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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 10 12:05pm | Replies (1906)Comment receiving replies
Noooo. My fam doc only referred me when my CRP was 33.6. I told him I was scared by this and finally he referred me. Had neurologist phone call appt. and we did some blood work on the 21st. Then he went away for the holiday. Hopefully next week I will be able to start some prednisone. It's been almost 5 months with this pain, but unfortunately nobody would actually listen to what I was telling them. Family doc, ER docs 2X. I felt totally unheard, until this doctor called me and said it sounds like PMR. I'm like "thank you" finally. Someone hears me.
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I went through something very similar to you. It took 4 months to diagnose my PMR and a GP who said I was just anemic, my radiologist ( from breast cancer ) who referred me to my oncologist who referred me to a neurologist who was the one who diagnosed PMR, Luckily he was in the same medical complex as the rheumatologist so I got in straight away. He put me on Prednisone immediately and by the next morning I was pain free. I guess not many doctors are familiar with PMR, but it seems that there is a kick off point that starts it, either a vaccination or, as i my case, a strong antibiotic after a colonoscopy. I do wish you luck in your diagnosis - 'though I wouldn't wish PMR on anyone.