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    Gastric Sleeve Member LisaI's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Lisa
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    09/24/2012
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    Dr Forrester
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    Mar 2012
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    Default Steroids, bronchitis and weight gain?

    Well, for weeks and weeks I have had severe bronchitis. I get it every year, but this time it was much worse, and the first round of antibiotics did nothing.

    so i went to see a pulmonologist. He diagnosed me with accute asthmatic bronchitis. Gave me a painful shot of steroids, put me on prednisone (steroids) for two weeks, gave me breathing treatments, inhalers, and a new powerful antibiotic.

    my question is this...steroids can cause weight gain. i'm not going to be on them forever, but has any one had to take a course of prednisone...if so what was your experience? i finally broke a stall, am not looking forward to another long one


    Pounds LOST since surgery 111
    Finally reached Onderland 3/1/2013
    Height 5'3" Small frame
    Starting BMI day of surgery : 45.7 MORBIDLY OBESE CLASS 3
    BMI current 26.0 OVERWEIGHT

    my first goal is to get to 141pounds, that will put me in the NORMAL range bmi. My second goal is 120, which is thin and healthy.

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    Gastric Sleeve Member AngelNP's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Jen
    Surgery date
    12/07/2012
    Surgeon
    Dr. Louisiana Valenzuela Sanchez and Dr. Ismael Cabrera Garcia
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    Sep 2012
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    Default Re: Steroids, bronchitis and weight gain?

    It can cause temporary weight gain. Remember to put vick's vapor rub creme on your feet botton and top near the toes (this is where the lungs are in foot reflexology). Hope you feel better soon!



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Grace's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Grace
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    08/22/2011
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    Portsmouth Regional Hosp
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    New England
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    Default Re: Steroids, bronchitis and weight gain?

    Hope you feel better soon. Just wanted to let you know you might not be absorbing your antibiotics as well as you used to. I was sick with a severe sinus infection from Jan - April, took 4 different antibiotics and nothing worked until I convinced the doc to try a suspension (liquid). Seems the pills were passing through my sleeve too soon and not absorbing enough to work. I considered this might be an issue when none of them made me stomach sick as they used to. Once I started the liquid it hit my stomach hard and worked in 10 days to clear things up.
    Just putting it out there in case you continue to have issues.
    Best NSV - fitting on a kid's amusement park ride with my 4 yr old grandson!
    CFIDS =Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Also dx with post-bariatric reactive hypoglycemia; and chronic gastritis (both sleeve complications). Permanently disabled.
    Start weight 335, down to 218, up during gastritis. Have accepted there is no way to lose it with my hypoglycemia. Current weight 260. Currently doing 10 day sleeve reset and determined to get back down to my post surgical weight or close to it.

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    Gastric Sleeve Member hope4me's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    12/10/2012
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    Dr. Almanza
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    Aug 2012
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    Default Re: Steroids, bronchitis and weight gain?

    I haven't been sleeved yet but I can tell you that I have taken the Predeison and yes I put on weight. But What I noticed is that I was eating more during that time. so what I'm saying is. I'm not sure if it like bloat you are if it was the extra cal that I ate. BUt for sure I gainned really fast. Then in a few months I notice my appetite seem to have became normal as I know normal. You have a lot going on with you right now. I hope you get to feeling better real soon.

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