Prednisone

Hi my name is Emily and I'm 16...I was diagnosed with UC in November and I spent a week in the hospital, so I'm really new to all of this. When I got out of the hospital I was put on 60 mg of prednisone I didn't get moonface until about a month later. I've been tapering and just yesterday I was moved to 15 mg. I still have moonface, it isn't as bad as before but I have prom in two weeks and I can't stand the way I look in pictures, my face looks like a balloon...I've spent every Sunday night for the past three weeks now crying myself to sleep because it bothers me so much...does anyone know at what dosage my face will go down because I don't know how much more of it I can take 😭

I don't consume a lot of salt at all; for breakfast I either have oatmeal or Kashi cereal that has 0% sodium. For lunch I have a salad with plain grilled chicken, and lite sweet vadalia dressing (5% 120 mg sodium)and a fruit. For dinner I do not add any salt and my parents use all low sodium ingredients. I'm also drinking around 100 oz. (12 glasses) of water each day.

I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm in the same boat. I already hated my face shape-now I can't stand it. No matter how much makeup I wear, I simply can't stand the way I look. It might finally be on its way toward getting back to normal (I'm at the end of the taper), but with my current declining state, my doctor may want me to go right back up to a higher dose.

My mom said to try to see it as a "battle wound," something to be proud of. Easier said than done, but still good advice.