Hello, I would love to join this group. I was misdiagnosed with PMR in June and just got an updated diagnosis of RA on Wednesday (12/14/22). I don't know much about RA but am happy to be able to get off prednisone (PMR treatment), which has caused a raft of terrible side effects, including severe osteoporosis which caused a broken hip. My understanding is that there are more--and more effective--treatments for RA...? What concerns me is that, unlike PMR which goes away in 3-5 years, RA appears to be a permanent condition--hopefully not a degenerative one. I'd welcome any input from the community.