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Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 3 hours ago | Replies (150)
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I am down to 1 mg of prednisone after 3 years. I am also experiencing grip weakness and pain. My left hand is much more painful and my rheumatologist states it is osteoarthritis. However, it was one of my first acute symptoms before being diagnosed with PMR🤷🏼‍♀️I’ve tried every cream, massage, soaking my hands in ice water…the ice water worked best. Sorry…this isn’t fun.

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rosemargaret | @rosemargaret | May 28 10:45am

I was diagnosed with PMR over 6 years ago and have been on a constant treatment of prednisone during that time. My hands and wrists just started becoming very painful, especially in the earlier part of the day making it very difficult to do anything requiring strength of hands. I wonder if I've developed some RA along the way.

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