@laurine7 Not sure what you have never heard of before - but if it is PMR then I would suggest you start with the Mayo Clinic's site on the topic - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polymyalgia-rheumatica/symptoms-causes/syc-20376539 - then read other creditable medical websites both in the US and internationally. Then possibly read a lot of the chats in this chat room and you will learn about a rear disease that has no known diagnostic test to positively identify it, has no known cure, and it's mainstream treatment is long term (years) of large doses of oral steroids meant to hide the pain so the people can function like somewhat normal people. BTW, the demographic for this problem is geriatric patients - something to look forward to in your golden years.