Hi Barbara,
First of all, please call your doc ASAP and get in earlier if you can. You may other issues that need immediate attention.
The bleeding of your skin is most likely from a combination of factors. High dose pred will aggravate the condition, but our skin does thin as we age with resultant ease of bleeding and bruising.
Your 5 mg/week taper is the same as mine. I'm now at 30 after starting down from 60. Maybe you should go back up to 45 until you hear from your doc.
Good luck!
Pete
dx 1/11
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