This is a horror story which only confirms what I now believe……most doctors and veterinarians don’t have a clue as to what is wrong with you or what to do. It is a crap shoot.some get the rare docs who really care….sone don’t.mi am so glad you finally got help. I am into this only two months. Cannot imagine six months of that kind of pain. The people I have talked to about it seem to think it is a few arthritic aches and pains. I stopped talking to anyone about it. Again so glad you found help.

i understand what you have gone through martiesowers. But with me it wasn't the doctors but my own stubbornness that I had to fight. I kept insisting that I could fight through the pain. I agree, doctors don't seem to know much about what is becoming a more frequent illness in the older generation. I have been given everything from "don't take your self so seriously' to "get a hobby". Until the pain was so bad it couldn't be ignored any longer. It was the slow, exceptionally heavy heart beats that sent me to the doctor in the end. But, it was a Physicians Assistant that eventually diagnosed it and sent me to the rheumatologist. I have helped myself by doing all the research I can get my hands on. Which is how I came across this forum. The best aid I found was good quality Magnesium. One that has three ingredients and D3. I was already coming out of PMR but the Mag capsules was a turning point for me.