wondermom Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 For those of you who have been on decadron, how long did it take you to regain strength in your legs after coming off of it? I realize that not everyone has leg weakness but I guess I am looking for those of you who did. My mom had a brain met surgically removed in early March and has just finished up with the decadron this weekend. Today she says she feels like she is getting weaker. I told her it is probably from coming off the decadron but I hope that is all it is. She has a CT scan and MRI on Wednesday so I guess we will find out more then. Just wondering if any of you can shed some light on the situation. She has a really hard time with the stairs and lifting her legs. Her legs have gotten very thin. I think her doctor started weaning her off a little more quickly than originally intended too if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandie721 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hi there, My Mom also had leg weakness while on and after decadron. She has been on and off it a while and will be going back on it again shortly. The weakness did resolve - it just takes a while. I think the decadron can impact your muscles pretty severely, which is why they try to get you on and off pretty quickly. At any rate, stay hopeful - the weakness should resolve in a reasonable amount of time. Mom could deal with the weakness because we were both so relieved it wasn't because of some larger underlying problem. Brandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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