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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 5 2:37am | Replies (24)
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Diagnosed three years ago, and have tapered to a very low dose of prednisone. Although shoulder pain and stiffness have significantly decreased, hip, and at times, groin pain remain. Recently, a new stiffness and pain along the inside and back of both knees has appeared, making walking, climbing steps, getting up from sitting, and fully bending knees difficult. I’m seeing an orthopedist, but I suspect it’s related to PMR. I’m also seeing my rheumatologist this week, and will see.
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Welcome @nan50, It's good to hear that you have tapered to a low dose of prednisone and hopefully continue tapering until your PMR pain goes away. My first time with PMR took me three and half years to taper off but I still had some minor aches and pains in the early morning until I was able to move around some. The PMR did come back six years later but I was able to taper off of prednisone in a year and half, and that was a little over six years ago.
I still have shoulder and hand pain but I think mine is due to degenerative arthritis and carpal tunnel. Hoping you get some answers at your upcoming appointments with your rheumatologist. Can you let me know what you find out?