To answer a couple of questions-
The reason I've considered trying this is that one of my doctors actually prescribed it for me several months ago. Ti was a fairly low dose and a five day taper. She gave me the scrip and told me taking it was optional and I could decide whether to take it or not. I chose not to take it.
This doctor mentioned to me that she had done a pred taper after oral surgery and thought it helped reduce the swelling and helped with healing.
How would I know if it worked?
The science building I work in is in the midst of renovation, so I am involved right now in moving labs. Today I spent about three hours moving lab equipment from room to room. I'd load up a cart, roll it down the hall to the new lab and unload. I left everything heavy for the students to handle and I did all of the little stuff. Most of the stuff I moved weighed well under a pound and usually much, much less than a pound.
My wrists are worn out tonight from that bit of light labor. Mind you, I work out with weights. I'm not in terrible shape, but weights are different from the highly repetitive work I was doing today. Also, the twisting of the wrist involved in moving items is different from what I do in weightlifting. If I continue to move labs over the next few days, I can expect that my wrists will get worse and worse and take several weeks to settle back down. And, in fact, that is what I'm supposed to do at work for the next couple of weeks-move labs.
Now, if it really gets to be too much, I can tell my supervisor and he will be understanding, but I hate to do that, especially when I'm doing such light work.
I've wondered if pred could clear up the wrist issues as well as some of my other issues, and keep them cleared up. That's what the doctor suggested when she prescribed the pred several months ago.
In a nutshell, I'm not looking for pain relief; I'm looking for relief from my fragility.
Karen
Last edited by Karen_the_Mouse; 05/12/09 02:36 AM.
