steroids 😵‍💫🤷🏽‍♂️Not helping much

[Ronzy]

not helping much this time round lumps all

Over the place especially shoulders

[Seacat30]

Oh no! Big hugs xxx Hope someone helps you sort this out soon.

[Ronzy in reply to Seacat30]

thanks now being put on blood thinners why full dose to start with 60 after taking 1st felt like a miracle next one 🤯guts head hake early days

[Seacat30 in reply to Ronzy]

Hope things improve soon

[123-go]

Describe the lumps, Ronzy: are they sore? are they clustered together like a rash? You say they are all over the place: arms? legs? chest.....?

[Ronzy in reply to 123-go]

just big lumps under the skin sore and hake. Fatty tissue I suppose

[123-go]

As they are sore I'd try to get an appointment with your GP (good luck with that). Otherwise, the pharmacist at your nearest chemist may advise. Keep those fingers off in the meantime. I hope you'll soon be ok.

[Ronzy in reply to 123-go]

I am with rummy who I see once a month. It seams to be steroids that causes it to me.

After a while they reduce. It’s weird. They form in a muscle Area. It’s fatty tissue

[123-go]

Ah! I thought the lumps were something new. Thank you for explaining.

[herdysheep]

I had a spate of developing lipomas (spelling?). Fatty tissue lumps. Over the last few years they have mostly gone, but one near the shoulder has spread. No idea if there is a link with steroids/pmr or just the body wondering what to throw next.

[Ronzy in reply to herdysheep]

yer 🤷🏽‍♂️Me too very wired 😵‍💫

[winfong in reply to herdysheep]

Ah, lipomas. They're pretty harmless, though can be annoying. I believe you can have them removed, if you like. Have no idea where they come from.

[Ronzy in reply to winfong]

my lumps wat ever they are come and go bad at moment after covid and flu jab today

And hake like hell

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to herdysheep]

"There are numerous documented cases in the literature associating long-term corticosteroid use with the development of numerous lipomas, most frequently occurring in an axial distribution—spinal epidural, retro-orbital, and mediastinal."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl....

[herdysheep in reply to PMRpro]

Ah well. Fatty stuffy just lost it's way to the belly!

[Nextoneplease]

Now I think I get it, Ronzy. If it’s lipomas you have (fatty tissue lumps) they can certainly be removed. I had this done years ago, the doc said the lump wasn’t dangerous, but it was uncomfortable, so I had it removed under light sedation.

Hope you get sorted soon 😊