Apologies for Venting..Prednisolone

[Rick_1138]

Sigh, the merry-go-round carries on.

Back on pred after having my bad pain\flare a month ago, on 40mg, reducing by 5 each week.

It has helped immensly and my tummy is fine now (can break wind at will hahah!...i know this isn't a life skill but its a fun novelty to have the confidence to)

Anyway, at week 5 of this now, and the usual suspects have made themselves known, acne on my face and chest, raised heart rate, so feel a bit anxious, greasy skin, and the dreaded weight gain.

This is the most annoying part, as i had a total life change a year ago, and lost 10KG, i looked so much better, felt so confident and happier in my life.

However i have put on 3-4 KG in the last 4 weeks, i know this i partly due to water retention and the fact my appetite has increased with the steroids so i am picking through the day, which i have tried to stop.

I met my new GF 6 weeks ago, and we seem really happy together, like teenagers, and we seem great for each other, but i am constantly worried she wont like me if i get bigger\acne, though she has said this is madness as A) she had acne at school, and B) she likes me, not the idea of a 6 pack hehe, though i will never have a 6 pack lol.

but i have explained why i am a bit depressed anxious and she has been so supportive, as i exlained all about my Crohns when we started dating, and she says i am worth any hassle..aww.

However today i just snapped, went to Tesco and bought Muesli, rye crackers and baked crisps and wholemeal pitta breads for work lunches.

Its what i was on during my weight loss last time, and i am damned if i am putting all the weight i lost on again because of some stupid white tablets.

Gym tonight will help, hopefully when i drop to 10mg and finish some of the weight will subside anyway, but i would like to not put particularly large amount on again.

The most annoying thing about the tablets is i feel 'full' all the time, as in i am full of fluid presing against my tummy, chest and head, but still catch myself nibbling food..ggrrr.

Ah the double edged sword, Crohn's almost vanishes, but feel fat and bloated all the time...

Ah well, i am over half way through the tablets, and i have my birthday off on friday! 29, almost 30..eek. My Gf and i are going away to a log cabin for the weekend so will be good.

 

[KWud]

Awww Rick, I feel for you hunny. I too have just been on prednisolone for 3 months and Budesonide for the last month. I've gained 16lbs and on my 5ft 4" frame it's a lot!! I look about 4 months pregnant in the morning and by the end of the day I look ready to pop, and feel like I'm going to!!!

Listen to your girlfriend hunny, she'll be more concerned with getting you well than you losing weight. Getting well is more important. I know you'll still feel a bit down about how the pred has affected you, I know I do but just remember it's short term. By all means go to the gym and eat health foods (if you can tolerate them) but until you get off the steroids it's unlikely you'll lose any weight (that's what my doc told me) so please don't over do it and make yourself ill.

Take care and keep your chin up

Paula
x

 

[Rick_1138]

Thanks Paula,

I know i probably wont lose any weight while still on the preds, and tbh, i went from a 34" waist to a 31" waist, i am now probably a 31-32" now, so its not a big increase, but i just look bloated and 'bigger', and steroids are probably making my head see things that arent there etc.

But if i can keep it sitting at a constant weight that will be fine, and i need to watch my food intake of things like too much carbs and treats hehe, though i am not too bad for it, i just dont want to have wasted a years good work.

There is only 3 weeks left to go and i am on to 15mg as of monday coming, so symptoms should be curtailing soon.

Just dont like feeling my GF would find me unnatractive for something i can't change, but she says that a few extra inches just makes me comfier to cuddle into haha! she is a charmer

 

[KWud]

Hey Rick

I've gone from a 29" waist to a 33"!!! I'm wearing my husband's jeans!!! hahaha When I got down to 10mg I stopped gaining weight and since starting the Budesonide 4 weeks ago I've lost 3 lbs, yipeee!!!! Budesonide doesn't put as much weight on you as prednisolone but it's not as effective either I'm waiting for test results to see if I need surgery or not so watch this space, I may even get put back on the dreaded pred I'll end up looking like a Weeble!!!

I agree that a little meat on the bones does just make a guy more cuddly but a 31"-32" waist is still pretty slim for a guy. It sounds like your girl will love you regardless

Take care Rick.

Paula
x

 

[Rick_1138]

well she workjs at a whale and dolphin conservation society, so i have said she will have all the skills needed to un-beach me if i became a bit too big haha

Though i kow 32" isn't fat, its all the silly cosmo type mags that would have us believe women only want guys with 6 packs, though the good lady tells me it actually turns her off, having a washboard stomach, so thats good lol

I have been lucky, last time i was on preds it bounced back after the first dose so i was put on a second 2 month stint, i got no benefit but all the side effects.

It also made ecsema and dry skin come out all over my back and some of my arms, so i hope this will settle that this time as i am coming off gradually.

every cloud and all that

Hope you dont have to have surgery, and it will settle with current meds

Its almost the weekend so mustn't grumble hehe

 

[KWud]

Haha love it!!! She's got a good sense of humour as well as a great job!!! I have a cousin living in Austalia who works for a Whale Conservation Society, he goes out and tags and monitors them. You'd have to knock me out to get me in the boat!!! Too scared of water, hahaha!

Here's to a great weekend and hope you start to feel better about yourself. Remember the priority is getting you well

Keep your chin up and I'll keep both of mine up

Paula
x

 

[McStew]

Rick - I know your pain!!!!! I am on pred now, I'm starting to taper from 40mg on Friday reducing by 10mg per week. It's such a double edged sword. I'm thankful for a tummy that is feeling much better and more settled, but I feel so WEIRD. This isn't my first time on pred (it's about the 4th). Going from eating nothing to wanting to eat anything and everything is hard. My joints feel strange, I feel like I'm constantly a nervous wreck - as if I've had 2million cups of coffee, and my body just feels tense. I'm trying not to even THINK about the weight gain or it will just make me feel worse....

Just know there's someone else who understands too. I keep trying to remember that I won't always feel this way.....and you won't too.

 

[closedingirl]

Your gf sounds awesome.

 

[Rick_1138]

She is, we met online at the end of the subscription period, it was pure luck haha. we just gel very well and are taking every day as it comes