hi
please research "cytokine storm" as it is a very important aspect with immune system disorders.
Basically the pro part of the immune system is responsible for causing specific reactions in your body as ur system goes out of the normal balance and hence facilitates bringing the body back to balance. Like the inflammation part it is important to restrict fluid loss (blood plasma etc) by closing swelling and hence limited blood/plasma loss).
Great idea me thinks. For maintain equilibrium in your body, for each pro part released, the immune system has a con side which is responsible for stopping the pro side before it gets to be too much pro action...ie too much inflammation.
If the con side is unable to effectively control the pro side, the pro side specific action causes the body to move further from equilibrium, thus causing an immune system disorder.
A cytokine storm is a term referring to a part or parts of the immune system being way out of wack (PMR) and subsequently causing major problems to various organs in the body that become affected. Prednisone and the newer biologic meds act like the con side of the immune system by reducing or tying up the specific pro side parts that are causing the problem and thus hopefully help the body return to normal equilibrium.
Now that I have been off prednisone for 5 plus months, I found it has taken all that time for my body to return to normal equilibrium or closer to it. I found I had joined an ache/pain of the week or month club. Aches/pains in nerves, muscles, joints and arteries just popped up suddenly and left as sudden a week or so later. All these are gradually diminishing leading me to really believe there is really life after prednisone.
Thru out all my immune system turmoils, I found that walking...walking... walking and moderate exercising has been a definite PLUS. "No pain... No gain!!!