Shar
Hi Carol, I'm sorry you are having so much pain. I know something about that, and it is an awful thing. I came down with Polymyalgia Rheumatica over four years ago, and my rheumatologist treated it with 20mg of Prednisone to begin with, and then he had me slowly taper. The 20mg worked wonders in less than 2 days. My doctor said that Prednisone was a good diagnostic tool for treating PMR, and if my pain and stiffness resolved by about 75% or more, within 48 hours, that was good evidence that I did, indeed, have PMR. I recommend that you let your doctor know what is going on with your pain as soon as you can. It may be that you don't have PMR, and you doctor would want to know so he can help solve the problem for you. Please let us know how you are doing. Best wishes. Shar