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Had Shingles shot and now have PMR
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 17 3:40am | Replies (78)Comment receiving replies
Welcome @usmwp111, I'm sorry to hear you developed PMR shortly after having the second shingles vaccine shot. It's a bummer for sure but you have a lot of company and experience here on Connect that can help you manage your prednisone journey. Here's a search results link if you want to see what other members have shared - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=tapering+prednisone.
One thing recommended by my rheumatologist on my first go around with PMR was to keep a daily log with my level of pain (0 to 10) along with my dose of prednisone for the day. The rheumatologist along with my primary care doctor also kept reminding me to let them know if I had any tenderness or pain in the scalp, temple or jaw area of the head, or vision problems as they can be indications of giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Do you keep a daily log to track your pain and dosage?
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John, thanks for being a mentor and the follow up! I do keep a log ( not quite daily) when there has been in changes in specific pain levels and/or if there are new areas that ache in the morning. I do record daily my prednisone dosage. In a month I will be getting my ESR and CRP levels checked (and other blood work) which have all been trending in the right direction.