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Where have you experienced pain due to PMR?H
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 28 12:27pm | Replies (85)Comment receiving replies
I can't complain about any of my doctors. I have severe arthritis, spondylosis and stenosis of my cervical spine. My chiropractor stopped treating me because of it, so when I started having shoulder pain, that was the first place to look. Lucky for me that the head of the neurology practice thought outside his expertise and ordered blood work instead of the extensive surgery that would have been required to address all of my cervical spine issues. My rheumatologist caught the blood disorder because he wasn't just looking for PMR. Each of my doctors referred me to someone they knew so that I was able to see six doctors in the first 3 1/2 months this year.
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I never complain about any of my doctors. I appreciated every one of them even though they tend to give me bad news all the time. I'm very grateful for my rheumatologist's persistence for finding a way to get me off prednisone.
I haven't encountered any doctor that said they knew everything. Only one person on the internet claimed they were "entitled to know" everything about taking prednisone for PMR and tapering off prednisone. I was amazed the person couldn't taper off prednisone either and still had PMR since they knew everything.
There is always more that is unknown compared to what is known for any medical condition including PMR/GCA.
I have severe lumbar spinal stenosis and that causes me to have pain. A neurosurgeon says I need a multi-level lumbar fusion. I'm not sure what caused all the "degenerative changes" to my lumbar spine. I suspect spondylitis had something to do with it. Spondylitis can also cause structural degradation to the spine. If I had listened to the person who knew everything about PMR and prednisone, I would still be taking prednisone for PMR.