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An anti-inflammatory diet is supposed to help. I regularly have a glass of wine at night...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/664172/

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

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Posted: Dec 21, 2021

Welcome to the group. I, too, have had normal inflammatory markers since I was diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/663370/

Discussion: Do I really have PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2021

Interestingly enough my last two sed rate and crp have been normal, leading my Rheumy to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/662854/

Discussion: Do I really have PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 16, 2021

I was seeing a doctor at the VA that refused to use prednisone or medrol due...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660605/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 8, 2021

This group has helped me just that I'm not alone. My PMR started in spring of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660271/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 7, 2021

@jmcc - That's a great question. I based all of my tapering on a daily pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/658982/

Discussion: Supplements to reduce inflammation

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 1, 2021

@heatrey, I think that's why my rheumatologist suggested I keep a daily pain and prednisone dosage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657992/

Discussion: Diagnosed with PMR 2 1/2 years ago. How do I manage the extreme pain?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 28, 2021

I feel "poorly assembled" today. Probably too much Thanksgiving. Take those morbid thoughts captive. You really...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657539/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 26, 2021

Hello @dudah, Welcome to Connect. Glad to hear you easily recovered from COVID. Sounds like you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/655581/

Discussion: COVID Booster, Prednisone and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 19, 2021

I'm Hilary, I've had PMR for around 4 years at first the Dr said it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/653792/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 13, 2021

I experienced an attack of PMR almost immediately after receiving my first Covid vaccination. I didn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/653084/

Discussion: COVID Booster, Prednisone and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 11, 2021

Hi, @mopo I forgot to say that my doctor told me that if the pain increased...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/652709/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 9, 2021

@skiing, I always had stiffness in the morning when I was tapering off of prednisone and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/652023/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 7, 2021

I, too, become discouraged from time to time. I've had PMR since the summer of 2019...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/650848/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 3, 2021

New member, My PMR started April 2018. At the time I was on 25mg of statin...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/649670/

Discussion: PMR Anyone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 30, 2021

For my stiffness to go away takes about 5 to 6 hrs so if I want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/646391/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 19, 2021

After first experiencing PMR in January and tapering down on Prednisone to none just recently I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644717/

Discussion: Scaphoid joint (thumb) pain and stiffness with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 14, 2021

I had Covid in August 2020 and the first Pfizer dose February 2 and right after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644243/

Discussion: COVID Booster, Prednisone and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 12, 2021

Yes, me too. I am a year and a half in, I tapered to 0 a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/642731/

Discussion: Buttock/tailbone pain, sitting or lying down - symptom of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 6, 2021

Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are "companion systemic inflammatory disorders". In the U.S., the annual incidence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/639161/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 26, 2021

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