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Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 4 1:54pm | Replies (158)Comment receiving replies
Hopefully the hand doctor you are going to see will schedule an EMG test to rule out carpel tunnel. After my PMR diagnosis and was put on Prednisone, I noticed my hands swelling while I slept and did not get better until hours after my morning dose of Prednisone,which I found odd but was happy for relief. But aside from seeing a rheumatologist, I went to a neurologist for second opinion and he sent me for the EMG. I needed to rule out carpel tunnel (which the test did) and be sure I was being treated for what I actually had. Good luck
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What other symptoms have you had? Do you have psoriasis? My daughter at age 34 was just diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, she complained of sever swelling in her hands and fingers and also in her feet. She previously had psoriasis on her scalp.
Some people who have psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis. She was diagnosed by a rheumatologist after an exam and blood work.
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Prednisone makes all Pain better and is a happy pill to boot for me. I have RA and have only taken it a couple of times for a bad flare.
I was left wanting more - not because i still needed it for pain but because I liked the euphoria at the higher dose. Be careful.