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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)Comment receiving replies
It’s been about 6 weeks for me and I can say it’s finally hit me emotionally, I’m anxious, stressed, cry. I keep looking for answers but I guess it’s a long journey. I’m 71 and to think I’ll have this till the end is very discouraging! These are not the Golden Years!!!
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I was diagnosed with PMR 2 years ago when I could hardly walk and was immediately put on steroids. By August 2022 I was down to 1 mg but my husband then became
terminally ill and I cared for him in a hospital bed in the house with the help of carers until he died on February 3rd. As you can imagine I was filled with grief and Polymyalgia came back with a vengeance. My doctor then increased my steroids. I am now down to 3mg and feeling so much better. I have no aches and pains and drink a lot of water which is recommended for pmr. I walk every day and do yoga. I am 79 and honestly feel I am now on the road to recovery. Please do not despair and I hope that like me you will feel a lot better. Take care
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I'm hoping for you that even if PMR is technically a likelong, chronic condition, that the Pain from it won't be lifelong and chronic. (And I'm not saying that to negate that it's discouraging...because that is true too!)