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If I choose to take no meds. What is the worst that can happen?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 22 10:15am | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
No one wants to take prednisone. I fought it until I couldn't get out of bed any longer. Then I caved. It was better than being crippled
Now, like you, Patti: My inflammatory biomarkers are all fine but I am still symptomatic with body aches on a daily basis.
I stick to an anti-inflammatory diet. I've never eaten poorly. I exercise, what some would call excessively but what is lightening up for me, 6-9 miles of walking/running a day, lifting 4-5 times a week, babysitting a 21-month old 3 days a week.
My biggest concern is the fatigue has begun to set in. I've noticed it on occasion. It's a different type of tiredness.
Frightening and a total pain in the butt. I find myself being jeolous of people with normal lives. No a good thing to do. I ry to coundt my blessins, but there is this entire high highs and low lows thing going on that someone else mentioned.
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Hi Cyndie,
We are cookie cutters of each other. I also have suffered from fatigue which manifests in the form of feeling tired and needing a nap almost every afternoon. There are times I can push through it and am fine. I’ve recently begun some Ayurveda to deal with the inflammation. I know this may take some time before I possibly feel improvements. And some days, I simply ache more than others. Yoga, meditation, strength training (soon to begin again), good nights sleep and a very good diet. I pray for this to “burn out” as it can. I’m optimistic in general. Perhaps AI will help facilitate cures and better health for those suffering from dis-eases. I would have loved to hear more from the webinar on cortisol and the adrenal glands I would have liked the doctors to weigh in on what they know, understand and how this can vary with each individual, re: how long one is on corticosteroids, and how this all plays out once we are off them re: the adrenals. What is their experience?
It’s good to connect and I appreciate this forum as a tool for each of us to avail of.
Continue to seek a path to better health. I wish you well.