paperdoll01

Hey there, it's pill form. I started out on 20 mg back in November and am at 5 mg now. I can't even feel the lumps, however, when the dosage is dropped than I start to feel the lumps. It's been a very slow process. I was just in the office yesterday and talked about the likely hood of the prednisone resolving the issue or if the lumps may just return and the PA said that everything she has heard indicates that whatever is causing the inflamation will burn out. I'm hoping that's the case. I'm going another month on 5mg, than will drop down again, one day on - one day off and see how things react.

Thank you for your reply. It's helpful to get honest feedback. My doctor makes everything sound very easy and unsubstantial... which I have found out the hard way is not always the way of things.

I had artefill injected about 20 months ago. Around 14 months after the injection I began to have lumps form at each of the injection sites. I have been taking prednisone for several months and this has all but reduced the lumps, however, I know this isn't a long term solution. As soon as I stop taking it the lumps begin to form again. They are in the cheek area and are only slightly visible. Based on the information posted, I believe I must have granulomas. Does anyone know if these lumps get worse over time or if they may resolve on their own? I'm skeptical to do the steroid injection as I don't want to trade one problem for another.