I never saw a rheumatologist. My MD diagnosed me after consulting with my previous MD and came up with PMR after urging me to take 15 or 20 mgs prednisone (which I was afraid to take because of a previous allergic reaction for something else years ago). I took 15 mgs and immediately felt so much better. He was going to take me off pred at 2 years until I emailed him the 2017 Mayo/Matheson study on PMR and Prednisone. Since, then he has left my pred dosage up to me. I have also emailed him other studies re PMR. He now has more PMR patients, probably because he is more aware.