Wow.. Sorry to hear about your problems..
I just read up on Prednisone and the list of minor and serious side effects makes me wonder how the hell some of these things get approved..
The kick in the teeth being bad withdrawal symptoms also! Even more ironic is that it will cause stomach pain!
If they are not going to get you off this fast then I'd start looking at homeopathic options... anything but continue to be poisoned by pharmaceutical companies.. From what I have read, purely out of curiosity this morning, they must think you have a fairly acute case if they are prescribing Prednisone. Perhaps they are being cautious.. But leaving it a month before seeing you again seems weird also.
I would at least get a second opinion.