Hi,

I am new to this site and new to PMR, only diagnosed about seven weeks ago. While I got almost immediate relief from some cortisone shots in my hips and starting 15 mg. prednisone daily, I am now adjusting to what I call my "new normal".

Normal is not fun. Nor is is anything like what I thought treatment would bring. I have pain all the time, though nowhere as debilitating as it was - I was hardly able to walk and was crawling up/down stairs. Now I can move around, go to work, go for short walks (again, not the 3-4 mile walks I was taking!) and wondering what the future holds.

I am being treated by my PCP who is already talking about reducing my prednisone and I think I need a higher dose!!

The wait time to see a rheumatologist is months, even here in central NC, home to two major medical centers, so I must wait. Am taking tumeric, eating an anti-inflamatory diet, and looking for some encouragement that things will get better.

Any and all thoughts and suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!

Susan