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Buttock/tailbone pain, sitting or lying down - symptom of PMR?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 17 12:34pm | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
I am in remission from PMR since I stopped Prednisone in January 2021 but still have some buttock and tailbone pain and can’t sit on hard chairs. There may be an arthritis component but that and some residual leg weakness especially standing up suddenly are all that’s left.
I need no medications except for BP meds and apart from a few pounds I haven’t shifted yet I’m in great shape, much better at 75 than I could have imagined in the dark days of PMR.
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Hi, Annie,
I'm fairly certain that some others (including myself) on this site have mentioned buttock and tailbone pain. On the very day I was diagnosed with PMR, the pain I had like that was so excruciating, I could hardly drive to the doctor's office. It went away with the prednisone, so you probably know what that means. It's probably PMR pain, and you might want to try a short term of pred and see if it helps. If it helps, well, guess what. You probably have PMR again. Not unusual, you know.
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This might be the Piriformis/sciatic nerve causing your butt tail bone pain. An internet search gives a simple stretching exercise. Lying flat on your back, knees bent feet on floor,bring one ankle across knee and bring both knees into body. Google will give a better example !