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Does anyone have any pain in their hands? My Dr. said the pain wasn’t related to PMR. I disagree with him. Never have I had had pain before being diagnosed with PMR. Started at 20 mg prednisone 8 months ago and now on 7mg. Hands are feeling a little better but still have some pain.
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@marianne2025 after all the ‘classic’ pain symptoms I started getting a tingling middle and ring finger. It has gotten worse to a point I couldn’t do anything with my hands. Putting toothpaste on my toothbrush was impossible, etc…painful hands.
Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome too, after taking prednisone it slowly got better. Taking 12 mg now. I do not have arthritis. First my rheumatologist said I might have a pinched nerve in the neck but after an MRI it was negative.
Definitely a symptom of PMR doctors don’t know about as I can read that many of us have pain in fingers and wrists.
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@marianne2025 Diagnosed 12/2025. Excruciating pain in shoulders and hips. Had X-rays done before bloodwork thy showed only a slight osteoarthritis in one hip. Bloodwork led to PMR diagnoses and after starting on 20mg then I am Now down to 4mg and hoping to be off prednisone in a month or two. My hands, in particular middle finger on left hand (tight and stiff) and occasionally wrists on the thumb side of hands sore in morning. My rheumatologist believes my issues could be osteoarthritis but hasn’t completely ruled out that there could be a chance of rheumatoid arthritis. As my slight pains haven’t affected quality of life I have taken a wait and see attitude as I
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