I am a 69 year-old male that has been fighting PMR for almost 5 years now. I have mostly been in “ remission“ for about a year and a half. That doesn’t mean it’s gone or that I don’t still feel pain and stiffness in the morning and have bouts of fatigue every day. However, all of those are less than they were. I was off prednisone for about 20 months.
I have found traveling difficult and to cause flareups in PMR. In fact recently, I did too much in the morning didn’t get enough, rest during the day or at night due to trying to do too many activities to satisfy family and friends. As a result, I had a hard flareup and had to go back on 20 mg of prednisone for five days which I’m in the middle of. It has absolutely well the symptoms. The big question now is once I go off in a few days which will return remission or the flare up?
My advice to you about traveling followers:
Try not to sit too long without getting up and moving at least once an hour,
Try to manage your schedule so you don’t have to do too much in the morning,
Try not to get too far off your normal schedule of sleep and rest,
Drink plenty of water,
Bring a portable fan with you in case buses, plains, trains or a hotel rooms are stuffy or have poor air circulation.
Keep moving, but not too much,
Try to maintain a healthy diet of plenty of protein, especially in the morning and not too much in the way of carbohydrates.
Good luck on your trip.
Good advise. ☺️