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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 3 hours ago | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
@tweet When I was on a high dose of Prednisone (50 mg.) I had chest pains. It felt like an elephant sitting on my chest. I had an echocardiogram and it showed that everything was normal with my heart. The chest pains were one of many side effects I had from the Prednisone. They eventually went away, as I tapered my dose down.
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@ropnrose yes!! It does feel like an elephant sitting on it. It comes and goes but doesn’t last long. I was on 60 mg when I was having the GCA systems. This is my third gonaround with prednisone and I thought this just could be the prednisone because my chest hurt like this before while being on it. This time my Dr said let’s get your heart checked . Glad he referred me to a heart Dr . I’m just now in the process of getting the stress test and tomorrow I go for a calcium scan.
Does everyone suffer from high cholesterol that have this disease of PMR and or GCA?
Hope you are doing well. 🙏 Thank you