I do not blame Shringrix, I blame my immune system. PMR means my life is very different. Interesting that I am now more selective in my activities and I appreciate the good times differently than before PMR. I hope you too can get to where each day is filled with joy for you.

I developed PMR two weeks after having the Shingrix first vaccination ( I have not had the second) and the Covid booster. My doctor said it would be better to get both out of the way and feel poorly the next day. I have made the decision not to get the second Shringrix vaccine and am on the fence about getting the COVID booster this year. At the time I did not correlate the vaccines with my very sudden PMR onset two weeks later. Now after reading so many anecdotes tying their PMR to a short time period following both of the vaccines, I am now concerned about the COVID annual vaccination making my PMR worse. After almost a year on prednisone, I am managing with Meloxicam and Tylenol Arthritis formula. I have never returned to my previous strength and continue to have shoulder and hip joint pain, but that is preferable to prednisone for me.