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Hello @maryft, Welcome to Connect. You may want to ask your doctor if you may also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/626375/

Discussion: PMR and vision

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Posted: Aug 14, 2021

@novabill, can you describe background pain a little more? I'm wondering if when you tapered from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/624057/

Discussion: Plaquenil and PMR

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Posted: Aug 7, 2021

Hello @leilalou, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @tsc and others....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/622846/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Aug 3, 2021

Indeed, it does. I too, walk 3 miles a day and I also had a triggering...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616593/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jul 14, 2021

Hi zaa, A higher dosage of prednisone is needed to manage GCA. I wqas put up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616276/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jul 13, 2021

Hi zaa, A couple of days following a minor ankle injury, I had severe pain and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/613878/

Discussion: PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?

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Posted: Jul 4, 2021

I had little choice but to start my tapering without a rheumatologist as it’s taken me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612869/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 30, 2021

Welcome, Floridabonnie. You may have noticed that I moved your message to this discussion with introductions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/611571/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 25, 2021

Hello @123suew, What kind of a tapering schedule are you using weekly, bi-monthly, monthly? How much...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610365/

Discussion: PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?

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Posted: Jun 20, 2021

Hello @cgent, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience with PMR. It's great to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/606286/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 2, 2021

@scpartain - Can you discuss increasing the dosage with your doctor/rheumatologist? From what I've read and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/600523/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: May 9, 2021

Hi John, yes I have a new prednisone regime tapering every two weeks. He did say...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/599730/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: May 6, 2021

I was diagnosed in October 2020. Started at 15mg Prednisone. Have been tapering and am now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/599407/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: May 5, 2021

Hello @mpstetson1, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a welcoming online community where patients and caregivers share...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/598916/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: May 3, 2021

Hello @arribasally, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. One of the big problems a lot of us...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/597540/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Apr 26, 2021

Hello @lbminichillo, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I think the reference to PMR resolving itself in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/592485/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Apr 7, 2021

I got the first Shingrex vaccine and a flu shot simultaneously at the end of Sept....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245757/

Discussion: PMR and the new Shingles vaccine

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Posted: Apr 1, 2021

Hi Steve @josteman, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. My PMR is currently in remission and I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286891/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Mar 31, 2021

Hi @josiemc24, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you were able to see a rheumatologist....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286873/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Mar 16, 2021

I have a question and a concern. I have PMR and have reduced (1 mg a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138195/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 10, 2021

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