← Return to Kevzara and Prednisone Tapering before and during Kevzara

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I started Kevzara Dec 16th for PMR prednisone tapering. I quit March 1st due to side effects. I am now at 7 1/2 mg prednisone. The lowest dose ever in 3 1/2 years. I felt great on it with much less pain. My skin was not happy. My skin began to peel off, I had skin infections and developed skin cancer. I just had MOHS surgery on the back of my hand for squamous cell cancer leaving a large painful wound. Several other suspicious spots were frozen. Where else might I have developed cancer? This skin cancer a tiny bump popped up suddenly and grew aggressively. I am sad I had to stop taking it. I also experienced infections in my eye lids which was hard to control.

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So sad it did not work for you. Every drug comes with it's problems. No magic cures for sure. Hopefully you will just one day wean off of the Prednisone. I am so looking forward to that day, just had to up it 1/2 mg and pain still not gone. A yo-yo ride for sure. Good luck to you, I wish you the very best.

Yikes! That sounds awful. I am so sorry that you had that reaction. I'm curious when the skin side effects started on Kevzara. You started in December and discontinued in March, Correct?
Can you try one of the other biologics or would the potential for repeat infections and skin issues be the same.