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Has anyone had steroid shots in their shoulders for PMR?
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@geese1
It's very true re our "gut microbiome " health and just how much difference it makes in our health if we "feed" it properly and help it thrive.
You sound like you're in fantastic shape in terms of your physical fitness and abilities to do all kinds of great activities. I'm not where near that. But, I'm doing what I can as I get improvement. It's been so debilitating for so many months in addition to the stiffness caused by sleeping upright on the couch for months has made for a lot I have to get "worked out." Food is huge. What we eat should be thought of as "let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine thy food!"
I stopped eating all sugary treats etc because of the inflammation it caused me a long time ago, plus knowing how bad it is for us. I try to eat organic as much as possible and eat well. I'm dealing with so many other health issues at the same time it's compounded. I have bad knees (osteoarthritis and meniscus tear/surgery) and had Baker's cysts behind both knees that ruptured in May.
As well as all my spine/chronic pain neck, sleep apnea and multiple other things.
So, this added on top of all that. But if there's a will, we can try to find a way. One day at a time with God's help and the support of eachother. Thanks for your encouragement. May you feel better too.
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@boomermeg
Eating an anti-inflammatory diet has helped me as well. Sugar is bad news. I have been dealing with PMR for 10 months. An ER doctor started me out on 40 mg. Rheumatologist said I never should’ve been put on such a high dose and lowered me to 20. She currently wants me at 5 mg and I can’t move at five.. Doing good at 6 1/4. For three months I was put on methotrexate and that did not work for me. They now have me on Kevzara, so far it is not relieving the PMR symptoms. The entire year I have had left shoulder pain that has never completely went away. Over the past few months, had different shoulder pain in the top of my shoulder versus the mid shoulder. Rheumatologist was telling me all along that the pain was due to PMR, but recently suggested an orthopedic, now thinking its something mechanical. Went to the orthopedic walk-in clinic and they gave me a Cortizone shot in my upper shoulder just a few days ago. Feeling much better all over my entire body. It’s interesting to hear so many people say they had shoulder pain and then develop PMR. I wonder if there is a correlation there. The orthopedic doctor told me I have osteoarthritis in my shoulder and until I get tired of the pain and the shots. I should look forward to shoulder replacement. I just turned 61. I wanted to mention that I have found strangely that taking my prednisone at bedtime works best for me. I take it about 9 o’clock at night. I’ve tried splitting it that didn’t work for me, both times I ended up back, just taking it once. I wake up stiff for a few hours, take a couple of arthritis. Tylenol’s prior to getting the shot. I was doing that twice a day. So far this Cortizone shot seems to be helping me a great deal. I’ve always wanted to know if anybody ever found out what their underlying cause of PMR is. I wish you all the best, this is an awful experience. Just a year ago I was walking 5 miles, doing yoga every day, I want my life back. I do swim a couple times a week and that is my most favorite thing to do. It allows me to move and no other way I still walk just not as much, recently signed myself up for a 5K walk. Wish me luck.