Well we have reduced our protein again. We have been taking Mary off the prednisone VERY! slowly this time. I don't know if it is the summer months and she is healthier in the summer or if we are just finally seeing one of those remissions that everyone keeps talking about. For those of you that wonder if coming off the prednisone will change your appearance. WOW! The princess is slowly changing before my eyes. She has reduced pants sizes and her face is shrinking. We have also noticed a shrinking in the extreme mood swings that she was having. I do feel a little like the grim reaper checking her urine every day looking for even a little sign of a relapse. I guess I am afraid to accept the possiblity that we actually be at remission.