I'm going off the Prednisone. My right hand was shaking a bit last night. And when I got up this morning, I felt very weak and shakey, specially in my arms, legs and shoulders. I thought it was because it was near the time I should take my next dose so I just took half a dose. By 8 I felt a tiny better but still not like I should.

I called and had the nurse practioner I talked to yesterday paged. She said I can just stop the stuff. I can't risk taking something that could cause me to faint or fall. I'd lay here for weeks.

We do know it helped with the pain quite a bit. So maybe that will help us find something else down the road that will work better.

Meantime, I need to concentrate on getting my vitamin D up. 50,000 units is a heck of a lot to need to take. I've been reading up on it and the lack of it can cause bone and joint pain. So maybe when I get it normal some of my pain will ease up too.

Thanks again for all your help.