I just started on 5 mg of pred, weening down from 40mg (also on 100 mg of cytoxan) and I have the lovely fat pockets around my neck. My problem is the hump at the back of the neck that is causing me a lot of pain. Has anyone else experienced this? Had to stop cutting vegges because it hurt too much to hold my head down. The pain is all in my shoulders and neck. The swelling has gone down a bit but the pain is getting worse.