@vjs May I ask did you have the hallmarks of PMR - Bilateral stiffness in shoulders and hips ? Sudden onset , Pain is worse in morning , after waking ( what I call the "Ground Hog Day" feeling - think of Bill Murray waking up over and over again in same situation. It is 2023! Pre-Dx, when I googled bilateral pain "polymyalgia rheumatica popped up! I was already familiar with the term when I first saw PCP. Please look at the info in pmrandyou.com and PMRandIL6.com. NASAIDs are not going to help, there is immune cell-mediated pathway that needs blocking. The conversations on this site are very helpful and others have had uncannily similar experiences with Prednisone dosing and others are trying KEVZARA. European clinicians
/researchers seem to have more interest in "fast tracking" PMR Dx. I do not (yet) know who are the Key Opinion Leaders in the USA, besides Dr Callabrese of the Clevland Clinic.