Marcia Saul
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Recently diagnosed also.  As far as I have read, prednisone is definitely the drug of choice.  However, my reading indicates (and several physicians agree) the disease seems to run its course in 3 - 5 years.  I am counting on this!  You may want another opinion after 8 years???