Re: PREDNISONE CAUSING AVASCULAR NECROSIS. WHO IS RESPONSIBL

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I couldn't agree more. I was diagnosed with MS in 1987, at
that time the ONLY treatment was 'mega' doses of prednisone.
I took 80mg a day for 8 months! I have AVN in my right
elbow, both knees, starting in my feet and I highly suspect
in my shoulders and left elbow. I have had no surgery but
have 5 scheduled! I don't know how I am going to afford any
of it. I am unemployed and unemployable. COBRA takes 3/4ths
of my unemployment check, which would stop if they knew I
was 'unable' to work. My shots for MS would cost over
$10,000 for a 3 month supply w/o COBRA. I am so screwed, no
one ever warned me that the drug I was taking to avoid
becoming disabled with MS has caused, in my opinion, a fate
worse than death. The pain is unbearable and this so-called
wonder drug that was to ward off disability has caused
disability.

On 7/11/10, RandyJ Becker wrote:
> I am a 43y/o male who was DX with avascular necrosis about
> 2 to 3 yrs ago, Starting in both shoulders,I replaced my
> right one then while I was recovering I was DX with AVN in
> both hips I am seeing my surgeon in 1 week to see when I
am
> going to do the left hip and hold off on the right until
> needed.This all started when I was 38yrs old around 2005
> and started having pulmonary problems called empyema not
> emphysema with this disease you have a accumulation of pus
> on the outside of your lung and if it gets bad your lung
> collapses this happened to both lungs (reason unknown)so I
> moved to North Carolina for Dukes pulm program #1 in the
> U.S. they almost killed me with prednisone up to 80mg's
> down to 10mg's then back up over and over, the doctors
> secretary ordered this because the doctor was busy this
> lasted 18months I also gained 100-lbs when I confronted
the
> doctor she told me this was one of the side effects and
> never heard from Duke again.I think with all of the AVN
> cases due to prednisone there should be and could be a
> class action suit even though it's a generic drug.Look at
> the meso class action suit that was brought against all of
> the manufacturers of there product.Several drug companies
> are responsible this has ruined my life and has put a
> burden on my family and if I didn't have family I would be
> in a nursing home at 43.something needs to be done.Regards
> Randy B