I’m not sure if I am typical or not. I took a very hard fall, I’m kind of a “just get up and keep going” person. I slammed the whole right side of my body onto concrete floor. About a week later I had difficulty lifting a cup with my right arm.. right shoulder and ribs very painful.. thinking”I broke something”
A few days later woke with terrible flu like symptoms “but not quite exact” . I could not get myself upright from bed, could not get up from chair, get in and out of bathtub, get dressed. Curiously the severe pain was only right ribs , arm and shoulder and only then moved into my left shoulder. Otherwise just severe general malaise and low grade fever. I am very active 71 and was returning from a 5 mile hilly hike when I fell.
7 trips to Dr, and numerous blood tests and xrays over a month to get diagnosis.. CRP and sed rate thru roof. 1 dose of prednisone and all better… apparently this is defining. That was several months ago and weaning prednisone now, on 3mg.
My onset was very quick and very hard. My Dr thinks I may not relapse. I hope not. I love gardening and hiking and I live alone.