I know that I have stated this before in other threads, but not this one yet. I am a registered dietitian who has been eating a whole foods, organic diet for many years, with very little animal protein. I also take omega-3's and tumeric daily. My PMR started after my second Pfyzer vaccination (?coincidence) and lasted for about 1.5 years. It was so mild, only bothering me while in bed, that it took 4 months to diagnose. I started with only 10 mg. prednisone. While on prednisone, I started experiencing hip pain, which turned out to be a severe case of osteroarthritis. Prednisone is known to contribute to osteoarthritis, but the doctors didn't think my low dose was significant enough to cause it. I do think that my less active lifestyle during COVID, plus the prednisone were both probable factors contributing to it. I experienced a flare up recently after having a mild case of COVID for one week. I am now on 2 mg. prednisone and plan on tapering off by .5 mg. every one or two weeks. I just had hip replacement surgery 2 weeks ago and am recovering remarkebly well, they say. I hope to be off of the prednisone very soon. Fingers crossed.