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❓What do YOU Think?

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Do you think allergies are worse post-op?

I posted on Facebook that I’ve learned the hard way that I had an allergic reaction to blackberries. I’ve known about my strawberry allergy for decades and have avoided them mostly successfully. Apparently, they’re both in the same class of allergens 🙁

These blackberries were in an ice cream. And it was a good ice cream. Drat!

I have a lot more steroids to take for a few days. Oh, joy! And, another wean at the end.

Someone responded: “The further we get from Cushings, the more allergies surface. So glad you got help. Scary stuff!

I said: “I guess it’s because we don’t have so much cortisone already running in our bodies.”

Someone else asked: “Is that true? I seem to be allergic to pollen amd mold now?“
And I responded: “I don’t know but it makes sense now that I think of it. I’m definitely allergic to more things than I was Before Cushing’s“
After my second knee surgery in 2025, I developed a terrible itchy rash which spread to both legs and abdomen but the cause was never discovered. Pain block? Glue? Stitches? Medications? Bandages? The implants themselves?
I sent photos to the surgeon every other day.  He finally got approval from my endo – Dr. Roberto Salvatori – to tale a Medrol Dose pack.  The concern was steroid overdose.  I was also taking Benadryl and slathering on hydrocortisone cream.  It turns out that amazon sells 1-pound tubs of the stuff.  Much easier than those tiny tubes.

 

So, in my informal poll – what do you think?  Are your allergies worse or are you having new ones after Cushing’s?