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I have been on Kevzara since last October. It helped me immediately and I was able to taper off prednisone. I never lost the 20 pounds I gained from 8 months of prednisone, still working on that. Not able to walk much since the fatigue was still there. Last week I had to be treated for a severe episode of gout in my ankle so Doc put me on a low dose of prednisone for 1 week. Took my last one this morning. All the swelling in my feet and ankles is gone and I was able to walk and do things around the house. I hope that lasts. Doc says I will be on Kevzara for a few more months and at the one year mark we will try to off it. The only side effect I have had is cellulitis in my arm 3 times. I stayed off Kevzara while I was on antibiotics. It appears it has affected my immune response a lot, but I think PMR does that too. All labs normal except uric acid was 9.1. Hopefully better now and will be on 2 more pills for that. I’m 67 and thankfully retired so I just keep at it. Kevzara was a big help for me especially in the beginning. Best wishes.