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My PMR was triggered after having the initial two covid and the first booster vaccines (3 vaccines).
So I skipped the second booster (4th vaccine), which gave me a year reprieve, but then decided to get the covid bivalent vaccine (5th and latest vaccine) and the flu vaccine simultaneously .
Eight days later I flared terribly and had to increase my prednisone.
I'm really reluctant on getting any more vaccines at this time.
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I am a very active 60 year old semi retired health care worker . My PMR came in suddenly and severely
Affecting both hips and shoulder areas. I was travelling at the time and figured I picked up a virus . I struggled for the first month with walking , and returned to home with many questions and concerns . It’s difficult in a broken health care system to get answers on this disease and I must say reading your posts have helped me so much . There is so many common findings here . I believe I had a perfect storm
For PMR … autoimmune ( Graves’ disease) stress and I had the bivalent injection and flu shot just ten days prior to my flare up . There is a pattern here but there is a big stigma in health care relating the vaccine to PMR . I’m not an antivacer , but it is a coincidence. And one I just avoid talking about to most professionals . Fast forward the two following months I travelled again to help my sister with her cancer only to receive her helping me with my clothes and pony tails and passing a coffee cup at times I can’t even drive I’m so stiff in the mornings .
Being a boxer and runner( not lately or anytime soon ) I can honestly say this is such a humbling, bizzare. And real disease . But I have had some amazing results with my naturopath , GP and internist . 1) I do not want to take prednisone . Just reading from this site it scares me .
2) diet IS everything … Mediterranean all the way and then some ..
3) hot tub, LIGHT exercise , TYLENOL to the max , hey I even used horse lineament on my shoulders , lots of water and a small tens machine .
The naturopath gave me some supplements ( I was never into that ) but hey they are working believe me .
Not Putting down prednisone I will use it if I have to . But now at 5 months in with a lot of knowledge and support even from
All you guys . I’m doing this . Diet is key . Good luck and Ill keep reading all your posts because it helps too .
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I am with you 100% no more boosters.for.covid , flu or shingles.for me. To those who have not experienced PMR it disables you yrust me. Its horrible. The only point i would add is that if predistone does not improve your stiffness and pain by 70% within 5 days I would check its not something else. Make sure your on at least 15mg for the first 6 weeks