I like your attitude, Chadwyck. I'm one of the small percentage that lost weight on prednisone, the the results were just as expensive: I had to replace my wardrobe. It was too embarrassing to have my pants drop unpredictably.
Al
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I like your attitude, Chadwyck. I'm one of the small percentage that lost weight on prednisone, the the results were just as expensive: I had to replace my wardrobe. It was too embarrassing to have my pants drop unpredictably.
Al
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Al, the best embarassment I've ever had was when I was at Toronto's Pearson International Airport! I was going to Jamaica. When I got to security the guy told me to take off my shoes and my belt. This was a couple years prior to getting sick of Wegener's, even though it was the cause of weight loss all along. Anyway, I asked him if I could just take of my shoes, and he said, "SIR, WOULD YOU PLEASE CO-OPERATE AND REMOVE YOUR BELT!" I said, "OK" I took my belt off and my pants dropped to the floor in front of everybody. So they all got a free show because I co-operated. HAHAHAHAHA
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That distant thunder you just heard was me guffawing! Until I got new clothes, I lived in fear of just that moment. Interestingly, now that I'm on a lower dose of prednisone, I've gained some of the weight back. I hope I kept some of the old wardrobe....Originally Posted by Chadwyck
Al
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Al - Seriously!? You LOSE weight on pred? What kinda crap is that? You're not gonna make friends that way! LOL
Chad - For me, mild nasal crusting is just a sign of slow simmering wg - nothing to worry about, but nose bleeds and the dry croupy cough are big red flags for me. If you're not seeing your doc soon, perhaps it's at least worth a phone call to them.
~ Chris ~
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I hope we can still be friends, Chris, but I swear I am not making this up! I lost about 8 kG in the hospital (possibly due to the delicious cuisine...?) and never gained it all back, despite the enormous appetite. I did pay for it in other ways, though. During the highest doses of prednisone, I always wanted to cook something, but I was afraid that, instead of the onions, I would slice off my hand instead for all the shaking. And I felt like my mind was racing ahead of itself, so everything felt of sync. This was complicated by turning from a life-long night owl to someone who was rarin' to go at 5:00. Fortunately, all this has abated with the tapered dosage, but I've gained back some of the weight I lost. But I still like to cook, so I guess my wife can't dump me yet!
Al
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Al you have a wife AND you cook! What is the world coming to? I only learnt how to cook when mine left me, thank godness he also left the cook books. I have now come to realise that if God intended us to stay married why did He invent the microwave oven?
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahil Gibran
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Don't get me started about microwave techniques! But seriously, it sounds like you started cooking a little late. For me, it was, fortunately, one useful skill I could still practice those lousy months when I felt like a truly sick old man. Gotta hang on to those positives...Al you have a wife AND you cook! What is the world coming to? I only learnt how to cook when mine left me, thank godness he also left the cook books. I have now come to realise that if God intended us to stay married why did He invent the microwave oven?
Al
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