← Return to Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Discussion

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 18 7:12pm | Replies (1907)
Comment receiving replies
@centralflorida

Hi, thanks for your encouraging news! My big goal today is to get an appointment with a rheumatologist. I keep reading about people whose bones get so porous from taking Prednisone, that they get stress fractures from something as simple as bending over. I don't want that to happen to me if I can possibly prevent it, so hoping a rheumatologist can get me a viable plan for proceeding.

Jump to this post

Replies to "Hi, thanks for your encouraging news! My big goal today is to get an appointment with..."
54pontiac | @54pontiac | Aug 20 9:41am

Yes, that is a worry and my dental X-rays apparently show bone loss. But I am religiously taking calcium pills and have joined the Y and do weight classes, elliptical, and tai chi. I would trade bone loss for non functionality any day of the week. But everyone is different and you need to follow a regimen that works for you. I prefer to live my life and not take any more drugs than I have to.

VIEW AND REPLY