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How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 6, 2023 | Replies (747)Comment receiving replies
This morning Sunday, had leg pain, but am not going to go up on the Prednisone. I want, know I can bear the pain, to go at least a week on the slightly lower dose to see if the adrenals kick in. Right now I am watching the birds at feeder. This year I have had many more woodpeckers, some as small as about 4" long. There must be some nesting near me. To-day, I am preparing feeders and food for the hummingbirds. They are due to arrive within the week. These kind of tasks, I find soothing. Hope you are doing well. 🙂
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@noosat1 - I hope the pain lessens for you , its so hard with reducing the meds. My Doctor told me that they have found the slower you reduce the better it is and that is why they have recommended every 4 weeks for me, but like I said sometimes I know that it is not time and leave it around 6 weeks till it settles...my symptoms do not settle within 2 weeks of dropping so I know it would not be beneficial for me to try, patients is the name of the game. 🙂 but, in saying that each of us is different and may heal quicker. I too feed birds and love watching them especially when they have young ones, mostly sparrows, finches,blackbirds and thrush. Would love to see hummingbirds and woodpeckers in my garden but alas we do not have them here in New Zealand. I am into photography and that also helps me as I get lost in it and time is not relevant to me. Keep well 🙂