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For a future anterior/posterior lumbar fusion surgery is it necessary for me to wean off of the 10mg prednisone i take qd for pain?
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Depends: It depends upon how long in the future your surgery will be. You're not on a large dose of daily prednisone but it's enough to make your adrenal glands lazy so that when a truly stressful situation arises they may not be able to secrete enough epinephrine or norepinephrine. If you have a couple of months or more before surgery,I recommend weaning off prednisone. An early AM cortisol test tells
Answered 5/17/2019
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