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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 3 11:31am | Replies (6)

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Have had intermittent swelling and pain in one or both knees several times over the past year. Never treated it in any way but it seems to go away on its own. Presently at 2 mg prednisone, 8 weeks into kevzara, and hoping for remission. Fingers crossed.
What is the evidence for the flu vaccine connection?

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chrissieg | @chrissieg | Jan 3 10:03am

Good luck with the Kevzara - I’d be very interested to know your thoughts once you’ve settled into it. There are a few articles out there re the flu vaccine adjuvant that seem to make sense - my PMR started shortly after my first shot. I then went on to have 2 more before the penny dropped. I discounted the Covid vaccine as a culprit as I had that after the PMR started - but now suspect adjuvants in that may play a part in some cases too. Apparently one size adjuvant doesn’t fit all & patients should be made aware of this & be given a choice - or so the thinking goes. The EJR published Relapse of polymyalgia following adjuvanted influenza vaccine: A case based review - but there are more articles out there. If you Google Polymyalgia and the influenza vaccine you’ll see a few sites that offer case studies - nothing concrete but enough to make you wonder. More research needs to be done - we need answers to the causes of this painful & life changing ailment.

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