@martyn Yep, same here. Was petrified (dec 2025), always active, healthy diet. I was scared of Prednisone, refused for 2.5 months (Jan-March 2026 in USA no insurance) and finally accepted pred when I could not walk up the stairs. This from a Canadian doc who's sister has exactly the same thing, PMR 2 weeks after Corona booster. My pain was completely gone 1-2 hours after 1st pred dose of 30MG. During the 2.5 months of pain but no drugs I juiced, fasted, completely stopped drinking and ate mostly vegetables. I DID gain 10LB on pred but had lost 30, so that was OK. I am crying now about the hair loss. Once started on pred mid March, tapered somewhat quickly, 5MG each week. At 2.5MG now tapering from 7 days a week, each week 1 day less. Lots of pain but manageable and it it is less later in the day. This forum opened my eyes to all the very different experiences people have at the different levels of Prednisone and biologicals. And like @tweetypie13 mentioned keep a diary. We are all a bit delusional (well, I am;-) and I forgot the pain. It does seem from what everyone says living healthy is important. Good luck on your journey.