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                        Hi Ida,    How are you?  Did you see your rheumatologist recently?  Are you still on 8mg of Prednisone?  That's not too bad a dose.  I'm on 10mg, and I just can't seem to stay at a lower dose than that without bringing on a flare.  The odd thing is that it can take a month before the taper starts to really fail.      My foot is healed, and I am glad.      I see my rheumatologist the first week of May, and I am eager to hear what else we might try to help me taper the Prednisone.  It seems that I will never get off of it.  It's been over 5 years.    I hope you had a nice Easter, Ida.      I look forward to your post.    Shar