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Hello @granger, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is currently in remission but I've had 2 occurrences and both times it was pain in most all of my joints and not just the hips. There are a few discussions you might want to read through to see if members share symptoms similar to yours.
-- Bursitis and hip pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bursitis-and-hip-pain/
-- Hip pain and steroid injection: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hip-pain-and-steroid-injection/
If you still have pain in your hips after taking prednisone, I would discuss it with your primary care doctor. I'm not a doctor but most all of my pain was gone within a few hours of taking prednisone, so I'm wondering if you really have PMR. Is your hip pain in both hips?
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Thanks for the information. My dx was made with labs and symptoms. Plus my mother had pmr for yrs. So I'm pretty confident of the dx. Prednisone worked great. Pain gone in several days. The hip pain came a month later after beginning to reduce my dosage.
It was diagnosed as bursitis and IT Band inflammation by orthopedic doctor. I don't think the orthopedic doc knews anything about pmr flare ups. Unfortunately I don't have my first visit with rheumatologist for 2 more months so I'm sort of trying to figure this pain out on my own. I'm not really sure what a flare up is or how it feels. Very happy to find this site though. I will check you links you suggested. Thanks.