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Yes!! Though I have RA , my flares are almost always progressive from one area to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1436408/

Discussion: Prednisone love/hate support group

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 11, 2025

I don't really blame prednisone for anything. I needed daily prednisone for a very long time....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180536/

Discussion: Any of you with PMR also have afib and on blood thinners?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 26, 2024

Wow. that's a big question. My doc monitors me. I see him every 3 months. He's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/614089/

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

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Posted: Jul 5, 2021

This needs to be checked out with your doctor, but I can think of two possible...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1177735/

Discussion: PMR pain and numbness

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 21, 2024

Tinkerbell, I have not been to an internist and the Neurologist that I would like to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/197142/

Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11, 2018

I diagnosed myself with PMR in Apr 2021. No other issues. Healthy 68. I have genetic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077842/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 30, 2024

I'm getting new symptoms since the PMR flare more than 6mths ago, which suggest to me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1152720/

Discussion: PMR to RA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 6, 2024

I was kept on 5 mg of prednisone for about 12 years as a maintenance dose....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089027/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 18, 2024

Hello @barbararene, welcome to Mayo Connect. I also have PMR. The first time I was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137584/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 13, 2017

Hi All, I was diagnosed with PMR 12/2020. I was on only Prednisone for 9 mons,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084545/

Discussion: Methotrexate to wean off long term Prednisone for PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 10, 2024

Thanks. I wish I had a GP. He retired end of Nov. 2021. Prior to this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/701480/

Discussion: Is everyone here diagnosed with PMR seeing a rheumatologist?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 22, 2022

Hi John @digregorioj, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137906/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 17, 2019

Hi @debbykreit I posted this a couple of weeks ago, in a discussion about prednisone, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/658995/

Discussion: Supplements to reduce inflammation

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 1, 2021

I went to a specialist for Dupuytren's. I have had many surgeries to keep my hands...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080931/

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

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Posted: Jun 4, 2024

@murphy2370 Hi Jim ... we have the VA in common. The VA was able to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1446224/

Discussion: Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 24, 2025

I was born with asthma. 73 now. Over the years I suffered from allergy related attacks....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1317023/

Discussion: Shortness of breath ..dyspenia..while on prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2025

Started the 4.5 on Monday and all was well of course but different story yesterday. At...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1224265/

Discussion: My Journey with PMR: Listening to my body.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 28, 2025

How extraordinary your knee pain preceded your PMR diagnosis. I had a similar situation. I contracted...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192039/

Discussion: PMR and preexisting knee pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2024

Hello Ethan: I’ve posted a couple of times but never got to the major point. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660732/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 8, 2021

It's one thing to give good advice, but sometimes it's a scary disease. I spent all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617641/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 18, 2021

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