"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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>> Cheryl wrote:
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>>> steroids created another set of problems. I don't know what is worse
>>> -- what the steroids did, or the pain I had in the other three
>>> surgeries with just Motrin and Tylenol 3.
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>> Oh, no, I hope you didn't have as bad a time as I did with
>> steriods. Talk about the cure being worse than the ailment.
>> I hope your surgery went well, at least.
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>> nancy
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> I think so. thanks Nancy. Stitches are still in so I can only base it on
> the other three. But man, a few hours after taking the Medrol pak dose
> (I'm on day 3) my breathing is shallow, can't see well, and the headache
> from hell that still hasn't gone away. I would quit taking it but I have
> no pain in my mouth (huge plus) and it says not to discontinue without
> talking to the doc. And it's Saturday. The side effects go away other
> than the headache but at the time they start it is scary.
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> What did the steroids do to you?

Oh, and the stomach cramps until today and more that isn't appropriate in a
food group. lol
Confusion and aggression. That has mostly gone away. I have to wonder
about animals on these drugs. I have a cat with horrible allergies and he
gets a depo medrol shot when needed and I hate to think he gets these
symptoms.

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