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Kevzara and Diverticulosis and pmr

Posted by ronludington @ronludington, Jun 20 9:49am

Started kevzara September of 25. Had a colonoscopy January 26. They found a few smallmouth diverticola in the sigmoid colon. Nothing was said about the kevzara. I'm down to 1 mg prednisone and about to go off of it shortly. I'm wondering if I should really be stopping the kevzara and if I do, I'm afraid of a pmr flare. I'm borderline still with it now, I'd say 80% pain free, but still with the wonderful shoulder pain when reaching high. But according to AI, I'm perfectly OK and should be congratulated on my taper... lol

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jabrown0407 | @jabrown0407 | Jun 22 9:06pm
In reply to @mlz "@stonewheel Oh gosh. I wish I were able to be as careful about sugar. It is..." + (show)
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Oh gosh. I wish I were able to be as careful about sugar. It is my downfall. I am a year into PMR and am okay most days meaning not much pain (even on Kevzara) and it's tolerable. I eat only whole foods except for white sugar. I made a Dutch baby for my husband and me this morning. I put cinnamon sugar on it and fresh berries. I will not do that again! I am having my right hip replaced on July 28th (if my echocardiogram is okay). I will make a promise to you and me to be better. At 80 surgery is tough.

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@mlz I gave up refined sugar 4 years ago. It was very tough the first month but now I really don't even want sugary snacks when I see or smell them. It is a true addition and I was determined to be the winner.
I drank black coffee, no tea and no sodas. I have always been perfectly good with plain water or wine. It was worth the effort, but I will tell you it was not easy the first month.
I wish you success with your surgery. Slow and steady wins the race at our age.

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