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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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