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Miserable nerve pain

Posted by marilyncarkner @marilyncarkner, Feb 13 5:22am

No sleep because of undiagnosed nerve pain. Feeling miserable .. I have PMR which just flared a 3 mg and my Rheumy bumped me up to 10mg. My thoughts are either internal shingles(had the vaccine) or Brachial pruritis ..Taking 6 Benadryl pills each day .. there is no rash
I spent 2 weeks down south with lots of sunshine could be a trigger. I also apply Zostrax
Any ideas or info on pain control or thoughts on the connection to PMR?

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marilyncarkner | @marilyncarkner | Feb 21 6:36am
In reply to @pacer3702 "Have you tried wearing an SI joint belt? It often helps with piriformis syndrome. Did your..." + (show)
@pacer3702

Have you tried wearing an SI joint belt? It often helps with piriformis syndrome. Did your PT check the alignment of your hips in terms of an apparent (not actual) difference between the lengths of your legs? That would be a typical PT approach for piriformis syndrome. I don't know if it is a safe maneuver if you also have spinal stenosis.

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No this is in my upper arms and not connected to a neck or spinal issue

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