Ah, no worries tocotuga! Take care of yourself, a nasty bug going around! My German Shepard is on prednisone right now for allergies, makes a lot of his hair fall out, indeed nasty stuff!
Take it real easy coming off of Prednisone, as it's apt to leave you weaker than usual, so you need peaceful time without over-activity until you gain your own normal strength back at a moderate pace.
I was given it years back for an inflammation problem and it was fine while using it to dispel my problem, but it wasn't fun afterwards, as it left me feeling drained.
I trust you got printed information to study on side effects, ect.