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Hello @zkeith, My PMR is currently in remission but I still have some morning hand symptoms...
Hello @zkeith, My PMR is currently in ... When I wake up in the morning my hands ... I use over the counter pain lotions ... pain with PMR. ... search=pmr+hand+pain.
Posted: May 26, 2025
What a timely and valuable post. I was diagnosed with PMR in October but changed to...
I was diagnosed with PMR in October ... legs which is a constant source of pain ... I knew depression and anxiety go hand ... and hand with prednisone but I was ... We all know PMR/GCA are not like the
Posted: 4 hours ago
My PMR I think came on slowly. My shoulders then knees and then noticed swelling all...
My PMR I think came on slowly. ... All the joints in my hands swollen and ... so painful I couldn't make a fist
Posted: Mar 8 10:02am
You asked for it……… Here’s. Synopsis of other posts on my journey.,…you can search them out...
x1f6d1; Kevzara Good blood work Pain ... free for ages 2 yr anniversary of PMR ... 4months at 3 wk interval and no pain ... She uses her fingers and hands (not ... an orthopedic consultant (who has PMR
@leetaanderson Wow.....your story sounds like mine! Before PMR I was a very active 70 year old...
Before PMR I was a very active 70 year ... nowhere I woke up one morning with PMR ... my GP doc who said I did not have PMR ... .....I had some pred. on hand that I ... online research and I went from level 9 pain
Posted: 1 hour ago
@nyxygirl I have just started tapering from 40 mg to 35 mg. I'm experiencing a dull...
concerning is that I've developed a painful ... My original PMR symptoms did not include ... upper body pain. ... On the other hand I am concerned that ... It seems PMR can follow some atypical
Posted: 4 days ago
Though not completely off prednisone yet (20mg little over year ago to 3mg now) I also...
wake up with shoulder stiffness and hands ... that have a stiffness and some pain ... The interesting part of the hands is ... osteoarthritis in a finger or two before the PMR ... So if the pain and stiffness goes away
Posted: Feb 26 6:09am
Does anyone have any pain in their hands? My Dr. said the pain wasn’t related to...
Does anyone have any pain in their hands ... to PMR. ... diagnosed with PMR. ... Hands are feeling a little better but ... still have some pain.
Posted: Jan 18 2:22pm
@dadcue thank you for sharing your experience. I first got PMR in 2021. On prednisone for...
I first got PMR in 2021. ... back on prednisone this March for PMR ... I’ve noticed now though having pain ... in my hands and knees.
Discussion: Is it PMR?
Posted: Jan 18 9:56am
I am very glad I found this support group. So helpful to not feel alone with...
see a rheumatologist for my formal PMR ... My shoulder and hip pain is slowly returning ... frustrated about the 4 month wait, but my hands
Posted: Jan 11 1:52pm
I would have your RA factors checked, but mine were negative. I had an MRI on...
I had an MRI on my hand and it showed ... just write it off as fibromyalgia or PMR ... They tried to send me to a pain clinic ... 10 years later I was diagnosed with PMR ... , one year later a hand MRI showed it
Shingles shot definitely kicked me into RA/PMR like symptoms. I say “like” because both my local...
shot definitely kicked me into RA/PMR ... I have more issues with my right hand ... I have severe pain from my bra-line ... doctors say probably not to RA and PMR ... Humira all have Not alleviated any pain
I was diagnosed in May. The basic pain areas for PMR. Now I’m down to 3mg...
The basic pain areas for PMR. ... Pain is different than original but ... Hands, rotator cuff area, neck and hamstrings ... He first thought it was a PMR flare ... are doing when you experience this painful
thereselefecver and all, I’ve always been very optimistic with a positive mental attitude. Recently, I’ve discovered...
It seems that PMR strikes healthy active ... Before PMR I only took Levothyroxin ... Hands and feet during the day (20+ times ... very tender and the palms of my hands ... Both hands are experiencing numbness
Discussion: PMR and Depression
Posted: Jan 28 11:38am
They did the artery biopsy last week. No signs of gca. Once that result was communicated...
dropping that much at once is why the pain ... limited mobility with excruciating pain ... Finally landings on PMR then aggressively ... Neurologist is managing this until she can hand ... If I'm feeling pain again after
Hello. New here and I appreciate all of the entries that I have read in the...
have read in the headings related to PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR in October ... soles of my feet and the palms of my hands ... No pain anywhere. ... My hands and feet still hurt occasionally
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
@betsyhase Hi. I can certainly relate to the brain fog and the weakness, along with the...
The pain vanished almost immediately ... ) in the palms of my hands and the soles ... Numbness started in my hands and feet ... That’s common with PMR. ... wishing you success in getting past PMR
Discussion: Is this common?
Posted: Feb 12 8:52pm
I would check with your rheumatologist. Any time someone with PMR has scalp pain, they need...
Any time someone with PMR has scalp ... pain, they need to be checked for GCA ... I don't know about the pain in your ... hands and feet.
Discussion: New PMR diagnosis
Posted: Jan 28 2:34pm
A year ago my diagnosis went from chronic pain and fibromyalgia to PMR due to my...
ago my diagnosis went from chronic pain ... and fibromyalgia to PMR due to my constant ... appeared to one rheumatologist as PMR ... , my hands turned to claws. ... Both PMR and SNRA are treated the same