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Anyone know if you can have venoplasty within a week of taking steroids? Or if this is contra-indicated?

I had angioplasty, and kept myself off oral steroids for over a month before. However, after the procedure, I asked the dr when I could start with the oral steroids and strenuous exercise, and he said tomorrow if I felt ok.

I waited a week, and i only had what I think was mild ballooning. There was no obvious stenosis, but he noticed a reflux that was stopped after the ballooning. He didn't put me on any anti-coag meds, but I put myself on baby-asprin 100mg/day, which I was taking before for another reason in prior weeks.

Just makes it clearer, that your doctor is the best to answer the question. I was actually concerned at the time more about infection or such caused by lowered immunity.

Thnk you both! I will err on the side of caution and keep myself off oral steroids prior as well.

I don't know, some of us *have* to have oral steroids to prevent allergic reactions to the contrast. Like me, I took prednisone so I wouldn't react to the contrast. But obviously the doctor had dealt with that before.

I would suggest that you don't need to feel like you have to make a private medical decision -- talk to your doctor and do it together, as a team. It could work out great for both of you.