I currently take prednisolone for my arthritis-does anyone else suffer from constant chest pain?

arnie2, I really hope this helps. First and foremost, with frequent chest pain, you need to inform your Dr.
predmosolone, as I'm sure you know, effects the function fo m any, many areas of the body. A few of those that could be related to chest pain are;
an increase in the production of gastric juices, which could cause pain that mimics chest pain.
increased catabolism (literally the body eating) protien
decreased potassium
increased calcium production
both calcium and potasium are electrolytes and essential to muscle function of the heart. So if this function is impaired, your Dr. needs to know and make adjustments in your regime.

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The nature of your pain is important to know, frequency, onset (during activity or rest), and the nature of the pain... sharp, stabbing, dull, pressure etc. and what side of the chest is most notable affected. Heart pain can be felt in the left OR right side of the chest. Does this pain ever radiate toyour jaw, your shoulder, your arm. Do you feel short of breath?
As you can see, there are a LOT of questions related to heart pain that are essential to be answered by your Dr. He may well say its an anticipated side effect. Please check it out though.
You've obviously been suffering terribly and for a long time. I hope you can at least get some relief from this.