@gilbert56
Thanks for your reply. I was having a lot of hip discomfort during the taper from 3 to 2mg and made an appointment with an ortho Dr who specializes in hip problems. I wanted to know if my problems were arthritis related. Seems like I have some arthritis but it's "not too bad" so he said. Once I settled in at 2mg the hip pain has subsided. Still having some trouble with stairs but it's better. He gave me a script for PT which I'm starting in two weeks. Staying at 2mg to build up strength til I see the rheumatologist in Aug.
I'm trying to avoid taking any pain meds even Tylenol.