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I am new here. My friend found this site for me. I am 38 years old. I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was 13. I quess at that time there wasn't a lot known about prednisone and it's effects! I was put on 60 mg of prednisone a day and was not "tapered" from this dosage until I was in college! I didn't have a lot of Lupus activity my first year of college, so I managed to work out a lot. I was about 18 years old at the time. When I got married I was taking 15 - 20 mg of prednisone. I weighed 110lbs, I am 5 foot tall. I have been hospitalized 7 times with intense flares and complications in the last 6 years. After so many years of prednisone use I have wide spread bone corruption. I have had 3 hip operations, knee problems and a shoulder that is not operable. So I can no longer swim or do aqua areobics and currently I can't walk without intense pain. My new doctor has been trying desperately to taper my dose, but my Lupus flares up everytime. I am very very discouraged now and depressed. I am taking 20 mg of prednisone because of a recent flare. I have been told by my surgeon for my hips and knees that I can not do any exercise. No walking on a treadmill, no areobic exercise etc. So I just get bigger and bigger even though I eat like a pigeon. I now weigh 175 lbs. and I feel helpless to do anything about it! I would give almost anything to be able to exercise, I am far from lazy! And to add insult to ingury, My orthopedic suregon keeps telling me all I need to loose weight is to zip up my mouth! I think if he says that one more time, I am going to scream! Does anyone out there know of anything I can do to loose this weight?
Very desperate!
Chubby
I am new here. My friend found this site for me. I am 38 years old. I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was 13. I quess at that time there wasn't a lot known about prednisone and it's effects! I was put on 60 mg of prednisone a day and was not "tapered" from this dosage until I was in college! I didn't have a lot of Lupus activity my first year of college, so I managed to work out a lot. I was about 18 years old at the time. When I got married I was taking 15 - 20 mg of prednisone. I weighed 110lbs, I am 5 foot tall. I have been hospitalized 7 times with intense flares and complications in the last 6 years. After so many years of prednisone use I have wide spread bone corruption. I have had 3 hip operations, knee problems and a shoulder that is not operable. So I can no longer swim or do aqua areobics and currently I can't walk without intense pain. My new doctor has been trying desperately to taper my dose, but my Lupus flares up everytime. I am very very discouraged now and depressed. I am taking 20 mg of prednisone because of a recent flare. I have been told by my surgeon for my hips and knees that I can not do any exercise. No walking on a treadmill, no areobic exercise etc. So I just get bigger and bigger even though I eat like a pigeon. I now weigh 175 lbs. and I feel helpless to do anything about it! I would give almost anything to be able to exercise, I am far from lazy! And to add insult to ingury, My orthopedic suregon keeps telling me all I need to loose weight is to zip up my mouth! I think if he says that one more time, I am going to scream! Does anyone out there know of anything I can do to loose this weight?
Very desperate!
Chubby
from the others! Personally I would plant a large boot on that Ortho Surgeon
