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[|Human|] I m a 28 year old female, 5 8 and about 150 lbs. I suffered from sudden onset spine pain in February and my doctor put me on Prednisone (6 day dose pack) and bedrest before sending me to the hospital for x-rays and a MRI . I came back negative for cancer/tumors/MS, and apparently the pain is being caused by residual nerve damage from a prior accident. The Prednisone caused my body to retain massive amounts of water, which in turn gave me pitting edema . I thought the Prednisone was out of my system, but every few weeks, the pitting edema comes back. I was sent back to the hospital to be checked for blood clots/ heart problems, but nothing was found. Why am I still having pitting edema? I never experienced it before I was put on Prednisone. Is it possible that the Prednisone is still in my system? Additionally, I used an ice pack (wrapped) to help ease the painful swelling in my ankle and now I have an ice burn on my skin. Will the edema make my skin more prone to burns? Is there anything I can do to fix the edema (long term solution)? My doctor seems to think it s not an issue, but I m going out of my mind. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[|AI|]  HIT hank for asking to ChatDoctorI really appreciate your concern I read all the story given here and came on this conclusion that taking the steroid without the proper clinical reason is not at all advisable because this could cause numbers of side effects, you do not seem to have any problems that could need steroid therapy, it is just the functional condition you have, hope this information helps you, have a nice day.