The other ferret with insulinoma, Augustus, has been on pred for about 2 weeks so far and has not shown any signs of excessive weight gain. OTOH, he was a bit underweight, so that might have something to do with it.
My father-in-law is an endocrinologist, according to him weight gain is a side effect in many, but not all, cases. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 1:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Wake Up > > > Well that's odd.. > > I've been on Pred for an extended period of time..one tablet per > day...and I'm not putting on weight. > I know a few other people with bad asthma/allergies that are > also on it. > One of them exhibits the weight gain side effect, but the other is > fairly cool. > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > It is not a possible side effect - its almost an absolute - not only > does the prednisone make you retain water like a sponge it also makes > you incredibly hungry. The last time I did a pred series I gained 15 > (yes thats > FIFTEEN) pounds in 10 days. When I stopped only 7 of those > pounds were > lost as water, the other six I had to work off. > > But glad Ryoga is well- fat ferrets are cute anyway. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
