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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 29 2:37pm | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
Sometimes I think that the 25mg prednisone I was on curbed my osteoarthritis pain enough where I hurt myself without knowing it. The taper brought that pain back, but I feel more pain in my knees than I remember. Either that or I just need to get used to it again. I'm not supposed to take ibuprofen because of interactions with other meds and Tylenol does very little for me so I have little choice but get used to it now.
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@kjoed53
I'm sorry to hear about your knee pain. I have bad knees too. Osteo also. I don't know the severity of your pain, but I keep seeing someone post about Tylenol Arthritis. I've never tried it. I have tried Arthritis pain cream and the little pellets made by a Homeopathic company called Boiron. They aren't strong enough for me, but might be something to look into. The pellets have different natural plants that help. I've used their Arnica gel (topical) and Arnica 30C pellets for years for swelling/bruises.
Everytime I know I'm having a surgery or blood test I take the pellets 3 days before and use the gel topically afterwards. Like the spot where they drew blood. It prevents (or can reduce afterwards) the big ugly bruises I get nowadays. The pellets help a bit with pain if it's not too bad. The pellets 3 days before kept me from getting bad bruising on my face from a dental gum graft. It really worked.
Due to all my chronic pain I've been seeing a pain specialist many years. He's a "physical medicine and rehabilitation Doctor." RX pain med helps. Have you asked your PCP re pain medication? If it's bad enough. Constant pain, as we all know, is totally detrimental to so many aspects of our body, life, health.
If you can't sleep, your body can't repair, so whether it's the PMR pain or other severe pain, we need relief. Not just for sleep obviously, but it is a huge problem when constant pain is present. I hope you find some relief in any form. I still live with some pain and don't take it if I don't need it. It was nice not to feel all of it while it lasted :-), but alas, reality calls! But I'll take this pain any day over the PMR pain.
Blessings.