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Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 13 9:13am | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
Wow......the weather is something I've thought caused a lot of my bad days! I'm not seeing my rheumatologist till end of May, I'm taking it a day at a time.....seeing how I feel at 10 day on 15mg of prednisone......my pain level, without Tylenol or just 1 a day. Then will try to start cutting back! I had a day Tuesday.....so not sure how it will go!
Do you know what your CRP level was on your blood work? My last flare in Oct, it came down fairly fast.....2-3 weeks. But I'm don't sure this time......this was like hitting a brick wall!
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My CRP on 11/27 was 13 and I was on 15mg prednisone at the time
CRP on 1/14 was 6 and I was on 10mg prednisone
I originally started on 15 mg (Oct 31, 2014) but was upped to 20mg after 5 days of no significant improvement, then came down again 11/20 to 15mg and then 2.5mg every 2 weeks-to 12.5; 10mg, 7.5 up to 10mg, 7.5, 10, 9, 8, 9, 8, 7, 6, now on 5mg. Rheumy didn’t do blood work at my last visit which I should have asked for. Next time.
It’s feels like a roller coaster ride.