That's right. He didn't want to risk a flare below 2mg that would require a rise in dose, increasing the cumulative dose of prednisone and losing the progress made. The xrays showed no arthritis but blood rheumatoid factor was elevated. He mentioned Lupus when he saw the rash. He seemed to know what he was on about.

It's a relief in a way that I can stabilise on that low dose for a while and be done with the worry of further reductions. Now I can concentrate on exercise and improving general health.