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Within 3 weeks after my RNY surgery I started having RA symptoms. At the time I thought that I wasnt getting enough calcium. Within 3 months I had full blown RA all over my body. Started with my feet, and ankles then my knees, hands, finers, elbows, and even my jaw! Its been 2 years now I have have had the worst time with RA. Ive been on enbrel, methotrexate, humara, plaquenil, and of course the only thing that gives me relief, prednisone. My husband and I started trying to conceive and I was only allowed to take plaquenil and prednisone. It took 14 months and alot of loss and heartache before conceiving our second. Im now 6 months pregnant and having the worst time with RA. im now up to 4, 4mg prednisone just to get through the day. Honestly the prednisone hasnt caused any weight gain and ive actually been able to still lose while on it. Of course its been hard to get down to my goal weight but im at a much healthier weight now.
Ive never been told my RA had any relation to having my surgery, even though I didnt have any symptoms or signs of it until right after my surgery.. hmm something to think about!
A small dose of steroids daily will not increase your risk of ulcers unless you are also taking NSAIDs with the steroids.
However, the steroids does increase the risk of poor wound healing and infection... no way to get around that.
If you have been taking these daily for any significant length of time, you must continue them as you most likely have adrenal insufficiency (where your adrenal gland cannot normally make steroids any more). In fact, it is very important that you let your surgeon and anesthesiologist know as you will need extra doses of the steroids around the time of surgery because our adrenal gland normally churns out more steroids for our body during times of stress such as during surgery and your complication rate would actually be less.
Good luck
Nyone with advice ? pls help oh also i hve a muscle stimulator i use frequently for my back and leg muscles.
thanks in advance
Janice
long term
SW 303/ lapband/ 244 /335 pre-op/ revision 4/11
Not sure if you are having the surgery or about to and I am not a physician, but I do know that after the surgery, NSAID are not to be taken anymore because it cause stomach issues. your pouch is reduced that you can irritate it easily with those types of medicines. Nor are you to take asprin, drink sodas anymore. Sodas stretch your pouch back to size of a regular stomach or more and asprin causes bleeding. Hope this helps. Tara (chatwithme)
