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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 30 8:20pm | Replies (70)
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Hi John,
The scalp tenderness I experienced lasted about two weeks and I didn't feel it unless I touched the top of my head with my fingertips. It might be a good ideas to get your CRP checked too. A doctor told me to immediately go to the emergency room if I had any difficulty seeing.
Do you still take prednisone?
Take care!

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jun 19, 2022

Hi Teri,
Same here, I only feel the scalp tenderness when I touch it. I was going to send my PCP a message through my Mayo patient portal in the morning just to check. I don't have any symptoms of PMR flaring but do have every day stiffness in the morning which I've always had and some eye's watering a lot which I think is due to my CPAP mask leaking air around my eyes every night but not sure. I've been off of prednisone since mid 2018 when my last PMR episode went into remission.
Will let you know what I hear back.

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