Health Boards
Sat-26-03-2022, 13:09 PM
You have a powerful determination, super strong spirit. Nothing is going to keep you down. 
I used 20 mg prednisone daily for seven years in the early time of Crohn's, before switching to 6-Mercaptopurine for 15 years and then Remicade and then Humira. I also premedicated for Remicade with 150mg of prednisone, which was awful.
Tapering off too quickly is harmful, as you know. It's an effective anti-inflammatory but at the cost of giving multiple, unwanted side effects.
It sounds like you and your new Rheumy will work well together. It's your body. You're the one living in it 24/7 and know what it's experiencing, even when you can't tell if pain is from one disease process or another, you know what you're experiencing. Your new doctor listens when you speak . . . that is a really promising relationship.
I used 20 mg prednisone daily for seven years in the early time of Crohn's, before switching to 6-Mercaptopurine for 15 years and then Remicade and then Humira. I also premedicated for Remicade with 150mg of prednisone, which was awful.
Tapering off too quickly is harmful, as you know. It's an effective anti-inflammatory but at the cost of giving multiple, unwanted side effects.
It sounds like you and your new Rheumy will work well together. It's your body. You're the one living in it 24/7 and know what it's experiencing, even when you can't tell if pain is from one disease process or another, you know what you're experiencing. Your new doctor listens when you speak . . . that is a really promising relationship.