I have a long rather complicated history with PMR. I am 85 now. I was on Prednisone for over two years and it did certainly help with the pain. In May of 2019 I had to go by ambulance into hospital where I had an emergency colonoscopy and came out of it with an ostomy for life and then developed further complications with infections and not healing. The doctors in the hospital were adamant that I get off the prednisone immediately. It was their opinion that the drug was hindering healing and that the reason my ostomy bag would not stick on my skin was from the affects of the prednisone. To shorten the story I was in the hospital for five months, during that time I was completely taken off prednisone. I noticed after I came home (Nov,/1019) that I was having a lot more joint pain and when it hit my shoulders I realized that it was the result of my PMR without Prednisone. I am really afraid of starting to take it again after the reaction of the hospital doctors but my pain is quite severe. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?