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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 17, 2023 | Replies (41)
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Whew! What a terrible experience. Apparently, there is a lot of ignorance among PCPs and other non-specialists about PMR. It’s shameful that you were treated so poorly and that the PCP never apologized. I’m lucky that my PCP went after it like a tiger when I first had symptoms, eliminated other things, diagnosed it, and sent me to a rheumatologist.

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emo | @emo | Jun 16, 2023

Thanks. Yeah, it’s so weird, because after I learned about PMR, it seems it’s not that crazy-uncommon, especially for those who fit the typical profile (which my dad did). My mom is a retired RN, and she primarily worked in skilled nursing home and rehab facilities for seniors. She told me she’d literally never heard of it in her decades working in geriatric medicine.

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