← Return to Buttock/tailbone pain, sitting or lying down - symptom 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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Thanks so much for your comment. I may have been misleading in my comments as the pain is tolerable and goes when I walk around. I have spoken about it before in previous discussions in the past few years. Like the decreasing muscle weakness, it’s a minor residue of full blown PMR and I can live with it. It is definitely not severe enough to take Prednisone again. I have no other symptoms and took a long time to recover from the side effects of Prednisone so would only take it for a full flare. Fingers crossed all the lifestyle measures I’ve put in place in my life since PMR, which came on after severe stress, are working so far. But as you know it is a stealthy foe so appreciate what you say.