Thanks for your reply. I'm glad that your taper is working and you are pain-free. When I got down to 10 mg. I started noticing some aches and pains, but I just pushed through them. Sounds like you were pain-free when you started Actemra. My current flare started in mid-December right before the holidays. I'm reluctant to continue my taper from 13.0 mg. pred. until my pain subsides. There were times during the past month, that I was in pain all day. Another bonus with taking the increased dosage of Prednisone is that in jacks up my blood sugar. Prior to PMR/GCA, I never had any blood sugar issues. I get daily headaches with the blood sugar spikes. I'll discuss my taper with my rheumatologist this coming week.

I will patiently wait to see how the infusions work for me. I am hopeful for the future that I will be on a low dose of Prednisone and be pain free.