The pain is from PMR. The rheumatologist suggested Prednisone by saying "The only thing there is to treat PMR is Prednisone." (This was in 2015) I passed since I know too many people that struggled to get off of Prednisone.

When I followed up with my primary care physician after I received my PMR diagnosis and that I had passed on being treated with Prednisone, her response was "Good! It can be an evil drug." She also mentioned she had been treated for something (she didn't say) with Prednisone and had a difficult time with it.

My primary care physician suggested two Aleve twice a day (which, according to her, takes it to a prescription dose). I did this for a while and it did help. I ended up switching to Zyflamend, an herbal anti-inflammatory, which I purchase from Amazon (the reviews are interesting to read). It's a turmeric-based anti-inflammatory. I take two in the morning. If I am having a bad PMR day (about once a month or so), I will take two Aleve. I'm never 100% out of pain, but I can get it to a point where it's tolerable.