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PMR Remission

Posted by christopherc @christopherc, Nov 15, 2023

I’m a 68 year old male with PMR for almost three years now. I’m finishing up my second course of prednisone and I am feeling pretty good but still have the stiffness and pain to a lesser degree.

If anyone has experienced PMR remission did you feel it slowly but surely or did the disease go away more suddenly? And once in “remission “ were you completely symptom free or did you continue to have times or days where you felt like it was rearing its ugly head again?

Thanks for any insights you may have.

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joanmm | @joanmm | 6 days ago
In reply to @pacarolyn "Everyone is different of course in how PMR affects them and the course of treatment they..." + (show)
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Everyone is different of course in how PMR affects them and the course of treatment they choose. I woke up one morning with pain, stiffness and muscle weakness in lower extremities and neck. When I was diagnosed, I decided to opt for aquatic exercise and anti-inflammatory diet. No steroids. I did this for about a year. Lost considerable weight and gradually saw my muscles regain strength. Then, woke up one morning and suddenly as before the pain was gone except for the neck which took awhile longer. That was about two years ago. My Sed and ESR gradually went down as well. It was a gamble but one I was willing to take. I am in my 70's.

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I do warm yoga which really helps and I have been going to a therapy pool and love it. My range of motion is normal in the pool and the warmth is wonderful. They offer pool noodle classes which are lots of fun. I am now on 12.5 mg of Prednisone, having started on Nov 26 at 15 mg. I was lucky that my doctor was able to contact a rheumatologist on the day of the diagnosis who recommended the treatment. This was in Calgary, Alberta. Sometimes Canada has a great health system.

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