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Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Sep 8 3:57pm | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
sounds a little like Polymyalgia Rheumatica. It is an autoimmune disease. You may or may not have an elevated sed rate and CRP. Sometimes HSCRP. Prednisone is the treatment. IL-6 or IL-2 might be issues. I saw a rheumatologist at Mayo. I found him to be very thorough. I do think Dr's are so specialized anymore than generally going to just a Dr is not going to get you the best care.
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I second this idea. PMR was the first thing I thought of. One weekend I could throw my western saddle on the back of my horse, no problem, then the next weekend I couldn't. Because it hurt! 4 yrs I was with a rheummy who couldn't diagnose me. Then I got a second opinion from a rheummy who did. Just a thought.
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Thanks Tuckerp your response means a lot. They say that they did rule out PMR but sometimes I wonder about that. The Rheumatologist there at Mayo finally determined that she didn't think (not 100%) that it was an autoimmune but couldn't be sure and then just left it there. My concern was a very low IgM and Free Light chain Immunoglobulin blood test on two different occasions. My research showed that this is a concerning thing that warrants a good deal of attention but I had to bring it up to the internal medicine doc and he finally set up an immunologist appt there at Mayo but I am electing to see someone local. Trying times for sure...appreciate your comments.