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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 3 hours ago | Replies (64)
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Like you I am convinced it was the flu vaccine that messed up my immune system and gave me PMR. My rheumatologist asked me the question had I had the flu jab just prior to it , which I had and his words were “I have awaiting room full of people like you, but you would be a hard pressed to prove it,”he was convinced the flu jab had caused my PMR. Everyone that I know who has seen me in the way that I have been in with PMR will ever have the flu jab again.
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I also got PMR after a flu and Covid vaccine and I’m convinced it was those injections that set the stage for this awful disease
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My rheumatologist has acknowledged a vaccine can cause a flare of PMR.
I have acknowledged that I don't have a flare every time I get a vaccine.
Now we need to analyze the circumstances in order to predict when and why a flare happens when we get a vaccine.
I don't think we can say vaccines cause PMR which somewhat implies we should never have a vaccine.
I agree with you that our immune systems are messed up. Not everyone has a messed up immune system which probably explains why the majority of people don't get PMR when they get vaccines.
Currently, I'm convinced there is no way to predict what my immune system might do next. My rheumtologist says my immune system is deranged and a vaccine occasionally deranges my immune system more than it already is.