I am sorry, but don't worry. I have been on Pred for over two years and on Eliquis for over one year. I just wanted to pursue the Watchman to get off Eliquis, but am a little concerned about going into my heart, which as far as I know is physically sound, The electrical part is causing problems. My doctors are so concerned about the stroke potential without Eliquis. We will keep looking into it. It is harder to treat PMR while on Eliquis.