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Hello marylyncarkner I attended the ER for 5 consecutive weeks when I was not feeling well...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/324726/

Discussion: Worrying GCA development: Lost sight in one eye temporarily

Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases

Posted: Dec 26, 2020

I am 74 and developed pmr almost three years ago. Had to go to 25 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/327889/

Discussion: Is it safe to get the Corona Virus (COVID-19) vaccine with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 26, 2021

Hello @cgent, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience with PMR. It's great to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/606286/

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

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Posted: Jun 2, 2021

I never had PMR and barely any signs of arthritis until a few days after my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/605607/

Discussion: Is it safe to get the Corona Virus (COVID-19) vaccine with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2021

I agree that massage and/or acupuncture are not the solution(s). I use prednisone and it is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866220/

Discussion: Acupuncture and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 25, 2023

Thanks for weighing in. I too have been loosing weight which I definitely don’t need to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868437/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2023

I find your post very interesting since I was first diagnosed with PMR and then diagnosis...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869404/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: May 30, 2023

I think my PMR started with a hamstring tear in Dec. What? I have long hamstrings...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848336/

Discussion: Muscle tears and PMR and/or pred?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 24, 2023

Hi, I am very new to PMR and have only been taking Prednisone for 3 weeks....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869890/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2023

Wanted to get back to you after my most recent Dr. Visit re glucose levels (mine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870826/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

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Posted: Jun 2, 2023

Welcome! I'm sorry your have been diagnosed with PMR. I hope your journey with PMR goes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870584/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Short version of a very long story: I took prednisone for more than 12 years for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868834/

Discussion: Divided dose or all at once?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2023

I am 76, female in excellent health. I thought I was doing all the “right things”...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870846/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 2, 2023

Thanks! That's good to hear. Well, we have an appointment with my dad's rheumatologist on Monday....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862118/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 18, 2023

I was also on 60 mg/day of Prednisone and am tapering down using weekly injections of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859372/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 13, 2023

Hi @virginiaj, you mentioned going ahead with the biopsy. Did you get the results yet? When...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791239/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2023

Hi @pmm2001, I didn't have any jaw pain with GCA, but I did have scalp tenderness...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781341/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 5, 2022

Hello @norieaugustine, Welcome to Connect. I have PMR which is currently in remission but when it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/638577/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 24, 2021

Diagnosed Feb 3 with PMR/GCA. started on 40 mg prednisone.. tapering slowly tomorrows going to 25!!...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872000/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

Hi @sirmac, I'm still not sure how much prednisone you started taking when diagnosed with PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872028/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

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