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Muscles don't seem able to repair themselves.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 27 7:16am | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
@bradninchgirl, I am just wanting you to understand that you cannot be "Cured of PMR". You can be in remission, but PMR is not like a bacterial infection that can be cured it is chronic. It will return because it never left, you simply have beat it down and your immune system is strong enough to keep it at bay. That said, it is not surprising that your muscles are sore. Please do not push and over work your muscles, that will cause your inflammatory markers to elevate. Elevated markers can contribute to a PMR flare. Slow and steady wins the race.
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I was under the impression that PMR is self-limiting, which means it does go away at some point. My mothers did and another friend of hers although they both had it much worse than me. My doctor hasn’t said it’s permanent. Do you have an article that says this? I’m two years from start and six months off prednisone so still experiencing stiffness but nothing like PMR pain. Exercise both strengthens and causes pain but as I played a lot of sport when young I know pain after is normal.