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Hi Keelin. This is an interesting case as so many of us have considered Prednisone a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779642/

Discussion: Prednisone and Pain

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Posted: Dec 1, 2022

Welcome @diannepv1, So sorry to hear that the flu shot is causing so many problems for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/758892/

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

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Posted: Oct 8, 2022

I too have breast implants that were put in 1999. They are saline and I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/758375/

Discussion: Breast implants and PMR

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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

Just an update from my post about the ‘unrelenting pain’.I saw my rheumatologist the day before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/758237/

Discussion: Increasing unrelenting pain - PMR?

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Posted: Oct 7, 2022

Hi ..I’ve been tapering since January. I’m down to 8 mg (from 20). I have very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756949/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

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Posted: Oct 4, 2022

Hi Christi, I'm just about to celebrate my 6th anniversary of being diagnosed with PMR, although...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756725/

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

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Posted: Oct 3, 2022

Hi @christi48, I started on 40 mg of prednisone in late May, 2021 for Giiant Cell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756683/

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

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Posted: Oct 3, 2022

My journey with PMR began shortly after my 65th birthday and my 5th haircut. I shouldn’t...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756649/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 3, 2022

I have come to the conclusion that my PMR was triggered by covid. Last November I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/753675/

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

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Posted: Sep 25, 2022

Last year I had back surgery at Mayo. I had to taper off Prednisone prior to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/753031/

Discussion: Not a candidate for elective surgery due to PMR or steroids?

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Posted: Sep 23, 2022

When my PMR was active and I was tapering, I would wake up with a pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752485/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

I was on medrol "methylprednisolone" for about a year, it has fewer side affects for me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751737/

Discussion: What's a good anti inflamation drug (not prednisone) for PMR?

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Posted: Sep 20, 2022

Hi. I am new to this group (and Mayo Connect). My question is when tapering and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751516/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 19, 2022

I am finally off of prednisone after over 1.5 years! I was on 1 mg. for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/768639/

Discussion: Tapering

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Posted: Nov 2, 2022

I can’t tell you how thankful I am for this group. I’ve learned so much by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762756/

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

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Posted: Oct 18, 2022

My situation is very similar. I started at 20mg, which did nothing. 40mg was magic--took away...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762739/

Discussion: Increasing unrelenting pain - PMR?

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Posted: Oct 18, 2022

Hi @christi48, We moved your post to an existing discussion on the same topic started by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760875/

Discussion: How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

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Posted: Oct 14, 2022

I was having trouble tapering below 10 mg prednisone/day...several months (~6 mos.) ago my Rheumy put...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772572/

Discussion: Experience with Methotrexate?

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Posted: Nov 13, 2022

I've never had to use methotrexate. Prednisone was my magic pill for both occurrences of PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772402/

Discussion: Experience with Methotrexate?

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Posted: Nov 12, 2022

Hi @whaler33 I hope you get an answer from your biopsy. It's a great relief to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/680109/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

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Posted: Feb 12, 2022

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