I was diagnosed with GCA and Polymyalgia in July and currently down to 12.5/day. My son has recently started feeling extreme pain in his ankles when he awakens in the morning and it gradually goes. It’s a lot like the pain I had for close to two years before being diagnosed. He doesn’t fit the criteria, but the symptoms are so close it worries me. Has anyone heard of family members with same symptoms/diagnosis?
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Thank you, John you reminded me that men do get this too. All the information focuses on women over 50 with northern European/Norwegian heritage.
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My dad also had PMR which was another reason my doctor diagnosed me so quickly. He asked if I had ever heard of polymyalgia rheumatica and when I told him about my dad he said that made him 100% sure along with my bloodwork that my diagnosis was correct
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@dar9216, in a talk with my cousin I found out he also has polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and small fiber peripheral neuropathy which I also have.
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