Posted by Laurie on 3/15/12

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My mom, suffered life long with a chronic cough. YES, she
also smoked many years, but gave it up once for years, the
cough remained, she started smoking again (after weight
gain) and later in life about 30 years ago, she gave it up
for good:-)Her cough, was allergies. She lived in all the
wrong places....When you smoke, even if a former smoker..
the history you have of being a smoker in life puts on your
health history a "Black mark" when physicians see you. They
can then sorta write you off with COPD, or Asthma!
Prednisone, stole my mom's elder years, and twice she
suffered a SEVERE near death collapse, that required being
brought back to life in the ER by infusions of the same
drug, and overnight stays. She was withdrawn rapidly, ..said
to be the cause of her collaspe. HOWEVER,..in the past year
I have researching Borrelia , better known as being the
bacteria that is the cause of Lyme disease...(along with
many other co-bacterias one can be infected by, via one
single bite of a vector=tick, flea, mosquito--OR person to
person, mother to fetus. I am fairly certain she had
Borrelia ALL her LIFE. Her's was generational..no, she was
not diagnosed, but her health history points to that, and
where she lived, worked, played=her exposure levels..very
very likely she had an underlying infection.
NOT a single doctor in years of seeing them suggested she
see an allergist.They threw codeine cough syrup, and 100
dollar inhalers at her, and those, only made her cough
worse. Prednisone, a "bandaid" at best, and killer at worst.
How many people are walking around with underlying
infections, and weakened immune systems?? LOTS, and LOTS!
...the CDC even admits to many more cases of Lyme than
reported. So,...in prescribing the Steroid, which is KNOWN
to adversely affect those with Lyme..that act is like
playing Russian Roulette, with your patient, no better. I
would advise ALL persons with allergies ( or low immune
system functions) to be tested for Borrelia bacteria, if
they suffer from anything that brought them to the place
where a doctor prescribes Prednisone. It should be outlawed.
It almost KILLED my mom, TWICE, and yes, I'm still MAD...I
was with her, in the downward spirals, madly trying to
search out what info I could about the drug....not one, BUT
TWO complete bodily collapses, two ER and hospital stays,
MANY tests. It RUINED her elder years....had my infectious
disease self research come in time, perhaps she could have
been tested for Lyme, and recieved treatment for an
underlying condition. Her misdiagnoses, and failed diagnosis
led to countless TESTS, non of which discovered Borrelia .
HOT topic, Doctors are afraid to even discuss. STAY AWAY
from this DRUG, it SHOULD be ILLEGAL...bone loss, adrenal
failure, glaucoma, Diabetes,...COMMON SIDE EFFECTS. You are
you own best health boss...read as much as you can----we
did, knew it was dangerous, were assured the 6 week protocol
was "safe".I'd love to go after the pharma that caused my
dear now departed Mom to suffer so. $$$$$$$$$ it's about
$$$$, not caring for people,....downright SCARY.

Predisone, 3/15/12, by Laurie .

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