@stonewheel
I recognize all of your pain, even in my hips although I have two total hip replacements( ?) same as your shoulders.
The orthopedic surgeon told me it was an inflammation of the bursitis (occurs frequently after a hip replacement)
That was before I got diagnosed with PMR and that explained the cause of the pain in the tendons. PET scan showed inflammation in my whole body.
You started at a high dose of prednisone, my reumy prescribed me only 15mg daily for one month and it took about 2 weeks before the pain went almost completely away. Now I only have sore fingers in the morning. I’ll soon be tapering to 12mg and I hope the pain won’t come back..?
My knees hurt a little bit when bending but nothing compared to the extreme pain I was suffering before taking Prednisone.
I felt like I had fallen off a cliff every morning not knowing if I could get out of bed without any help.
I often took a hot shower during the night because the pain was unbearable when laying down.
Good luck!