well , the prednisone did kill the red dots and helped cam down my legs ,,but after a 3 week course on that med,ive been off of it for 3 days and the dots on my finger came back,,,,great,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,someone just wanna come over here with a # 9 iron and put me out of my misery? ,,,,,,,,,,,thanks bobber