I relate to your journey. I was a healthy and active 66 year old until PMR reared it's ugly head in mid-November.

After weeks of blood work to eliminate other diagnoses my GP started me on 20mg of Prednisone. That helped for one day only so she assumed it wasn't PMR. When I got in to a rheumatologist he said some PMR patients don't respond well to Prednisone. He started me on 8mg of Methylprednisolone (Medrol). Again, one good day and then worse than ever. He upped my dose to 48mg stepping down by 8mg every 2 days with the goal being down to 8mg after 10 days. I've had to stall at higher doses a bit to manage the pain/stiffness but for the most part I'm now on 8mg most days. All this is to say that every patient is different and you may need a higher dose for a short time to get your pain under control.

I hope you're able to get in to a rheumatologist soon. In my case it was a three month wait. I told scheduling I was in dire need and got on a waitlist for a cancellation. Thankfully, I was seen 10 days later!

Best to you in getting relief and regaining your independence.