Tingling fingers part of PMR symptom?

I had this after about 6 years on Prednisone for PMR. I thought it was because I had recently lowered the dose. I got a cortison shot and it cleared right up but then it came back tingling and pain waking me up at 3am ...in both hands. VERY painful and tingling and numb. it was carpal tunnel. I just finished surgeries on both wrists and ALL the pain is gone hands feeling great! Glad I did it. I asked what caused it. I type but not a lot of repetitive things otherwise... she said she thought it was arthritis. )I have that in my fingers. and the tunnel is narrowed by the wrist arthritis. Now it has opened up and medial nerve can be free!

My husband is scheduled for carpal tunnel surgery this Tuesday, because of severe pain and numbness in his dominant hand. He was diagnosed with PMR, May (2024) and has been on Prednisone and in the process of reducing that and is at 2 mg now. We are really questioning whether he should proceed with this surgery, as we are thinking this is actually a PMR symptom, although not a common one. He also is dealing with swollen feet and ankles. He had an EMG test a few weeks ago, that has lead to the carpal tunnel diagnosis. He also had an MRI and they are saying he has nerve issues in his cervical spine and are looking at possible surgery for that, as well. We are very apprehensive about proceeding with these interventions, if they are all simply further symptoms of his PMR and could be relieved by simply going back up on the Prednisone again and tapering again, more slowly this time. We sure don’t want to add any complications to this PMR disease. My husband is 71 and in good physical shape, we are eating an anti inflammatory diet and he is maintaining a pretty consistent exercise plan.

My husband is scheduled for carpal tunnel surgery this Tuesday, because of severe pain and numbness in his dominant hand. He was diagnosed with PMR, May (2024) and has been on Prednisone and in the process of reducing that and is at 2 mg now. We are really questioning whether he should proceed with this surgery, as we are thinking this is actually a PMR symptom, although not a common one. He also is dealing with swollen feet and ankles. He had an EMG test a few weeks ago, that has lead to the carpal tunnel diagnosis. He also had an MRI and they are saying he has nerve issues in his cervical spine and are looking at possible surgery for that, as well. We are very apprehensive about proceeding with these interventions, if they are all simply further symptoms of his PMR and could be relieved by simply going back up on the Prednisone again and tapering again, more slowly this time. We sure don’t want to add any complications to this PMR disease. My husband is 71 and in good physical shape, we are eating an anti inflammatory diet and he is maintaining a pretty consistent exercise plan.

My husband is scheduled for carpal tunnel surgery this Tuesday, because of severe pain and numbness in his dominant hand. He was diagnosed with PMR, May (2024) and has been on Prednisone and in the process of reducing that and is at 2 mg now. We are really questioning whether he should proceed with this surgery, as we are thinking this is actually a PMR symptom, although not a common one. He also is dealing with swollen feet and ankles. He had an EMG test a few weeks ago, that has lead to the carpal tunnel diagnosis. He also had an MRI and they are saying he has nerve issues in his cervical spine and are looking at possible surgery for that, as well. We are very apprehensive about proceeding with these interventions, if they are all simply further symptoms of his PMR and could be relieved by simply going back up on the Prednisone again and tapering again, more slowly this time. We sure don’t want to add any complications to this PMR disease. My husband is 71 and in good physical shape, we are eating an anti inflammatory diet and he is maintaining a pretty consistent exercise plan.

What did they say is causing your husband's nerve issues in his spine? I had painful nerve stabbing in my right upper leg every day for about a month, which has stopped since the last prednisone reduction, thankfully. A search for the symptoms found Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis, a buildup of fat in the spinal cavity, most often caused by fat redistribution while taking steroids or by being overweight. It causes pressure on the spinal nerves which can affect nerves in the legs.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8567763/#sec15
I toughed it out, hoping that pred reductions and a re-normalisation of fat distribution might fix it. I don't know what made it go away and my problem may not have been that at all, though it was certainly nerves, so I make no assumptions about your husband's ailments. I understand your hesitation about surgery when something less invasive may fix it. Is it PMR, is it prednisone side effects, is it something else, who knows? Good luck to you both.