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I think that the verdict is still out on whether or not PMR effects the hands....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748638/

Discussion: Neuropathy in Hands

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Posted: Sep 12, 2022

My hands get sore. So I put hand cream on them and rub and flex them....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776131/

Discussion: Prednisone support group?

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Posted: Nov 22, 2022

I also developed plantar fasciitis in both feet in 2023 when two weeks in bed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1415608/

Discussion: Diagnosed PMR 2017, can I get off prednisone?

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Posted: Oct 14, 2025

I do not have a blender or food processor, had a blender once but thought the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084961/

Discussion: Summer anti-inflammatory menu ideas

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Posted: Jun 11, 2024

Your post is validating to me, as my rheumatologist says the hand involvement is not PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748289/

Discussion: PMR with hand/wrist pain and swollen veins?

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Posted: Sep 11, 2022

I’m 58, with no other known issues except PMR. About 18 months ago I started experiencing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1313117/

Discussion: PMR's effect on my hands

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Posted: May 26, 2025

Hi ann55, I checked my braces and supports. I had one for typing, which was small...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617303/

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

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Posted: Jul 16, 2021

Thanks for all the advice - I’ll certainly up my hand washing even though I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/179438/

Discussion: Prednisone, PMR, and Colds

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Posted: Jan 1, 2018

With Kervaza there are none of the prednisone side effects? I’m currently at 8 mg of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867847/

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

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Posted: May 27, 2023

@pb50 It was like a hand massage in the area where the tendon was stuck. There...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983185/

Discussion: Prednisolone reactions

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Posted: Dec 19, 2023

I have had left hand pain through the entire process and my rheumatologist also said that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092315/

Discussion: PMR with hand/wrist pain and swollen veins?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 23, 2024

@caroljeand How long ago was the surgery? I had foot surgery decades ago and the surgeon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489508/

Discussion: Are others with GCA and PMR on Tyenne Monthly Infusions?

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Posted: Jan 23 1:34pm

I did not have hand pain early in my PMR treatment. That was five months ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093309/

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

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Posted: Jun 24, 2024

I had issues with hand and wrist pain after a couple of months of shoulder and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202276/

Discussion: Hand pain

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Posted: Jan 2, 2025

Hi JF, I did try Kevzara autoinject. Had immediate chest pain but really was skin reacting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166343/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: Nov 1, 2024

I too have had hand pain throughout with PMR and would tell my children they didn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1093156/

Discussion: PMR with hand/wrist pain and swollen veins?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 24, 2024

mtr2601: I had various intermittent hand, wrist, and finger pains and spasms while tapering batween 10...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232013/

Discussion: PMR Flare with New Issues

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Posted: Feb 8, 2025

Yes, I am tapper down on prednisone and now have started getting hand swelling and pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1452938/

Discussion: Symptoms after you stop prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 4, 2025

Thanks for your reply. Strangely, the hand pain and tightness do seem to lighten up in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077196/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2024

John, thanks for your comments. I will read the links tonight. I have been following an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/906462/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 2, 2023

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