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How about knee and lower leg pain?
I've had undiagnosed PMR for 4 years. Doctors said that wasn't it because of the blood tests but after being part of this group for...
Last active: Jun 10, 2024
Does diet affect the occurrence and severity of pain?
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023. My GP agreed to start me on 10mg daily of prednisone. Blood markers both positive. I did...
Last active: Jun 6, 2024
How much pain to tolerate
I started with PMR in June - July and began with 20 mg prednisone and am 10 weeks into methotrexate. I do have hand pain,...
Last active: Nov 23, 2024
PMR and Inflammation Markers
I was diagnosed with PMR in December and placed on prednisone which took most of my pain away. Saw rheum for first time in early...
Last active: May 11, 2023
PMR & Statins
Recently, I’ve been trying to research out the possible connection of PMR and the use of statin drugs. Does anyone have any information they would...
Last active: Oct 15 6:42pm
Start Actemra?
Hello everyone again, Need some opinions please. Over the last 12 months, had second Covid, terrible flare, increased hand and feet pain, slightly elevated Sed...
Last active: Nov 27, 2024
how to know how much to increase Prednisone dosage during flare
I have PMR and tapered down from 20mg/day to 2 mg/day of Prednisone over 15 months. Then, yesterday I woke up stiff and in pain...
Last active: Jul 17, 2024
Unstable hip.
I have an appointment at Dr. Surgery on the 24th about my hip which I am 90% sure is not PMR flare. So hopefully they...
Last active: Apr 11 4:31am
PMR and fingers swollen and painful
I was diagnosed with PMR June 2024. I have been tapering off prednisone since then. In August my hands began to swell, painful to make...
Last active: Nov 12 1:04am
PMR and Undifferentiated Spondyloarthropathies
I am 6 years into a pmr diagnosis and have made many posts here. I see several specialits and often wondered about a connection of...
Last active: May 18, 2024
Is it PMR (and/) or Osteoarthritis?
My encounter with PMR began in November 2022, when suddenly I was beset with the pain and stiffness you are all familiar with. Even rolling...
Last active: Apr 10, 2024
Change of diagnosis
At my rheumatologist appointment today, considering blood tests and xrays done after the first appointment 4mths ago, and an examination of hands and feet (Hands...
Last active: Sep 12 3:30pm
Reducing Pednisone
I have been on 15 mgs of Prednisone since May. Recently my doctor had me reduce it to 13 mgs for 2 weeks and now...
Last active: Oct 8 8:58am
Progression and Regression?
My still formally undiagnosed "PMR" started as thigh pain in January '24. Since then, I've gone the exhausting route of seeing rheums, ophthalmologist, my GP,...
Last active: Aug 1, 2024
Giant cell arteritis:I’m afraid and would appreciate any advice
In April of 2015 I was diagnosed with polymyalgia and giant cell arteritis and was put on 60m of prednisone daily.<br />After a month my...
Last active: Nov 19 2:20pm
How to reduce synovial cysts
With the onset of PMR I developed a number of synovial cysts--many being on my hands. They are quite painful. Any recommendations for reducing their...
Last active: Sep 14 7:44pm
PMR progression
Have had PNR for over a year . Took predisone for about that amount of time.!recently put on kevzara . Now my hands are swollen...
Last active: Jun 26 5:50pm
Pain areas move around
I’m fairly new with PMR. I take 15 mg of prednisone daily when I wake up in am I find different areas of my body...
Last active: Dec 27, 2024
Anyone else have strange neurological symptoms with PMR?
I’ve had PMR for 3 months. In the last month my hands have become shaky and I am always dropping things. Fingers feel a bit...
Last active: Jan 22 3:17pm
shakiness in limbs
Hello - My mother has PMR and she was wondering if anyone has shakiness in their extremities during light exercise. My mom has shaky hands...
Last active: Feb 9 8:25pm