Nope - but I just may do it now. Some members of my family mentioned I needed to have an appointment with Dr House. In reality, for a long time I was not aligned with PMR for several reasons. One main reason was my pain was not bilateral. Additionally, no one would ascribe some of my symptoms like the anemia to PMR. Some of my symptoms I successfully diagnosed as not PMR related - doctors confirmed my self-diagnoses work and I received treatment. These problems would have been hidden had I been on daily oral steroids. I definitely have a love-hate relationship with my PMR diagnosis.