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Originally Posted by Healthgirl
Must you have CRP/ ESR levels out of whack to have inflammation?
Also, what ever is causing the inflammation is the culprit, so how can the steroids "put it away".
I know it can in some cases. My husband had horrible shoulder pain that would come and go for a year. He finally went to the dr, they prescribed the medrol dose pack and with in a week he was better and it never returned. This is why he thinks steroids are the answer to everything. I just think with a systemic think that is going after certain proteins or organs, I can't see how it can help.
Having said all of this though, I have just been rejected by my neuro to try steroids again. He still wants to wait. UGH!
I just don't know. I know that I could probably find a GP that would put me on in heartbeat, but I'm afraid because I had all of the symptoms you mentioned after 2-3 days and it was awful.
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more often then not, steroids can be considered "putting out the fire", but it never gets rid of the smolder that is left, and can reinflame later. steroids is bad in the long term, as it suppress the immune system, leading to higher rate opportunistic infections, and tumor formation, if used long term.
08-14-2015, 03:43 AM
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