Re: Prednisone side-affects

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On 3/24/09, Kathie wrote:
> I was given prednisone in November of 2007 for an auto-
> immune wound. In late February of 2008 I was admitted for
> emergency surgery due to the fact that prednisone had
> thinned my skin and vessels to the point of my bowel
> rupturing. I was hospitalized for 2 weeks. Right after
> my surgery I noticed I could not hear out of my left ear.
> My hearing before had been perfect! The ENT said it was
> blood poisoning but it drained and hurt for over a week
> after surgery and that does not sound like blood poisoning
> to me. Could this be a ear bone (I have a ruptured
> eardrum) case? I am looking for litigation in process. I
> have tremors in both hands and legs also. AVN is described
as a blood blockage. Could I have AVN due to my hearing
loss, which the doctor said was blood poisoning?