I appreciate your post and certainly have the same question.
I’m 63 and had pain, stiffness, lack of flexibility as long as I can remember. I had 4 hip replacements starting in my mid 40s. I had Back and Shoulder surgery and ongoing sacroiliac joint issues. When my PMR came 3 months ago it was like a tsunami.
The flexibility and comfort with my body that I experienced on Prednisone (50mg) was unlike anything I had before. I started to wonder how far back this had really started and if there were signs way back in my early life. I’m at 25mg now and a fair amount of pain is present everyday until about noon.
Thanks for the question.