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Welcome @sticksandbugs, My first time around with PMR started with gout in my right foot that got progressively worse which I let go until I finally had pain that felt like it was everywhere and I couldn't walk. Had a referral from my primary care to a rheumatologist who diagnosed my with PMR. The gout turned out to be a different issue and treated with colchicine. The gout went away but the PMR stayed for 3 and 1/2 years. I also started at 20 mg prednisone.
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Do you keep a daily log of your level of pain in the morning and the dose of prednisone for the day?
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I have kept a daily log for 2 1/2 years. Got down to 6 mg for 2 months then got breast cancer and I had a flare from stress, went up to 11 now on 8mg. Nothing else helps me. Been trying hard to ween off, but the disease is not in remission
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Thank you @johnbishop for the kind welcome. Yes, I have been keeping a daily log, to bring to my first visit with the rheumatologist next week. My family doctor *thought* it might be PMR when I saw her mid-October 2024 (symptoms and blood test results), but I wasn't given much information or what to expect. Just prescribed prednisone and when 15 mg was ineffective she increased to 20 mg and then referred me to a rheumatologist. Kind of at sea here, so very pleased to find this group.