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Is it PMR (and/) or Osteoarthritis?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
I've asked my rheumatologist whether the PMR diagnosed two years ago and for which I take 5-6 mgs of Prednisone could also be recurring arthritis and/or back pain resulting from congenital minimum scoliosis, or a back injury suffered 20-plus years ago - all of which are likely to recur more often as I age (now 83).
So how much of it is PMR, or arthritis, or scoliosis, or the injury, and how much is Prednisone actually treating PMR? Is it even possible or important to know this well enough to perhaps lower the Prednisone so that it's aimed just at PMR? His response mostly was to agree that it is difficult to determine and we left it at that. Has anyone here discussed this with their doctor?
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@tug25
Hi,
Your question is a good one and probably the right answer would be complex. But I was on Prednisone for a year after getting PMR diagnosed. While taking it I did notice hip pain beyond the baseline for me on prednisone. So, once I stopped prednisone, it became very apparent that I had a bad hip. Standing and walking were nearly impossible. Last Tuesday, I had my hip replaced. And boy, am I ever glad. I see in my mind that shiny ball rotating with ease, as if greased. Thanks for this forum!