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PMR: Please suggest important first questions to ask rheumatologist
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@tweetypie13
Are you now off Kevzara?
How long did you continue Kevzara after stopping Prednisone?
Lastly, did you taper off of Kevzara, or just stop after your last regular injection?
I was going to PM you but felt your reply would help others as well. I’m not trying to hijack this thread either as this might be a question to ask a rheumatologist; because I would ask how soon can I start taking Kevzara or a similar biologic, since Prednisone comes with so many bad side effects..
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@stonewheel
“ self tapered off Pred by 3 1/2 months when the Kev fully kicked in, and totally off Kev by 1yr. ”
My blood work was off a bit at 7months so they had me space shots at 3 wk intervals (normal is 2 wk interval) for 2 months, blood work returned to normal and stayed that way until I stopped.
Note: I was in no pain when I stopped prednisone and stayed that way to today. Last shot Kevzara was 7 weeks ago.
I must add, I have no other medical issues, take no medication except eye drops, very active , hike bike walk golf etc. 79yo female