I am sorry you are feeling so much pain. I have had a similar experience after finally tapering off prednisone after 1 year. It was my hip joints that began to hurt, not at the same level of pain as when PMR was in full swing, but probably a 4 out of 10 on pain scale. I have had a couple of blood tests recently (which I would recommend for you) and my inflammation markers are in the normal range. So where does that leave me. I exercise which helps (walking, yoga, and weight bearing exercise). I am also taking some advil during the day when pain is especially bad. Last night I decided to take a couple of advil before bedtime and I woke up with minimal hip pain. So now maybe I will do that at night if I’m feeling a lot of joint pain. My next rheumatologist appt. is in early Nov. I hope she may have some more answers. My limited reading has told me that it can take at least 6 months for the adrenal glands to get up to speed after being suppressed by prednisone. I was sure hoping that this condition would just “poof” go away after stopping prednisone. So my long winded suggestion to you is to try over the counter pain meds, get blood work done and talk to your doctor. Good luck and hang in there. Liz W