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Reducing predisone side effects

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@tweetypie13
I've heard that too. (I've also heard that you can taper kevzara by stretching out the shots from two weeks to three weeks and so on.) Unfortunately for me, my hematologist-oncologist can't get an accurate reading of my SMM while I'm on prednisone. My test results while on prednisone put me at low to intermediate risk SMM, but there's no way of knowing how much my numbers are being suppressed by prednisone. I have to be at 5mg or less for my next blood work on Aug 4. 5mg still affects the SMM markers but it is considered insignificant. I don't want to have another bone marrow biopsy until I'm off prednisone for a month or two. Insignificant to me is just like minor surgery. Minor surgery is surgery on someone else...lol

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@kjoed53 my experience and understanding is ……
We Take Kevzara to get off prednisone AND TO BE PAIN FREE.
We do not taper off Kevzara until the adrenals are recovered and still pain free.
The eternal rush to get it over with, will not work well with a disease that needs patience and pain free.

Reminder, I have no other health issues and my journey has been fairly “straight, although still a roller coaster”. No other meds or supplements, 80yo female.