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Aching from the most minor of exercise
Diagnosed with PMR early this year. ... with Prednisone, tapered to 5 mg, but pain ... is back. ... I am now experiencing aching in my back ... Is this just more PMR, or related to
Last active: Sep 15, 2024
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PMR: Please suggest important first questions to ask rheumatologist
PMR: Please suggest important first ... months ago by my GP after 2 months of pain ... prednisone which initially took most of my pain ... Now I find everything creeping back ... to much, I just am very afraid of pain
Last active: Apr 26 1:32pm
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Why does alcohol relieve my symptoms the next day?
I have noticed the PMR symptoms gradually ... coming back commensurate with each ... -- some stiffness in the hands and pain ... to NO hand/wrist/shoulder stiffness/pain ... inflammatory, but a few drinks eliminate my PMR
Last active: May 1 6:08pm
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PMR coming back?
PMR coming back? ... years but recently I have been getting pain ... in the shoulders and upper back and ... I'm afraid the PMR is returning
Last active: Aug 13, 2020
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Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?
Are painful swollen hands and fingers ... a PMR flare? ... February I had woken with swollen painful ... makes sense to me but she has put me back ... terrible pain this same rheumatologist
Last active: Dec 14, 2025
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My PMR diagnosis came after Carpal Tunnel surgery - first the right and then the left....
My PMR diagnosis came after Carpal Tunnel ... From there I was referred to a Pain ... things and had me on Prednisone for PMR ... have continued to be maybe the most painful ... Perhaps due to the Carpal Tunnel issues back
Posted: May 29 8:54am
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I have been experiencing this but I tapered to zero and not my pain is returning....
this but I tapered to zero and not my pain ... ;t know if I am weepy from chronic pain ... or being disappointed that the PMR ... I don't want to go back on prednisone ... but the pain is getting hard to tolerate
Discussion: PMR and Depression
Posted: Jun 5 9:39am
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@dadcue Boy I have gotten a lot of great info from from you. Thanks!!!! So if...
only been on pred for 2.5 months for PMR ... Tapered from 30MG to 1.25MG and voila, pain ... Went back up to 5MG and now couple of ... PMR clearly still there.
Posted: Jun 7 11:45am
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@rashida Long time since I updated my story. There seems to be varying opinions on how...
researching on my own and learned PMR ... My leg pain was coming from issues in ... my back. ... My primary care doctor diagnosed PMR ... when I went to him with pain in my
Posted: Jun 11 12:05pm
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I was started on 15mg prednisone for inflammation and it worked for 2 days before the...
and it worked for 2 days before the pain ... came back. ... I was then put on 25mg for a PMR diagnosis ... and my hip girdle pain disappeared ... I keep being surprised by a new pain
Posted: 6 days ago