I saw my GP today and explained to him what I had learnt about reducing pred. He said that is more or less the method he uses - allowing the patient to taper their dose themselves. I told him I was concerned about the rheumatologist. He said rheumatolists often want to rush people off pred but he is not going to that as we need to avoid flares and pred withdrawals.
So, RESULT! my worries were unfounded.
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