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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 18 7:12pm | Replies (1907)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for your kind words. I, too, hope your GP can speed up the process AND provide prednisone relief in the interim. Also, it's not uncommon for a disease like PMR (and possibly many other chronic pain diseases) to be misunderstood by friends and family. Even for me, if someone shared they had back pain, I had limited empathy until I experienced back pain myself. Living with PMR for three years has increased my empathy significantly.
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Reading your comment about increased empathy connected with me. I never realized how exhausting dealing with pain was before I experienced PMR I also did not have enough sympathy for those who suffered from chronic fatigue Before the PMR hit I was silently a little bit proud of all that I was physically doing for a woman my age. And then PMR hit and was I ever humbled. I try to look at the positive side of the very challenging things we go through and what can be learned. I am thankful for the empathy and the humility that I have gained . I am also thankful that 10 mg of prednisone worked rapidly for me. Yes I have dealt with lots of side effects but I have been able to function and take care of my daughter and all that is important. Again I am thankful for this site