I am newly diagnosed with PMR. I am 76. Have not yet started Prednisone but will likely end of this week. Sed rate 48. CRP 4.7/5. Very uncomfortable since March 13. Wondering if it was triggered by 2nd Moderna vax which was Feb 24! Shoulders, neck muscles, upper back, some hips...trouble lifting covers when turning at night. Pain in shoulders lying on them. Pain in elbows when kept in flexed position while sleeping. I feel like I am constantly in a raise-my shoulders position, tensed up for these months. I couldn't understand why. It was not anxiety that I know of. Finally talked to my oncologist (free of pancreatic cancer 5 years now after treatment--was given 2 months to live by a surgeon who found my belly full of carcinomtosis after having pancreatic resection a few weeks earlier...small bowel obstruction developed and had to be operated on...this is when the cancer was noted in my small bowel and peritoneum. LONG REMISSION. Grateful. JUst saw a rheumatologist last week. She says, probably PMR. We will talk this week to decide on treatment. Very painful and limited in activity because of the muscle tension and stiffness. Other issue I have gained 25 lbs in a year with eating 1000 cal/day. All I want. And I a type II diabetic on insulin long and short acting. New since March 2020. Very upset about the weight and there seems to be NO reason evident (I can't exercise bec of the pain...). But 25 lbs too much for limited activity and very careful diet. Scared of the impact of prednisone (I think it will be 10 mg as a trial/day). I was NORMAL weight, on the trim side, before this gain. Okay, that's my intro. Glad to find this group. Thank you. Sharon