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Is this a possible relapse to PMR or something entirely different??

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 9 3:23pm | Replies (9)
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@nancy334

I’ve had PMR for almost 4 yrs now and have developed very painful right hip and knee pain but still have overall body pain too …ie neck shoulders and hands …started Actemra 4 months ago but can’t say it’s done anything …finally got into see Dr and he thought I might have necrotic joints from prednisone …had lots of X-rays a few days ago and are awaiting results …really hope that’s not what it is as he says would require hip replacement .

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gsm1 | @gsm1 | Apr 1 10:50am

I had a hip replacement 4 years ago but I had bone on bone. It's great now. I have had PMR for a year and have experienced hip,neck and shoulder pain relapses. The hip pain is at the level I had before my hip surgery. I just increase my Prednisone from my current level of 5mg to 20 and then taper down slowly for a couple of months and the pain is gone immediately. Hope your X rays come out OK but if higher levels of Prednisone doesn't work then you probably need to replace the hip.

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