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11-23-2005, 01:18 PM

Hi, Hope--

It's Stephanie, from San Marcos. I was thinking about you the other day, and was wondering how you were doing.

My mom has aweful stomach bloating from the decadron. She gains 10-15 lbs of water after taking the steriod. Also, her potassium is really low, and I'm sure it's also from the steriod. We went back over all her blood work for the past couple of years, and her potassium didn't start to drop until she started decadron. There's something called Cushing's Syndrome which one can get from steriod use--among other things the symptoms include moon face, abdominal bloating, a "hump" on the upper back from bloating and low potassium.

I will be praying for you--I hope your scans go well.

11-23-2005, 01:18 PM	#6
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, Hope-- It's Stephanie, from San Marcos. I was thinking about you the other day, and was wondering how you were doing. My mom has aweful stomach bloating from the decadron. She gains 10-15 lbs of water after taking the steriod. Also, her potassium is really low, and I'm sure it's also from the steriod. We went back over all her blood work for the past couple of years, and her potassium didn't start to drop until she started decadron. There's something called Cushing's Syndrome which one can get from steriod use--among other things the symptoms include moon face, abdominal bloating, a "hump" on the upper back from bloating and low potassium. I will be praying for you--I hope your scans go well.