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I was on prednisone 5 years ago for 4 months at 20mg a day and don't remember if I had those types of with drawl symptoms. I am on prednisone now and starting to taper off; started at 40mg for the last 2 weeks and now on 30mg. I am sorry I am not much help but I don't believe when I tapered...

I am on prednisone 30mg a day (just started the weening process from 40mg) and my diabetes is out of control right now because of infection and such. I think between the 2, I have blurry vision now. Definitely have your Dr check your blood sugars and make sure they are not spiking because they...

Finally made it home from the hospital yesterday evening after being there for 10 days. I still feel so tired and run down but my stomach is getting better with the blue pill they give me. And no more D! YAY! I unfortunately got oral thrush because of all the meds and my lab works started...

Dr came in today & said I might get to go home tomorrow. I woke up today in a lot pain in head, neck, back, and stomach & ended up having to take a pain med. Good news is, i finally have soft formed BMs WOOHOO! But i feel so run down still even though my labs look muchbetter. Guess it will...

LOL I am sitting here in the hospital & reading these funny sayings. I want to thank everyone for making me laugh for the fist time since I was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago & then landing myself in the hospital. You guys are so funny!

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. I haven't been able to get on the internwt at the hospital cause too many peole on it so I finally had to use my phone, so I appologize ahead of time for any typos. I am still in the hospital & they can't tell me when I am going home. I felt a...

Sorry for all the mistypes on my original posting, i am on my nook color as i dont have a lsptop right now. Ty Alice for response. I am not sure what my CRPs are but i def going to ask. And now i am really worried that my family will get this C. Diff...i plan on having them not use the same...

I recently diagnosed with crohns colitis (alergic colitis] as the pathology reports. Dr put me on Asacol HD 3200 mg aday. A week later he put me on 49mg of prednisone a day. Was on pred for 6 daysby this past Tuesday & finally saw a " good " day. Wednesday morning i woke up with a fever of...

Thanks Michele! I hope your Dr gets you on some good meds and that you start feeling better soon! :hug:

Thanks Jill for the welcome! You are so right and I do plan on making the appt to their regular Dr to discuss my disease and their current situations with stomach pain. I just need to get well myself so that I can focus on making them well as well. I have been very depressed since I started...

Hi Trevor, welcome to the forum! I am sorry to hear of your battle with this disease as so many of us have had to battle. I am new as well to the forum. I am taking Asacol HD 2 pills 2 times a day and 40mg of prednisone that just started yesterday for a 2 week dosage and then tapering off. I...

Biotin works great for hair loss, but unfortunately, I was not so lucky. It did not make a difference in my hair. My nails and skins looked and felt great. I have seen it work for others though, so definitely use is and see how it works for you.

Is there anyone out there that has Crohn's and has to take Prednisone while also having Type 2 Diabetes? I used to be on oral meds but have been off of them for 2 years now. I have been able to control it by diet and keep my levels between 150 and 180. I just started taking Prednisone...

Hi Ruthy, I am new to the forum but wanted to pop in and tell you to hang in there with the hair falling out thing. I am recently diagnosed with CD but I was told I had colitis and ileitis 17 years ago (pretty much probably had CD then just a really bad Dr who did not further investigate or...

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and glad I have been able to find a place that I can talk with others who are going through the same thing I have been going through. This will be kinda long, but it is in hopes that I give another person the hope that they too, can find out what is wrong...