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Posted by zski on October 29, 2006, 11:20 pm
Luckily, when I take them it is for a fairly short time (a little over a
week), just long enough to get the inflammation down so I can start
healing. It is tough to get off them too - they are soo effective, I
always have to step-down over a period of days, cutting pills in half.
It's a pain but we've really not found anything else that is as effective.
The inhaled steriods are much less systemic in their effects - more is
directly effective in the lungs than is absorbed by the bloodstream.
I've put on weight the last few years, but am not sure how much is
'rouds and how much is reaching 40 :)
I have a friend who takes them for MS and she has definitely had weight
issues because of them.
Juno wrote:
> There is no question that steroids are tricky. Those of us who take
> them for breathing problems are frequently left with little choice but
> to take them. It's often take them or don't breathe.
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Posted by AK&DStrohl on October 29, 2006, 10:42 pm
> Steroids are tricky. The more you take them, the less effective they are
> for the purpose, but they attack the liver and soften bones.
>
> I had a rash for a year - the cortisone goop didn't faze it. I finally
> smartened up and made a batch of a pre-steroid remedy - 1 part Burow's
> Solution, 2 parts Zinc Oxide, and 3 parts Aquaphor. I use less Burow's
> than a full measure because it is very drying. But I mix up this paste in
> a jar, and apply it to all sorts of skin problems with great success.
Thanks!! I'll have to try this. But it doesn't sound like I'll be able
to use it on my scalp. I have a scalp rash/flaking that I've had since
childhood.
I use Diprolene lotion on it. It goes away and in a couple of weeks its
back. Have no idea what it is. I also have a perennial athlete's foot,
again at most I can knock it back and when I stop actively treating it
returns.
I'm just falling apart.
AK in PA
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Posted by Pogonip on October 29, 2006, 11:24 pm
AK&DStrohl wrote:
> Thanks!! I'll have to try this. But it doesn't sound like I'll be able
> to use it on my scalp. I have a scalp rash/flaking that I've had since
> childhood.
> I use Diprolene lotion on it. It goes away and in a couple of weeks its
> back. Have no idea what it is. I also have a perennial athlete's foot,
> again at most I can knock it back and when I stop actively treating it
> returns.
> I'm just falling apart.
> AK in PA
>
>
LOL! You aren't the only one! I've got some athlete's foot spots that
have been with me since high school.....suffice to say that my 50th
reunion has come and gone.....once it's in your system, it's there to
stay. There are drugs you can take to knock it down, but the side
effects sound to me like they're much worse than the fungus. I just
keep Micatin on hand, and apply as needed. It works, it's just not
permanent.
Back before Micatin, we used Absorbine, Jr., which is dangerous - you
can kill tissue if there is an open wound (scratch much?) I have even
used rubbing alcohol. That led to a staph infection, and a foot that
swelled up like a football, and so many antibiotics that there are at
least two I can't take anymore. I now treat my foot with more respect.
My poor DH thought he was going to have a one-footed wife. I could
have changed my name to Peg.
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Joanne
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Posted by AK&DStrohl on October 30, 2006, 12:14 am
>
> Back before Micatin, we used Absorbine, Jr., which is dangerous - you can
> kill tissue if there is an open wound (scratch much?)
No it doesn't usually itch but it will peel, in light layers, when I rub
the skin in between those toes.
Why are we gabbing about illnesses on the sewing group?
AK in PA
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Posted by Pogonip on October 30, 2006, 2:18 am
AK&DStrohl wrote:
>>Back before Micatin, we used Absorbine, Jr., which is dangerous - you can
>>kill tissue if there is an open wound (scratch much?)
>
>
> No it doesn't usually itch but it will peel, in light layers, when I rub
> the skin in between those toes.
>
> Why are we gabbing about illnesses on the sewing group?
> AK in PA
>
>
What? You've never had stitches?
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Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
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