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                        Hi Ida,    It's very good to hear from you!  You are making great progress in tapering your Prednisone.  Wow!  Maybe your PMR is about gone.  That would be wonderful.    I am stuck at 12mg of Prednisone.  I am also on Enbrel, MTX, and Mobic.  I had swelling in my feet and ankles last week, which my doctor said was fluid retention from the Mobic, so he had me reduce the Mobic to 1 pill a day, and the swelling went away.  He was thinking I might need a mild diuretic, but at this point, probably not since the swelling is gone.  I still have fluid retention under my eyes, but that is from Prednisone.  I don't like the way it looks, though, so when I see my rheumatologist in 2 weeks, I am going to ask him if there is something that can be done about it.  It may mean that I could use a mild diuretic after all.  I will leave that up to him to decide, though.    After all, I am on quite a few medicines alread and don't relish the idea of taking more unless it is absolutely necessary.    Take good care and post soon!    Shar