So glad the pred seems to be causing a rally. I’m guessing they didn’t write the prescription for longer because they wanted to see how he responds, but given his diagnosis, there should be no...
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So glad the pred seems to be causing a rally. I’m guessing they didn’t write the prescription for longer because they wanted to see how he responds, but given his diagnosis, there should be no...
I wonder if the tumor is putting pressure on either his bladder or the nerves down there so he had less capacity and awareness? I never noticed a difference in Jolie when she was on prednisone...
I don’t know about the nausea, but prednisone’s main purpose is as an anti-inflammatory, so it might even reduce the tumor size a bit - steroids are often included in chemotherapy regimens for this...
Prednisone was all we ever had Jolie on - when they gave us the diagnosis, I asked about putting her on the prednisone just to keep her comfortable. As you say, prednisone is a drug of last resort,...
Great update!
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