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Buttock/tailbone pain, sitting or lying down - symptom of PMR?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 31, 2025 | Replies (86)Comment receiving replies
Hello @wrenn1939, Welcome to Connect. I wonder if you might be tapering off of prednisone too quickly and that increased the hip and lower back pain. You might want to scan through the following discussion to see if it might help.
-- How to Slowly and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... no set rules.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules/
Does your rheumatologist suspect the pain is not from PMR?
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@johnbishop At my Rheumatologist’s visit on Monday, she did not think my back problems were a flareup of PMR. She ordered Xrays of my back. I should find out today what the Xrays show.