I have a condition called Myositis and for the past two years the...

I, too, have just recently been diagnosed with myositis due to crestor. I have been on 20 mg of prednisone for at least 2 weeks. I have gained a few pounds. I find I stay busy with housework. Exposure to the sun has caused skin problems. My muscle enzyme levels have not reduced much in two weeks; cpk went from 590 to 470. Rheumy will not reduce my preds. I see him in a few days and suspect he will add more meds. Preds have helped the pain some and i am not as week but i have bad days where a pain killer like darvacet is needed. I also have crohn's and the preds have affected my gi tract. Have docs given you any idea of how long one with myositis has to stay on these drugs? all this is new to me. I also have coronary artery disease.