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I am updating here, which might not be the right place! I’m not sure where to...
disease and lupus and several viral levels ... Very minimal pain and stiffness, and ... this early stage of my (probably) PMR
Hello @jillrp, Welcome to Connect. @ghsmith only posted once and has not been back on Connect...
reflect on the "cured" severe PMR ... works for you with controlling the PMR ... pain and inflammation symptoms. ... prednisone dose for the day and my pain ... level when I got up each morning.
Posted: Aug 2, 2023
Hi there- So sorry you’re going through this, and I hope you find answers soon. You’re...
me—months of PT while joint and tendon pain ... The symptoms do sound like PMR, but ... The first line treatment for PMR is ... PCPs can treat PMR; it seems to vary ... depending on the PCP’s comfort level
I was unable rto lift my legs while laying down but not my arms. I am...
I am glad you don't have PMR. ... And I hope your doctor or the pain clinic ... can help lower your pain. ... I'm never pain- free and don&#39 ... expect to be but I am happy to be at a level
Hi Kurt @kurt25, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @emo, @vellen,...
. --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... Do you keep a daily log with your level ... of pain and the dosage of prednisone
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
@vellen I think you would get a lot out of looking at this site : https://www.pmrandil6.com/...
Video About the Pathophysiology of PMR ... and the Role of Elevated IL-6 in PMR ... addition, they trigger a decrease in the level ... dose to 30mg for me - the miracle no pain ... consult } And you need to keep a pain
Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?
Posted: Jun 12, 2023
Hello Cynthia! I'm sorry to read that your pain keeps coming back. I only recently was...
I'm sorry to read that your pain ... I only recently was diagnosed with PMR ... Pain came back even before I lowered ... proceeded anyway, only to have the pain ... worsen to its highest levels (needed
Hello @loujc, Welcome to Connect. I've had 2 occurrences of PMR with the first lasting 3...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR with ... tapering with my first go around with PMR ... keep a daily log of your dose and level ... of pain in the morning when you wake
I also am tapering down. From 20 ml prednisone with LDN Am sitting/staying at 12.5 (back...
so that upon waking there is less pain ... I was diagnosed with PMR in early February ... My last SED rate level went from 77
Posted: May 23, 2023
Hello @robin1040, Welcome to Connect. I think we all wanted to be done with prednisone as...
when we were first diagnosed with PMR ... My first time with PMR took 3-1/2 years ... following discussion helpful: --- PMR ... Do you keep a daily log with your pain ... level when you wake up and your dosage
Posted: Apr 12, 2023
Yes, definitely sounds like PMR. My pain started with shoulders, just as you described. Has your...
Yes, definitely sounds like PMR. ... My pain started with shoulders, just ... If the pain disappears with 1-2 days ... High levels of one or both are associated ... with PMR.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 31, 2023
Thanks for this thoughtful and intelligent commentary. I'd appreciate any of your thoughts on this question:...
Although I've had all the expected pain ... It's an oddity of my PMR that is ... severe bilateral shoulder & hip pain ... bring the inflammation down to normal levels ... Untreated levels above CRP =150 mg/L
My pain journey began in 2017. I was diagnosed with PMR, and have been on, and...
My pain journey began in 2017. ... I was diagnosed with PMR, and have been ... Never pain free, unless on 20mg. ... She “thinks” I have PMR, with the possibility ... My concern is that my pain level is
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
If all of the pain went away when you started on prednisone and you just had...
discussion you might find helpful: -- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... tapering was keeping a daily log with the level ... level was higher than a 2 on a scale ... levels and tapering.
Discussion: Hip pain
Posted: Jan 29, 2023
Hi @lyndee58, Welcome to Connect. Am I understanding correctly that you were diagnosed with PMR and...
correctly that you were diagnosed with PMR ... then started on prednisone for the pain ... If not, I'm guessing the pain could ... Have you discussed the increased pain ... levels and stomach problems/flu symptoms
I've got PMR, contracted it 14 months ago. I started on 50mg of Pred and I'm...
I've got PMR, contracted it 14 months ... My results for pain markers never really ... matched up with my pain levels at the ... levels and just use the test results ... grip on what you're doing to beat PMR
Posted: Dec 10, 2022
@jfannarbor, There are conditions that can mimic PMR and it's not uncommon to have PMR with...
There are conditions that can mimic PMR ... and it's not uncommon to have PMR ... that mimic polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... too much exercise can elevate the pain ... levels, at least it has when my PMR
Posted: Nov 9, 2022
I think I would go to a pain management doctor and see if you can have...
I think I would go to a pain management ... months to have a diagnosis called PMR ... showed my inflammation ESR and CRT levels ... Sorry for your pain.
Posted: Oct 31, 2022
I can't believe I found this group, thank you all for your openness and compassion to...
perspective and my ESR and CRP levels ... he seems to not believe me that the PMR ... is back because of the blood levels ... hands is not a condition of PMR? ... and does/did anyone else experience PMR