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Knee Replacement surgery and PMR

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 30, 2022 | Replies (9)

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@violaange

Initially my surgeon said the same ( I have PMR for about 10 years, on 5 mg of prednisone for the last year prior to surgery). They wanted me totally off of prednisone prior to surgery. I told him that wasn’t possible. He did some further research and said that the research indicated that 15 mg was the limit, and since I was taking less than that, he did the surgery. He used additional antibiotics during surgery, but that was it. I suggest that you push back with your surgeon on that. Good luck.

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Thank you for sharing your experience. Very helpful in planning my TKR.