Hi all:

The thing is that she has a foreign substance continually present in her body that may not be able to be completely excreted. In a similar situation, my old Immunologist said that something was needed to calm down the nervous system, decrease the inflammation and pain and hopefully, in time, the body would adjust to its presence.

As far as Prednisone goes, you all know I am on it and have been for quite some time. In the beginning though, a Dose Pak did little and the steroid dose was then adjusted to 3 times daily and gradually decreased to once a day as I could stand cutting the dose. Yes, it is a terrible drug in some ways, but when you hurt like h*ll, sometimes you get no other choice... I wish I had one, I sure would opt for it... Oh, and Ativan was a help getting through that.

I hope she can get some help. That burning... Been there. Done that... Not fun...

Sorry Steff, wish I could help more. Hang in there and stay with us...

Cathie

P.S. What I got in the ER, was 2 either Tylenol or 2 Acetaminophen-neither of which were prescription...

P.S. I know this sounds like a dumb question, but have you tried any regular Alka Seltzer?