Did I have PMR ? Yes and No! About June 23, I very quickly became very immobile , I was avery active 66 year old and suddenly found myself shuffling around due to hip pain. Getting into a car was an ordeal . My bloods indicated a GRP of 65 and a very raised EST . Suspected by my GP as PMR , I started a course of 20mg Prednisolone. Within two days I was totally pain free . Visited Rheumatologist 3 week’s later more blood tests indicated the inflammation was going down. I began a year long protocol of weaning off the prednisolone month by month. However I developed some circulation problems in the lower limbs .My rheumatologist accclerated the weaning process fearing it might be a reaction to the steroids , I then developed some further limb problems , which accelerated the program further. Quirkiest thing is I never encountered the PMR pain again . So now we trying to diagnose and manage the lower limbs problems most likely caused by the chronic use of steroids . Or another autoimmune disorders may be the cause , yet to be diagnosed. It’s no fun growing old!