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Does diet affect the occurrence and severity of pain?
affect the occurrence and severity of pain ... I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023 ... I did get relief from pain and have ... in both hand and general pain everywhere ... Aside from this I found increased pain
Last active: Jun 6, 2024
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Symptoms after you stop prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR in April, 2023 ... previous osteoarthritis symptoms and pain ... presume that the prednisone masked that pain ... However, when I tapered to 1 mg, my hand ... trigger middle finger in my right hand
Last active: Jan 23 9:34am
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Carpal tunnel symptoms and PMR: What choices do I have?
Carpal tunnel symptoms and PMR: What ... some numbness in my right (dominant) hand ... decreased the Prednisone to zero the hand ... discovered that 2 1/2 Mg knocks out the pain ... stay on Prednisone and manage the pain
Last active: May 22, 2023
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Doctors' confusion over diagnosis: Questions they should ask
Since a rheumatologist diagnosed my PMR ... Because PMR is a disease of the old ... It seems to me that PMR is distinctive ... What eases the pain? ... Stiffness in the hands?
Last active: Aug 10, 2025
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How much pain to tolerate
How much pain to tolerate ... I started with PMR in June - July and ... I do have hand pain, tight leg muscles ... loosen during the day and shoulder pain ... Question is how much pain is worth tolerating
Last active: Nov 23, 2024
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My PMR was diagnosed first, but I have been slightly anemic for many years. Since there...
My PMR was diagnosed first, but I have ... years of "complaining" about pain ... I had crippling hip pain, hand pain ... A full year into PMR, my hands blew ... it won't stop the progressive pain
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 10 1:40pm
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@marianne2025 after all the ‘classic’ pain symptoms I started getting a tingling middle and ring finger....
marianne2025 after all the ‘classic’ pain ... point I couldn’t do anything with my hands ... my toothbrush was impossible, etc…painful ... hands. ... Definitely a symptom of PMR doctors
Posted: Feb 1 7:50am
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I was diagnosed with seronegative RA after hand, wrist, and shoulder MRIs showed inflammatory arthritis in...
diagnosed with seronegative RA after hand ... treated with prednisone for suspected PMR ... Rheumatologist said PMR doesn't ... affect the hands and wrists the way ... mine were painful so she started me
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21 9:09pm
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@sharon44r Sorry this is so long. I can’t answer your question, because we are all so...
EFFECTS, energy levels are close to pre PMR ... and get up off it WITHOUT using my hands ... and NO PAIN.
Posted: Jan 11 9:22pm
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I was diagnosed with PMR in October,, 2025. It actually started in September with my upper...
I was diagnosed with PMR in October, ... upper body muscles in arms, shoulders, hands ... being so painful and sore I could not ... Family doctor said it was PMR. ... Any suggestions for more pain relief