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Thank you so much for your input! I’m going to see the hand specialist this week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/704933/

Discussion: I have Dupuytren's Contracture Disease . How can I cope with this?

Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles

Posted: May 3, 2022

@wfrolansky: I had the same experience with morning hand and finger cramps and pains as I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202274/

Discussion: Hand pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 2, 2025

@mam24 Interesting! I had a "spontaneous" rupture of a tendon connected to my thumb when I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1457298/

Discussion: Is Actemra (tocilizumab) for GCA worth the side effects?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 9, 2025

My experience with PMR came after my Covid vaccination. No more vaccinations for me. I’m aware...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825406/

Discussion: Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 13, 2023

reets70: The worst side effects I experienced were after the PMR was in remission at about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1191558/

Discussion: Flare

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

@dadcue I believe what linda7 is trying to tell you is your experience is your experience...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1474753/

Discussion: Smallest amount of prednisone for adrenal glands to work again?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 4 10:51pm

Hi @andirae, It sounds like you have done a great job at tapering. I am at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1103390/

Discussion: Tingling fingers part of PMR symptom?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 11, 2024

I actually had swelling, in particular, in my hands…way before I had other symptoms related to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038682/

Discussion: Does tapering prednisone continue to reduce swelling

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 23, 2024

Hi @priscillat, You will notice that we added a little to the title of your discussion...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644628/

Discussion: Scaphoid joint (thumb) pain and stiffness with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 13, 2021

Hi, @tmbear. I'm in similar situation. Pain since March, sometimes debilitating. Had a high dose prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1448161/

Discussion: Just starting prednisone for recent PMR dx. Terrified of side effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 27, 2025

And for me, I awoke one morning with one numb hand that resolved in an hour,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1078491/

Discussion: Doctors' confusion over diagnosis: Questions they should ask

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2024

John and Dawn, thank you for your emails. Yes, I do want to stay off Prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/319146/

Discussion: Carpal tunnel symptoms and PMR: What choices do I have?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

@sjc123 The thigh pain is all the way around my thigh. No portion of my thighs...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1452529/

Discussion: Pain in legs with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 4, 2025

@mech The only time I feel discomfort (and it very mild, easily tolerated) is in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1450776/

Discussion: When to start tapering

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 1, 2025

@nanniepie, You mentioned being diagnosed with PMR in Sept 2024 and started at 15 mg prednisone....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1201256/

Discussion: Hand pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 31, 2024

Yes, this sounds familiar. When I started to complain about hand and wrist pain and all-day...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1294970/

Discussion: Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 2, 2025

Good luck. RA has been around a long time. Particularly the damage it does to hands...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092503/

Discussion: treatment of PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 23, 2024

Thank you for the support group. I have had pmr for six or seven years, having...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/713079/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2022

I had an identical experience. Diagnosed with PMR in January 2024, and had only a minimal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1329706/

Discussion: Rheumatologist has now diagnosed me with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 18, 2025

Hopefully the hand doctor you are going to see will schedule an EMG test to rule...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076171/

Discussion: Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28, 2024

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