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Prednisone facial hair

  • EmilyK
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  • Diagnosed jan 2015 at age 50 with 13,000 platelets.
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11 years 2 months ago #46954 by EmilyK
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Ladies
I am starting to have more facial hair then my husband from the steroids. Normally i would use an over the counter cream to dissolve it, but now i am afraid to put anything new on my skin for fear of its effects on my platelets. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions. I suppose i could try and tweeze them all, but that usually leads to a very irritated face. Or I can just look hairy.
Thanks

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11 years 2 months ago #46955 by eklein
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I've never heard of a cream like that affecting counts but I guess who knows. Shave them. Keep a little disposable razor in your purse and do it whenever you need to, just a dry quick scrape.
Erica
And she was!
Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K
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11 years 2 months ago #46959 by EmilyK
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Guess i am just over thinking.

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  • Sandi Forum Moderator Diagnosed in 1998, currently in remission. Diagnosed with Lupus in 2006. Last Count - 344k - 6-9-18
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11 years 2 months ago #46961 by Sandi
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Emily:

If you start doing that, you won't dye your hair or use household cleaners or pump gas or spray for bugs or any of the endless things that people have to do. A simple cold or antibiotic to drop counts.....
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  • Diagnosed in 2000, at 59, after being on moderately high doses of NSAIDs for arthritis. Splenectomy and rituxan both failed (2004). Did well on prednisone till summer 2018--then terrible reactions. Promacta since 11-19.
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11 years 1 month ago #47042 by karenr
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I've never used wax for hair removal, but my beautician sister-in-law swears by it, and she looks great.

Karen R

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