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Hello @dsmith337, Welcome to Connect. You are mostly correct from what I've read. I was 64 when my first occurrence of PMR hit but it just came on out of nowhere. 56 is on the younger side but it's not uncommon after age 50.
"Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is almost exclusively a disease of adults over the age of 50, with a prevalence that increases progressively with advancing age. The peak incidence of PMR occurs between ages 70 and 80 [1]."
-- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-manifestations-and-diagnosis-of-polymyalgia-rheumatica/print
It's good that the pain and weakness are all gone now. 4 months is a very short time to be able to taper off of prednisone for PMR. My first occurrence took me 3 and half years to taper off and the second time it took me 1 and half years. Fortunately it went into remission for six years before it came out again. My PMR has been in remission almost 2 years now from my 2nd bout with it.
I think diet and exercise play a big part in PMR and it's good to hear you are a daily exerciser. Do you mind sharing what type of exercises you do or enjoy most?