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Surprised and Uncertain: Should I get a second opinion?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 1 4:31pm | Replies (28)
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@glinda47

If you Google it, you'll find US is being used more and more as a diagnostic tool for PMR. PMR is not straightforward to diagnose, as you and most of the rest of us well know.
For example, from Mayo:
Tests your doctor might recommend include:

"Imaging tests. Increasingly, ultrasound is being used to distinguish polymyalgia rheumatica from other conditions that cause similar symptoms. MRI can also identify other causes of shoulder pain, such as joint changes."

It is definitely being used more and more for diagnosis of PMR.

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stevieb | @stevieb | May 10 9:46pm

Thanks so much for bringing the use of US into my knowledge base. I wish the technology forums I use had participants as invested in expanding the common community good as much as this one! I'm going to be a little more careful about pronouncing my own experience into generalizations!
So is the UV able to discriminate between injury, PMR, other rheumatical conditions, and just plain old temporary stif and soreness from over doing it at some exercise or activity?
I am still able to participate in my favorite activity (surfing) and I still train with exercise and weights to maintain strength and flexability.
And I am convinced (at age 73) I can tell the difference between significant soreness / stiffness and a PMR flare.
But thank you. I went and used the AI app CoPilot to look up the uses of both US and the blood tests Sed Rates and C-reactive protein .... and it confirmed the info on UV of course, but I found I didn't even clearly understand how the blood tests are used.
Information is empowerment,
Thanks!

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