I feel your pain on many levels. I’m 68. I’ve had Crohn’s for about 30 years. I’ve been on prednisone many times over these years. Recently diagnosed and successfully treated for anal cancer. The treatment for anal cancer is pretty brutal, and left me with 4 spinal fractures due to radiation. I’m sure the steroid use didn’t help. I’m dealing with the fractures , but my skin has grown increasingly fragile, especially on my forearms. If I brush up against something, I’ll bruise (those nasty purpura bruising). I’ve been told there’s really nothing to do for this - it’s steroid induced thinning of the skin. But - after a lot of researching, I’ve found that applying hyaluronic acid solution a couple times a day is actually helping. My skin feels less friable and is not bruising as easily. I hope this helps!