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13 years 4 months ago #27533 by alex2isaiah
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Hi, this is the second week that im taking every other day 10m prdnisone , i been really tired today with no energy i had a doctors appt today in the morning and i was ok , last week my count was 174k and this week 154k still great, but i dont like that way that i feel in top of that i have a UTI with lower back pain and some temperature , i guess that question is if is normal to feel this way after we drop the prednisone to 10m every other day .

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13 years 4 months ago #27536 by Ann
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Yes it is pretty normal. It shouldn't last too long though. Trouble is as soon as your body gets used to one dose we lower it again and you start all over again getting used to another dose. You should get the UTI treated. In an immunocompromised state it's easy to pick up infections and hard to get rid of them. I also found that steroids messed with my urinary system giving me a bladder inflammation with no actual infection and that lasted for months and was basically untreatable.
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13 years 4 months ago #27542 by alex2isaiah
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I don't really know what happen with my post about taking prednisone every other day, but thank you Ann for your respond, today is the last day of the treatment for UTI I just hope is gone.

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13 years 4 months ago #27545 by Ann
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Oh that's weird, my answer is there but your first post gone. The forum is doing weird things lately since it was updated.

Good luck with your infection and your platelet count.
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13 years 4 months ago #27553 by Sandi
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It was somehow deleted but I was able to restore it. You're back in business.
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13 years 4 months ago #27556 by karatemom3
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If don't know if you go from 10mg a day to 10 every other day basically cutting dose in half. My son used to go from 10 daily to 15 QOD so dose only cut by 25%. Once they tried going to every third day. Didn't work. Hope you are feeling better. Joan
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13 years 4 months ago #27563 by alex2isaiah
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next week im going to start witn 5m every other day, my Oncology plan is to take only two more weeks then see how my body react. thanks to all for your responds, i'm new on this ITP sometimes i feel that no one understand how i feel, i really want to be the same person that i was before my platelets drop , now i'm a 184 pounds and this is really hard on me because i use to be 150 pounds i guess this is normal after taking prednisone. thank you :)

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13 years 4 months ago #27566 by Ann
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Every other day steroids are said to be easier on the body than every day so your doctor is obviously thinking about your wellbeing rather than just your blood. Sounds like a good guy.
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13 years 4 months ago #27584 by alex2isaiah
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I was not able to do anything yesterday or today my body is so weak i email my doctor and he is going to do more lab work, this is a ugly feeling i never feel this way, i dont know how long is going to take until i feel like before my plaletels drop, i guess feeling this way is normal some day im ok and some i not. thank you so much for all your feedback .

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13 years 4 months ago #27588 by Dean
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Good Luck!!
Feeling the way you do is No Fun!!! I found that my Iron level was low and was prescribed Ferrous Sulfate. Once the Iron level was within normal range, I felt much better.
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13 years 4 months ago #27835 by alex2isaiah
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this is really overwhelming and i dont like this feeling it all i dont want to stress out because is not good for my health but yesterday i was ok not feeling 100% but better that other day , now by doctors order i have to take prednisone 7.25 m for a week then 5 ml and finally .25 mil for a week, in top of that i have the flu and my lower back still hurts. :(

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13 years 4 months ago #27842 by Dean
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alex2isaiah wrote: this is really overwhelming and i dont like this feeling it all i dont want to stress out because is not good for my health but yesterday i was ok not feeling 100% but better that other day , now by doctors order i have to take prednisone 7.25 m for a week then 5 ml and finally .25 mil for a week, in top of that i have the flu and my lower back still hurts. :(


Understand your feelings. Please try not to stress out, it just make it worse. Easier said than done though. Been there. Surely did not need to catch the flu!! Drink lots of fluids and try to get as much rest as possible. Hoping for better days for you!!!
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