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Has anyone heard of VEXAS syndrome?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jul 21, 2025 | Replies (47)

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Hello @bhadfield, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear you had a bad flare up of arthritis in your feet and ankles after your last infusion. If the prednisone helped with the symptoms, I wonder if you might be tapering off too fast. That is a common issue with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) when tapering off of prednisone too fast. Have you talked with your doctor about a slower tapering schedule?

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Thank you for the reply. Yes, I will have to look into that. Thanks.