Hi I'm 69 been pretty healthy all my life. Work out regularly and eat healthy. do like an occasional beer or 2 max. PMR hit me right after i strained my pectoral muscle to my right shoulder. The next day my shoulder hurt and I had inflammation in my Joints . I could hardly put my socks on for next few days. My doctor advised me to see the orthopedic which I did. I found out I had tears in My Rotator cuff and needed surgery. I scheduled Rotator cuff
surgery in few months. Problem was I was still a mess with inflammation. My doctor said I might have Polynyalgia Rheumatica. I looked it up and all the symptoms aligned with what I had going. I went to see Rheumatologist and She said you might have PMR but I think it's just a really bad shoulder. I left waited a week and my Doc said go get another blood test. I did and my levels skyrocketed proving I did indeed have PMR. I've since had to cancel Rotator Cuff surgery and have been on Prednisone for 4 or 5 months now. It helped with Inflammation right away but Ive learned that i have some good days and some not so good days. The bad shoulder doesn't help. I'm also seeing an Acupuncturist which has helped. I've never experienced anything like this in my life. How I got it? No idea. I guess it was in my gut just waiting for an injury to present itself.. I believe there might be some truth in the Covid Vaccines most of us took during the pandemic. Not sure it was good for us.