Quick survey for my peace of mind...

[Lupy]

What was the longest anyone was on any form of steroid - pre or post op?

Me: 3 weeks, in total, pre op, and counting.

[NancyMc]

Why are you on them?
I was on them for five years for inflammatory arthritis but weaned off very gradually when they caused osteopenia.

[Lupy]

I mentioned in my previous thread - just to deal with some pre op tumour issues, but my op may not be for two months. Ugh! The waiting game is never fun, and steroids don't help the issue! Haha!

[Kim Zingale]

My surgery was on Feb. 9, so I imagine I started on Decadron immediately afterward, and I took my last taper dose on Feb. 21. So I think it was about two weeks?

Kim

[joebloggs]

I was on dexmethasone post-op for six days to bring down swelling around the facial nerve which was causing my eye not to close.  Three days on a full tablet 4 times a day and three day on a half tablet 4 times a day.  Steroid worked and glad I'm off it, didn't sleep very well while I was on it.

[nteeman]

My surgery was on January 27 and I was on dexemethesone from then until February 12.

 

Neal

[EJTampa]

2 weeks of Decadron started a few days after surgery.  Was a decreasing dose though, as others had mentioned.
 
Ernie

[cindyj]

2 weeks of Decadron immediately following surgery...

Cindy

[Kathy M]

I was on Decadron for a week after surgery, but started having major headaches as soon as I ran out.  After 4 days of steroid-free misery, they put me back on them for another week.  That did the trick!

Kathy

[DLM4me]

I've been on prednisone for almost a year for a degenerative spondylitis problem in my lower back; my doctors have yet to discuss with me anything about steroids following surgery this week.  This thread has me wondering!

[bpham]

I was on steriod for 15 days before the operation and 15 days after.  1 months before that I was on for 3 weeks, all for partial facial weakness problem caused by the tumor

[lori67]

I was on them for 8 days total, beginning surgery day.  At that point, my blood sugar was so off the wall that it was causing me to pass out and give myself a nice black eye to match the one I had from the actual surgery!  So, we stopped them at that point.  Thank goodness!

And I recall not sleeping very well while on them also.

Lori

[Cheryl R]

For 3 of the surgeries I was only on the IV decadron while in the hospital.     The surgery a year ago I was on some oral also for a few days and quickly on the tapered dose.     Maybe only a week.     
                                       Cheryl R

[Jim Scott]

Steroids in the hospital (4½ days) then a 5 day decreasing dose at home.  No problems that I can recall. 

Jim

[mk]

I think I can beat everybody in this survey.

I was on prednisone twice, for sudden hearing loss,  for about 6 weeks each time - First two on 40 mgs, and then a very slow taper. Not sure why the ENT prescribed such a lengthy course, since from what I have seen here this is not typical.  Anyway, I didn't have any major problems, other than some steroid high and feeling dehydrated.  Oh, and I had a short IV course right after the GK procedure.

 Marianna