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PMR is thought to be viral driven. There are scholarly articles/research that discuss how the Covid virus can trigger an inflammatory response (cytokine storm)stimulating osteoclast activity leading to bone loss. The is a double whammy for those of us taking prednisone as the drug can cause bone thinning. There are also indirect effects on bone health. A bakers cyst could be a manifestation of this. One may need to take into consideration if they were vaccinated, how many times and if one had the virus. There is evidence based research being done in this area to help better define what are seemingly a sundry of long covid diagnosis and issues. Understanding this is key in managing one’s health. My best to you.
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Long covid has crossed my mind. I have had all the vaccines and covid itself in Feb '23. Seems like a long time for lc to rear its ugly head, but who knows. The Baker's cysts are certainly related to whatever's happening in my body. As well, I believe I mentioned in my original post what appears to be an inflammatory response in my lacrimal caruncles. Lots of yellow dots in the corner of each day. I asked 4 different docs (1 an ophthalmologist) to take a look and none of them could see it. But I can with the use of magnification. It developed at the same time as my pain. I feel sure all of these things are related but the physicians I've seen are not interested in delving into it.
I will look into this possibility as per your comments.
Thanks so much much for posting.