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Can PMR be induced by Exercise
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 hour ago | Replies (98)Comment receiving replies
It's amazing isn't it?! .... All of our different personal experiences, all of our different choices for ourselves, and beliefs. Which you would think would generate a lot of data driven studies and conclusions by the scientific and medical community. ....
But nope. As much as Adrenal chemistry and rheumatoid science has developed, I'm just not finding much definitive information on PMR.
If you have.... PLEASE send me the explanation, that is not a "word salad" that explains why so much diveresed experience produces so similar and profoundly difficult results.!
I'm 74. I've participated in large wave surfing in different spots around the world, up until the pre-diagnosis symptoms started 5 years ago after a had surgery (successfully) for kidney cancer, then surgery for snapped Achilles heel, then surgery for a hip replacement, then another. At that time I felt a shift in my brain chemistry they I attributed to anesthesia.
It wasn't till after all those surgeries that I lost 60 lbs in 3 months, became sporadically weak, and experienced a never before depression. ...... PMR.
I choose to make decisions based on quality of life, looking forward to where I want to be with my general body health.
So I continue to exercise (surf ) wherever I can even when I know I'll pay for it. I participate in methods for stimulating Cordisol even though I know until my Prednisone gets down to below 4 mg my body will make very little to no Cordisol on its own.
And I did take a COVID shot, because I knew my immune system would not survive COVID without the shot.
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@stevieb My surgeon told me that I needed both hips replaced while scheduling a knee replacement that he’d scoped 10 years ago.
The hip pain had just recently appeared and I thought it was from exercise stress.
Three months later I was dx’d with PMR. I don’t think I need hip replacements at all, never did. I think it was the early signs of this PMR.
Just thinking out loud. Wishing the very best for you.
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Seems the medical community has very little data to support a definitive reason behind anything. Probably closer than 100 yrs ago but not sure much. I do not know what caused my PMR , most likely stress. But I refuse to let it rule the roost. I think everyone needs some daily exercise or doing those things they enjoy. Other things like stress reduction, better diet, healthier attitudes I am sure all help. At 72 things are not as easy. I am glad you get your surfing in.