My heart is breaking..

[ms.pamela]

46. Steroids

Various treatments require steroid use. I know if you are undergoing chemo treatment and the chemo is heavy duty; steroid use is required to prevent you from dying from the chemo. It is also used with the treatment of orthopedic problems. I cannot use it anymore for my knee as it raises up my blood sugar too much. My neighbor had her blood pressure go through the roof a month after her treatment for her bad knee. She had used it the past without issue except for becoming nervous. She had nose bleeds for 3 days and found out when she went to the emergency room her blood pressure was 200 over 100, she never had an issue with high blood pressure before. She found out that is a rare complication of steroid use. Her blood pressure is fine now. My husband had a double shot of steroids in his back 3 days ago. He never had used steroids before. His blood sugar went up at first but yesterday it dropped to 75. I made him eat candy to bring it up. He was agitated last night too. Some people can have nervous breakdowns with steroid use. Hopefully, after the steroids leave your husband's system he will go back to normal. With cancer treatments you never know what can happen. Both my parents had cancer and the things they went through were difficult for them and us. Hang in there. I will pray for you and your husband.