Hi John @digregorioj, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought I would answer you here in the discussion since you posted your symptoms. I went for almost 2 months before I went to my primary care doctor who then sent me to see a rheumatologist after my appointment/exam by him. It started with some unrelated issues (gout in right foot and swollen knee) and just got worse until I could barely walk and had extreme pain in my shoulder, arms, hand and legs which is when I went to the doctor. That was my first bout with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) back in 2007. I was treated with 20 mg prednisone dosage which got rid of the pain the same day. They also withdrew some fluid from my knee and gave me a steroid shot for the knee problem. I was able to taper off the prednisone after 3 years when the PMR with into remission.

I have since been diagnosed with osteopenia, idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy (no pain, just numbness in the feet to above the ankles), lymphedema and sleep apnea. I also have advanced degenerative arthritis in my knee joints.

@digregorioj, have you have seen a rheumatologist?

Here is another discussion I would recommend reading...

> Groups > Neuropathy > Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain
-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/