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[7rider]

Ouch, Susan...I feel your pain.
The same thing happened to me 2 weeks ago - well, inside the lip, not the tongue. I just posted a bit about it under the "wildlife" thread in Adventure Stories.
I was up to softball sized swelling by the time I got to the Dr's.
One thing my brother in law told me - who's an emergency room physician in Vermont....is that I didn't need to take ALL the prednisone. I could stop once the swelling went down (it's very slow release), and keep the remainder on hand for the NEXT time I got stung, and just mimic the Day-1 dosage from the start.
Little did I know, I'd be using it 3 days later, when I got stung AGAIN walking back from the compost pile. But then I was prepared with Benadryl Allergy, Advil (another anti-inflammatory), and the Prednisone all on hand! No problems at all with that sting....but BOY! was I sleepy!
But anyway...if your swelling's down, you may want to confirm that with your DR and/or pharmacist.
Regina

[newfsmith]

I was prepared with Benadryl Allergy, Advil (another anti-inflammatory), and the Prednisone all on hand! No problems at all with that sting....but BOY! was I sleepy!
But anyway...if your swelling's down, you may want to confirm that with your DR and/or pharmacist.
Regina

I don't know human medicine at all, but in dogs we are very careful to never use NSAID's (Advil being one) and steroids (Prednisone) at the same time because both can cause GI bleeding, and together they almost guarentee it. Please be sure to get your MD's OK before taking Advil and Prednisone on the same day. In dogs we want at least 3 days between.

[Susan Otcenas]

I don't know human medicine at all, but in dogs we are very careful to never use NSAID's (Advil being one) and steroids (Prednisone) at the same time because both can cause GI bleeding, and together they almost guarentee it. Please be sure to get your MD's OK before taking Advil and Prednisone on the same day. In dogs we want at least 3 days between.

That's interesting because I asked the doc about what I should take for the throbbing (since the prednisone was just for the swelling). And he said ibuprofen (Advil), 800mg. I did that only the 1st day, as by the end of the day the prednisone had done it's job on the swelling and I didn't hurt anymore.

As a side note - the prednisone seems to have done wonders for my neck. I have terrible neck issues, which had been particularly bad the past two weeks. Cycling, regrettably exacerbates it (my recumbent friends are trying to woo me to the dark side, but I digress...) Since starting the prednisone,my neck has felt soooo much better.

So, how irresponsible of me would it be to quit taking the remainder of my prednisone, and keep it for my realy bad neck days??

Susan (who is apparently hijacking her own thread!)

[Running Mommy]

Susan-
Prednisone is a tricky creature.. Your suppose to taper yourself off of it. I was on it one year while mary training and had some funky reactions when I ran while taking it, so I wanted to stop cold turkey. My doctor was adamant that I taper off of it as she had prescribed.And my cousin- who has every health issues known to man- so also had a history with it- agreed. So i did the step down does thing.. Not fn. Personally I hate that stuff. My body did not play nice with it..

[Susan Otcenas]

My doctor was adamant that I taper off of it as she had prescribed.And my cousin- who has every health issues known to man- so also had a history with it- agreed. (

The prescription was written with a taper. 4 days of 3 pills, 4 days of 2, and 4 days of 1. So, I guess I will be a good girl and take as prescribed. I'll enjoy my pain-free neck while it lasts!

Susan

[Dianyla]

The prescription was written with a taper. 4 days of 3 pills, 4 days of 2, and 4 days of 1. So, I guess I will be a good girl and take as prescribed. I'll enjoy my pain-free neck while it lasts!

Yep, definitely do the taper thing. But then go back and tell this to your doctor - maybe you can get a local cortisone shot for your neck to help with inflammation?

[Duck on Wheels]

I used to keep bees. Until I developed an allergy. First big allergy reaction was when I got stung through the beehat veil -- right in the middle of my upper lip. It swoll up to the point of my having trouble breathing. Goose egg size, or maybe even baseball (not softball, though, luckily). I looked like a cross between Daffy Duck and Mick Jagger. I thought it was to save me embarrassment that the ER staff let me right in with no wait, but there could also have been good medical reasons for that. They REALLY turned sympathetic when I filled out the patient card. It was my birthday. And I was alone -- DH in India, daughter in the mountains, in-laws possibly dropping in expecting cake.

Now I keep an adrenalin injection kit with me when biking. Thanks for reminding me why. Sorry for your pain, though!

[7rider]

Susan-
Prednisone is a tricky creature.. Your suppose to taper yourself off of it. I was on it one year while mary training and had some funky reactions when I ran while taking it, so I wanted to stop cold turkey. My doctor was adamant that I taper off of it as she had prescribed.And my cousin- who has every health issues known to man- so also had a history with it- agreed. So i did the step down does thing.. Not fn. Personally I hate that stuff. My body did not play nice with it..

How long were you on prednisone???
Sounds like a long time.

[7rider]

It was my doctor also who handed me ibuprofen while calling in a prescription to the pharmacy for the prednisone.
Granted, it was 2 pills and that was the end of it....
Perhaps long-term might cause problems....but my doctor (and Susan's from the sounds of it) didn't seem overly concerned about that.