I do agree with Andrew.
At the very least, you may want to consider looking for a second opinion.
Your flare up seem to have happened too soon.
It seems to me that your doctor is not managing your remission very carefully.

I was diagnosed in September 2017.
I consulted 2 rheumatologists.
One wanted to taper prednisone quickly and use Rituxan (RTX) infusions.
The other wanted to taper prednisone slowly and use weekly Methotrexate MTX pills. I started at 60mg of prednisone, now I'm on 25mg.

I went MTX route. Around March 2018 I should know if I'm on remission or not.


Best of luck.

Ed.