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Corticosteroid injections for polymyalgia rheumatica

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 1, 2023 | Replies (21)
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My first rheumatologist that never gave me a diagnosis (4 yrs) tried this at my first visit. Yet the fact that I had a systemic response to my symptoms was ignored. Seemed important to me. (I didn't know about PMR yet.) Lasted about 2 weeks. I wonder if it has to be given in a joint or can be intramuscular. However, it would be a lot of shots over time. Seems prohibitive.

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michael826 | @michael826 | Sep 23, 2023

So far, the injection in my left hip has reduced the pain a lot.
We never considered injections until only my hip was inflamed.
I had two choices; take more prednisone or try the injection. The injection was only 20 mg.

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