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I woke up one morning with a numb achy hand and thought I’d slept on it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988302/

Discussion: PMR - possible diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 29, 2023

@floridalinda - hello - I found that you wrote earlier "I was diagnosed with PMR October...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1108971/

Discussion: Heating pad or ice pack

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 20, 2024

I started with groin and hip pain which came on very suddenly. Progressed quickly to shoulder,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056112/

Discussion: Has anyone fought Polymyalgia without prednisone successfully?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Yes ... uveitis provided me with the unique experience which allowed me to visualize the inflammation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1023549/

Discussion: Post prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Thank you John for the welcome! Also, thank you for sharing with me how you taper...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138093/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 18, 2020

The benefits of the meds definitely increased for me over a week or two. I recall...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965494/

Discussion: Does Prednisone effect increase after 4 or 5 days?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 15, 2023

@sue16833 and @sueinmn -- My PMR is in remission and I've had both Pfizer vaccines. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610572/

Discussion: VAERS reporting of symptoms after COVID-19 vaccine

Support Group: Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19

Posted: Jun 21, 2021

Wondering how in the world I ended up with this disease. I’m nearly 75, white female...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1011253/

Discussion: Cause of PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 7, 2024

@sue16833 @becsbuddy Becky will be sorry she brought me into this conversation. LOL You’ll both need...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/610652/

Discussion: VAERS reporting of symptoms after COVID-19 vaccine

Support Group: Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19

Posted: Jun 21, 2021

Hi @napapos, I hope you don't mind but I thought I would reply to your private...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922665/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 1, 2023

Frank, I have always been skittish about medical things, so I was very uneasy about the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1270895/

Discussion: Actemra sef Injection

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 31, 2025

Did this happen to you? I know many people complain of buttocks pain and/or hip pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1265709/

Discussion: PMR/prednisone/rotator cuff tear

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 24, 2025

hi. I just passed 7 years a few days ago. I am 78 now. I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175286/

Discussion: Length of PMR condition

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 18, 2024

I am new to this support group but not PMR. Back in the summer of 2022...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1034187/

Discussion: Weaning off of prednisone & pain management

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

I had and have similar issues. Started at 20 mg 2 years ago. Few weeks ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761352/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 15, 2022

I took some very good advice from a member of this forum that prednisone should only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/690573/

Discussion: Feeling tired! Do others with PMR feel significantly more tired?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 17, 2022

I was eager to get off the prednisone, too, as I said at length earlier. However,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687218/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7, 2022

"if Kevzara or other biologics can treat PMR without the nasty side effects of Prednisone, why...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1276258/

Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 7, 2025

Hi - I was diagnosed about 8 weeks ago with PMR, first by my retiring PCP,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/702429/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 25, 2022

I achieved remission as measured by SED and CRP testing in three months after initial diagnosis....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174996/

Discussion: Length of PMR condition

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 17, 2024

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