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@jallenaz

No, I haven't done anything differently. I just hoped it wouldn't come back. I eat pretty well. My wife of 45 years sees to that. Hardly ever go out to eat and don't eat any processed foods. Don't know how to navigate fast food restaurants:) My lifestyle hasn't changed much except for slowing down. We hike and I have 6 acres to take care of which keeps me busy outdoors. Two active dogs. I'm still working and running a keyboard doing architectural drafting and design. That requires a lot of sitting which could be what is the worst for me health-wise. I walk about a mile every day I can at lunch.

The first time I had PMR I think I tapered off of it in about 14 months. No bad side effects from the prednisone that time.

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@jallanaz, I do think some sort of mild exercise is a key component for keeping PMR at bay when it goes into remission. My big side effect the first time around with prednisone was a weight gain of about 25 to 30 lbs so the second time around I made a lot of diet related changes and did away with processed foods and fast foods.