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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.

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"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"

Interesting ... I have this problem too. My endocrinologist thinks a high uric acid level is consistent with metabolic syndrome from long term prednisone use.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1039230/full
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https://www.rheumatologyadvisor.com/news/corticosteroids-linked-to-increased-metabolic-syndrome-risk/
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I was treated because of a kidney stone composed of 80% uric acid and the possibility that gout was contributing to my symptoms. I took allopurinol for a year and my uric acid level normalized. I didn't feel any different so allopurinol was stopped. My uric acid level was rechecked recently and it was high again. I still don't feel any different so nobody seems to know what to do about my uric acid level.

My endocrinologist is working on metabolic syndrome. My weight is decreasing but not as quickly as I hoped when Prednisone was stopped 3 years ago. Prednisone side effects are hard to reverse according to my endocrinologist.