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Precursor symptoms to PMR?

Posted by sticksandbugs @sticksandbugs, Nov 27, 2024

I was diagnosed with PMR a month ago, after a quick onset of classic symptoms. It hit fast and hard! But, before that, I had been struggling for almost a year with left leg pain (hamstring area) that referred to my knee, very painful, limping etc. I had been seeing an osteopath and massage therapist for treatment. I didn't recall any injury to the hamstring. Now that I've been on prednisone 20 mg/day for a month, my PMR symptoms are slowly resolving, but interestingly the hamstring issue is completely gone! I wonder if it could have been some kind of precursor, or very low level inflammatory issue? Has anybody else noticed 'warning signs' of an impending flare of PMR?

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aisp3b | @aisp3b | 3 days ago
In reply to @glinda47 "Def with PMR, which is much better in my legs now since summer, (thank the Universe),..." + (show)
@glinda47

Def with PMR, which is much better in my legs now since summer, (thank the Universe), I will NOT take the senior flu shot. I have not gotten a covid booster since last Nov and did not get a flu shot last year or this year. I am really afraid to start a flare. No more senior flu shots. I also had only 1 of the 2 pneumonia shots and have to hope that it does offer some protection..I have read that it does.
I hear you.

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I couldn't agree with you more. That senior flu shot is rediculously potent. It sent my PMR flaring (but didn'y know at the time my symptoms were PMR). I had the vaccine reluctantly the day before Thanksgiving, Nov 27th. Thanksgiving was spent at home with all flu symptoms. My left rm that was vaccinated is still giving me symptoms after over 1 month. The PCP who gave me the flu vaccine should not have given it to someone who is already under the weather.

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jabrown0407 | @jabrown0407 | 2 days ago

Since there is no known cause of PMR and the primary treatment is a steroid that is also an anti-inflammatory it would be difficult to determine if any single inflammation in a body prior to starting a long-term steroid was a precursor to PMR. Don't get me wrong - we all want to know more about how we let PMR in, or should we have known, or better yet, should a doctor have seen it coming. I have come to the conclusion that we will never know because the medical profession has no clue either. I have had to learn to look forward rather than back while on my PMR journey. Hard lesson for me to learn but we have some degree of control when we look forward and no control when we look backwards at history. Learning from the past is most valuable if we can apply that knowledge to the future.

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