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Yikes. I think I’d do the same as you and bump back up to 15 mg. We’ve had situations like that after we got more comfortable with adjusting the prednisone that we started making small changes ourselves (i.e. staying an extra week on a higher dose before titration or going up by 2.5 mg if it seemed like a flare).

Can you ask if there is a different rheumatologist covering for yours who can send the refill for you?

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vellen | @vellen | Jun 17, 2023

This is a genersl doctor who, after the ER doctor was unable to diagnose me, did within ten minutes of hearing my symptoms then did bloodwork to verify that. I'll stay with him for now.
I live in a very small town, about 1,400 people. The closest Rheumy would be about an hour away by highway and I'm not keen to drive that. especially not knowing if they're any good.
I am comfortable with a bit of tweaking or extending, my concern is with the refills. My insurance won't allow more than one at a time though having different mgs would make it easier. Rather than going down 2.5mg from 15mg. I'd like to go down 1mg at a time and will talk to the replacement (he's out until July 11) about that.

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