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How Important To Take Wysolone After Knee Replacement Surgery?
Hello Dr. Deepak. The orthopedic surgeon who did the knee replacement surgery (both knees) on mom 12 days back has prescribed wysolone. I realized that this is a steroid drug. I wanted to understand how important is it to take this drug and why is it prescribed. Thanks.
Chintan Sarda
Chintan Sarda
Mon, 8 May 2017
Dear patient. Thank you for your question.
Let me start off by saying I am not DR. deepak and since you have posted this question in a public forum any orthopedic surgeon can answer it.
Post replacement steroids is rare as steroids decrease immunity by increasing blood sugar and inhibiting the production of white blood cells which fight off infection. Post replacement the chances of infection increase.
The only conditions where steroids should be given is
1) Your mother os a patient of rheumatoid arthritis and was on steroids before the operation
2) She was on steroids for a different reason.
STeroids , post replacement if given should not be given for more than 3 days and that too low dosage so please ask your doctor the reason for giving steroids and to stop them before 2 weeks are up
Let me start off by saying I am not DR. deepak and since you have posted this question in a public forum any orthopedic surgeon can answer it.
Post replacement steroids is rare as steroids decrease immunity by increasing blood sugar and inhibiting the production of white blood cells which fight off infection. Post replacement the chances of infection increase.
The only conditions where steroids should be given is
1) Your mother os a patient of rheumatoid arthritis and was on steroids before the operation
2) She was on steroids for a different reason.
STeroids , post replacement if given should not be given for more than 3 days and that too low dosage so please ask your doctor the reason for giving steroids and to stop them before 2 weeks are up
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