Can Pred reduction make cuts and grazes take longer to heal?

[Marotic]

Have small cuts in my finger tips as result of wood chopping and similar.Used to heal quickly but now have some unhealed after weeks.

Down to 4 pred a day and feeling pretty good otherwise...

[Ozark]

I have read that steroids can slow wound healing, but I'm not sure that this would be the case at such a low dose.

[jinasc]

I used Manuka Honey Cream, developed by Addenbrookes, its expensive but worth it and it only takes a little bit.

[SnazzyD in reply to jinasc]

Ah, my home hospital. Where do you get it from?

[jinasc in reply to SnazzyD]

I bought mine from Barret and Holland.

[piglette in reply to jinasc]

My surgery gave me tube of manuka honey cream, I also have some medihoney dressings from the nurse. The use of honey for healing goes back thousands of years, to ancient Greece and Egypt.

[jinasc in reply to piglette]

Was not on prescription unless you had a varicose vein ulcer and the green lipped mussel cream did not work and the District Nurses recommend it. Mind I could be out of date as that was over 5 years ago and things do change...........sometimes for the better.

[piglette in reply to jinasc]

They just got it out of the Aladdin's Cave cupboard and gave it to me. I also was given a piece of silver dressing.

[Hidden]

Apparently yes, as that’s why some Surgeons are concerned about Patients on Pred needing Surgery as healing can be slower.

[piglette in reply to Hidden]

Also because of the slower healing surgeons are worried about infection as well.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Shouldn't make much difference at that level - but everyone is different and I have never had trouble healing at any dose.

[StillBreathin]

In my short experience yes... same thing finger tips! Took two weeks, where normally it would be a couple 2-3 days.

[Purplecrow]

I work with stained glass, and always have several cuts on my hands. My treatment is an over-counter antibiotic ointment. I use lots of bandaids. If a cut takes more than a day or two to heal, I soak it 15 minutes, in a cup of hot salt water. Works well.