I thought I still had PMR after I had tapered down to 1 mg of prednisone. I went to my rheumatologist fully expecting to be put back on prednisone because I was still stiff and sore. My inflammation markers were lower so he said I was done and should expect to have stiffness off and on for a while longer. It’s been a few months and I have good days and bad days. But I’m off prednisone and am happy with that. I hope to be totally stiffness free soon. (. He said to take it easy - your adrenals could take up to a year to get back to normal)