I am still being plagued by the aftermath of a resiratory infection I thought that I was over with a couple of weeks ago. I was approaching the end of a four week taper of prednisone and hoped to get off it after my followup visit with my pulmonologist on Wednesday. Unfortunately I get really...
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Hi Tom,
I am sorry to hear that you are still having some really cumbersome issues with the pulmonary problem. I guess in contrast we can be grateful for every day we wake up on this side of the grass but it can still be difficult.
You are still on the prednisone and while you might have seen this already, here is the information for prednisone including side effects and interactions. Could be the symptoms you are experiencing are a reaction to the medication.
I will keep looking to see if I can find anything else that might help. Know that there are folks out there thinking about you!
Stay in touch and let us know how you are doing!
Vicki M
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