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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 18, 2024 | Replies (1907)
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@mzamyl

Hi, I’m Amy. Last month diagnosed with PMR after 5 years of struggling to find out what was wrong with me. A rheumatologist told me 5 years ago all my blood tests were normal so I gave up until my daughter was diagnososed with lupus in August. We both also have vitiligo and I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I am 69 years old but felt like 90. One week of 10 mg prednisone has made a tremendous difference in my pain level. Glad to find this forum.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Nov 10, 2021

Hello Amy @mzaml, Welcome to Connect. I'm happy to hear that you finally were diagnosed with PMR and the prednisone gave you relief from the pain symptoms. I can't imagine going 5 years without any relief from the pain of PMR. I did find some information about a PMR diagnosis when the blood tests are normal which I guess is one of the reasons PMR can sometimes be hard to diagnose.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) with Normal Values of Both Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Concentration at the Time of Diagnosis in a Centenarian Man: A Case Report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6313638/

Here are a couple of other discussions you may want to read through and learn what others have shared:
-- Vitiligo: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/vitiligo-2/
-- Sjogren's, Hashimoto's and Thyroid Dysfunction: Got questions: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sjogrenshashimoto/

Do you mind sharing any questions you were looking to get answered when you found Connect?

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