Thank you for sharing this event. I have just been diagnosed after 4 months of muscle and joint pain. I did not present as a classic PMR patient because my inflammatory markers remained normal and my pain was just in my hips and thighs at first so my doctor thought I had muscle injury. Prior to onset I was extremely active, then woke up unable to get out of bed due to the pain. A month ago the pain and stiffness moved to one shoulder, then neck, finally into the other shoulder. I look forward to learning as much as I can about how to manage this condition.