I’ve had no markers and have had PMR for almost 4 years now…was off prednisone after long taper but pain never left during or after finishing the taper …couldn’t walk or stand for long …really reduced my life . I thought it was osteoarthritis kicking in but dr put me on 5 mg of prednisone to see …did nothing …so jumped to 20 mg …with in 3 hours I could walk normally ..I felt like a miracle had happened …that was yesterday …stiff this morning but nothing like before …I’m to stay on this amount for a week and then see where we go from there…being pain free is certainly wonderful …fyi I’m on Actemra shots biweekly .sulfasalazine hydroxychloroquine daily but haven’t been this pain free in all that time since diagnosed