure isn't exactly the beneficial kind of weight gain i'd be looking for.. :sign0144:
I was disagnosed w/ CD in early April 06....still battling to get the pain under control. Have been on pentasa, then added budesonide and a short stint of flagyl....saw some improvement, but got worse as tried to wean off budesonide. GI has not started me on pred, and will be adding imuran next week after i get blood enzyme levels back. I've only been on pred for 5 full days, and am already experiencing the 'moon face' and water retention in general. I feel like i'm gaining weight alread too, but that may just be the water....too early to tell,I suppose. The plan is to hopefully have me off pred in 6-8 weeks if all goes well. I'm just curious as to how long after pred is stopped i may see the moon face and water weight go away, or experience weight loss (if any) after pred is stopped? I could stand to gain some of the weight i've lost from CD back, but water weight sure isn't exactly the beneficial kind of weight gain i'd be looking for.. :sign0144: