Re: Update on Steroids
arees (arees(AT)valu-line.net)
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:37:23 +0000
I had the same type of situation as Don, when I was on prednisone at the
re-hab hospital. I felt like I was on top of the world. I would go in
and pump weights like I thought I was Arnold Schwartzeneger, until the
therapist got worried I would over do it. They (the steroids) also made
me sweat buckets, and keep me up at night, plus my appetite was immense.
I ate enough for two or three people and wanted more! One problem I did
have with the IV's was that the steroids were hard on my veins. It was
rare that I got more than one dose in a vein before it would blow up the
vein and they would have to start a new IV. It has left me with some
hard lumps on my arms where veins used to be, and now it is hard for the
nurses to even find a vein to start an IV, as I recently found out at
the hospital when they needed to start IV's for antibiotic drip for my
UTI.
Alan who is a type B personality
Don Cassell wrote:
>
> Ann,
>
> Steroids sure can affect people differently! While I was on them, I was a
> dynamo! My wife used to wake up in the middle of the night because of the
> sound of my mini tape recorder stopping and starting as I took notes. By the
> time morning arrived, I would have pages and pages of study notes and
> outlines for articles I was writing for a newsletter. During recovery, my
> bed became my office. I know I was supposed to take it easy and avoid
> stress, but I was running on adrenaline and Prednisone! Nothing like a "type
> A" on steroids! :)
>
> Don