Prednisone Packs on the Weight

Aug 23, 2008


Since my visit to the ER in June, when they put me back on 40 mg of , (that would be about 2 months time) I’ve put on 20 pounds.  Egads…

What I couldn’t figure out is why it seemed like my tummy () was so all the time - then, it looked as though my shoulders and neck were getting puffy and swollen.

After taking the time to google some choice , I found out that tends to put on the weight specifically in the face, neck, shoulders and specifically the .

Well, isn’t that just lovely.

So now I look like I’m about 4 months .  No, I’m not joking.. my husband is such a sweetheart (or not) and easily lies that I do not look fat, I certainly don’t look .  I agrue.. I have been pregnant, full-term 5 times, I know what I look like .  And, you know, it is just a fact.  There it is, plain and simple.. and it simply sucks.

I have always been thin - it just runs in my family.  That said, I really don’t mind .. first, I don’t think I’ll have any issues dropping the weight later; second, it’s all medical related.. I can’t help it.  As long as I’m thoughtful of what I eat, then I am doing what I can.

What I do mind is not having anything flattering to wear.  So I took some spare change (that’s a joke) and bought a few tops.. it helps.  Just so long as I don’t have any customers asking “When are you due?”.. oh wait.. that happened on Thursday.  When are you due… ugh.. I politely told her I was not , it was I was taking and that maybe I am having sympathy pains for my daughter who IS .

, my doctor told me well over a year ago, gives you a .  While I didn’t see that side effect last year (apparently I wasn’t on it at a high enough dose, long enough?), I see it now.. or rather, feel it.. it’s like I have a for a .  There is not “off switch”, nothing to indicate I am full, or even satisfied.

Picture Credit:
This is a picture of me when I was 12 weeks with my youngest son. While I am *not* now, that’s pretty much what my belly looks like all up on . Follow the linked picture to other belly pictures and birth stories.

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