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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 6 hours ago | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
I believe there's a genetic factor to PMR. My younger sister had it a few years before I did. I also think covid has something to do with it. I developed vertigo, then PMR and now SMM all after a bout with covid last summer. Finally, our immune system takes a beating during our life and so I think as we age it becomes less efficient. Maybe it's just a perfect storm.
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@kjoed53 Virus's can trigger autoimmune diseases. I had a mild case of Covid and not long after developed GCA. The cases of GCA escalated during Covid so I see a strong connection. No one in my family has this, we never even heard of it. The one thing we do have is longevity. The women live into their hundreds. My Aunt (90 yrs) old has PMR but she's not blood related, her husband is married to my moms brother. She has been on a maintenance dose of 4 mgs of Prednisone for 20 years and doing well. She's always been active and just recently decided to slow down selling the house and moving into a beautiful apartment in a semi retirement community that provides meals and transportation but she's not ready to give up driving. I never expected this in retirement having been healthy all my life. It's like my mom always says, (she's 92) old age isn't for sissy's. 😂