There is always hope for the future. I think my biggest problem with PMR was that I tended to dwell too much in the past. There was a monumental change that occurred when I was offered the biologic 4 years ago. I'm so happy my rheumatologist decided I was "too young" and "too healthy" to take prednisone for the rest of my life. I give my rheumatologist credit for that outlook on my life but, at the time, I thought he had me confused with someone else.

I just had a visit with my primary care doctor. We discussed my past pertaining to my "prednisone days." I kept saying most everything wasn't a problem anymore. I kept separating my past from how I feel in the present.

My primary care doctor said I was the "healthiest" patient he had seen all day. I think my primary care doctor was being honest and not sarcastic from a "health maintenance" point of view. My primary care doctor referred my questions about my more challenging problems to my other specialists.