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Prednisone is like running UP a DOWN staircase

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 6 9:19pm | Replies (33)
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@besmith57

I was quite active until I broke 2 vertebrae in 2021. I had a spinal fusion in 2022. I guess I am out of shape! I can't stand for long either. I was walking daily until PMR struck. I have tried walking but I don't get too far. I also try to ride my exercise bike. I just don't understand the correlation between my back and my thighs and hips hurting when touched.

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victoriab | @victoriab | Jul 5 3:24am

exercycle is a great idea thanks

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jlo2252 | @jlo2252 | Jul 5 9:40am

My husband had spinal fusion surgery over 10years ago. He’s got about 6 inches of rods and pins in his lower back. He had 20 years of problems with his back that were attributed to his work where he did a lot of heavy lifting. They finally did an MRI and freaked out his back was so messed up! He has osteoarthritis also and recently was diagnosed with osteoporosis. The surgery took care of the sciatica pain, which was good. He can walk but not very far —his back will start hurting him . Before his surgery he was active, his job being a very physical one. He is trying physical therapy again and he says it helps, but our insurance only covers so much and we can’t afford out of pocket visits. So it kind of sucks. We had to get him an electric scooter to use if we are going to a special event, like taking our grandson to Disneyland!
I do massage his back for him using OTC Aspercreme and that seems to help his pain. He walks, he just can’t walk very far—frustrating for him.

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