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Tapering and Dealing with a Flareup
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 30 12:11pm | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
you made a comment about x-rays. I was convinced prior to diagnosis i had something wrong with my right shoulder. Then it moved to the left shoulder. So I had x-rays done and they indicated some bursitis. My orthopedic Dr said nothing to worry about will go away on its own. I pressed him for an MRI due to pain. MRI didnt show anything. So I was wondering about x-rays helping with diagnosis. My Rhumy didnt even care to look at them.
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I can’t see how X-rays help with diagnosis other than show up things you didn’t know you had! Mine found mild osteoarthritis in my hips as my blood markers weren’t showing inflammation but I thought that odd given I have had osteoarthritis in my knees for a decade without pain (exercising muscles around the knees is why). Anyway, I had what is called progressive PMR. Slow to show up in bloods so diagnosis difficult at first. Took me 5 months of increasing pain to get that inflammatory markers in my blood. Prednisone fixed me in 2 hours and off in 12 months. Diet, exercise, sunshine. Lots of water to flush your system. I’m not a wowser as I like my wine but cakes and chocolate have never done anything for me. Fruit, veg, seafood, lean meat. It’s boring but it works slowly and permanently.