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well i have RA since 2 years,it got actually better as if i dont have it but then i got pregnant & after delivery it got worse..
i was first on 10mg of pred but it didnt help then i had to giver up breast feed then i was given 30 mg of pred.now after three months of treatment with metrothrexate i m better with flares.
my question is that does ur breast size increase due to steroids i mean i have so huge breast,which i dodnt have will i was feeding my baby.
do please tell me how to get rid of this huge big breast....i take 5 mg of pred nowI'm sorry that you flared after your pregnancy.  That happened to me as well and I also had to give up breastfeeding.  I felt bad, but I know my baby is getting lots of nutrients from his formula.
As far as increased breast size from medicine... I'm not sure?  My breasts are larger now than pre-pregnancy.  So it may just be your new breast size?  If it's remarkably different or painful at all, I would definitely talk to a doctor!

Congrats on the baby!
Pred makes everything swell!well actually my size was 34B pre-preg & post will feeding was 36C.but since i stopped feeding i went back to my normal size till then i was taking 10mg of pred.
but as i was directly given 30mg pred a day then suddenly i got the moon face,buffalo hump,my breast is bigger than ever before,water retention etc etc almost all the side effects.
can anyone please tell me how much time will it take to get back to normal i mean when the moon face & the hump will go....
i took 30mg of pred for appx 1 month then i tampered it down.now i take 5mg of pred(daily),methrotrexate(weekly once 20mg) & recently started with humira shot had just one.....

Everyone is different. A watched pot never boils.

thank U every one out there for helping me.appreciated...yes i think i m losing the water retention coz my clothes are a bit lose now
so do pray that i get back to my normal siza..
does any one know any good exercise site so that i workout daily to lose weight?
does fish oil helps u reduce weight?
Welcome Mubin, I expect that just about any exercise, along with a healthy diet, will help you loose weight.  I like to bike and walk, though walking on my RA feet has been tough lately.  I also lift small (1#) weights to help with tone, meditate and do my own brand of modified yoga... I pick the easier poses and use blocks, etc... to help.  I live in a tiny town with no yoga classes, indoor heated pool or exercise groups, so I am on my own but I do my best to keep moving. 

Fish oil is something you should talk to your doctor before adding to your list of drugs and supplements... are you still nursing?  If you are, talk to your pediatrician first.  I have not heard that it helps in weight loss, though I take it for my heart and for inflammation.  It can increase bleeding, so talk to your doctor first.

Congratulations on your baby, boy or girl?  I hope the Humira works for you, maybe it will work really well and you can get off the pred all together!  Here's hoping!

thanks alot waddie!!!
yes its a boy.
now he is four months old.i feed him formula since he was 1 month.i breast feed him for just a month.i had to give up feeding cause my RA was getting worse & i had to take stronger medicines.
i am now on methrothrexate(20mg per week),appx 3.75mg of pred,folic acid,calcium & had just one humira will take another by thursday..
thanks alot again & everyone do keep posting for me i feel so gooooodddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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