Sounds like you were on the right track. And getting a diagnosis early is huge. People struggle for years without getting the appropriate diagnosis. I’ve had PMR now for a year and a taper down to 7 mg of prednisone from 40. Mine too was very sudden onset. Came on after a very bad flu that lasted about 10 days. One morning I woke up and could not stand on my legs. My hips and thighs and lower back were all locked. Very scary and it happened on 23 December which meant getting help very difficult. Luckily my internist was on it and got me in to see her on the 23rd and I was on prednisone before Christmas. Currently things have relapsed and I’m back up on 30 mg of prednisone again due to a bad flu virus combination. But I am now on a biologic which is a whole line of medication that helps get you down off the prednisone and targets the PMR in a way the other things do not. Mine is Kevzara. One thing to keep in mind is that they really do not know a whole lot about PMR. And my rheumatologist often says things like well. You don’t present classically. Or this isn’t a normal presentation. But the one thing I’ve learned about being on here is it every single person on here is a bit different in how the PMR presents, how it starts, and what helps. Diet is big for most people. As is continuing to get some kind of exercise to keep things limber and moving. Sugar and stress are two huge triggers for me.