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Hello @bren0718 do you live in USA ? I ask because you us the term family doctor, not PCP. to learn about PMR i suggest this site : https://www.pmrandil6.com/
Look at all the slides , under resources tab scroll down to the two videos. In UK , PMR is mostly managed by Primary care physicians- so not unusual - my experience was that my PCP would NOT increase my prednisone dose above 15mg, which is what i needed for 100% relief of morning pain and stiffness. I was able to see a rheumatologist in 1 month in Boston -area.
BTW @pb50 it is well recognized the PMR is an auto-inflammatory disease - not auto-immune.
the attached papers helped me understand PMR -
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https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/autoimmune/autoimmune-vs-autoinflammatory-disease
Thank you for the info on auto-inflammatory vs. auto-immune. I did more research.
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Gosh I appreciate everyone taking the time to educate me on the differences between PMR and RA. I will just say that my Rheumy in NYC was quite comfortable advising that I had symptomatic overlap but it doesn’t matter. We treat with an anti-TNF and If I have a period where the anti-TNF isn’t addressing the pain, prednisone will. So to me - I understand distinctions between the two quite well - I just also understand that sometimes the difference is without distinction.