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@marymckeith Where are you having pain? PMR affects larger muscle areas like neck, shoulders, upper back,...
marymckeith Where are you having pain ... PMR affects larger muscle areas like ... affects smaller joints like in the hands
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
I was diagnosed with major inflammatory arthritis in my early twenties ( I’m 74 now). I...
called Indocin (a NSAID), aspirin for pain ... My PMR didn’t start until 2 years ago ... have osteoarthritis with age, in my hands
Posted: Jul 21, 2024
I had this scenario. Was diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 after tapering off Prednisone 30mg...
Was diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 ... doctor originally gave me for hip pain ... had increased migraines, left jaw pain ... occasional tingling in my thumbs, hands ... Only time will tell with PMR/GCA, so
I’m losing all confidence in these doctors who are telling us that this hand and wrist...
doctors who are telling us that this hand ... and wrist pain is not PMR. ... It has to be a manifestation of the PMR
Pls keep us posted about meloxicam. My hands and wrists are nearly useless since May. My...
My hands and wrists are nearly useless ... My PMR is nearly gone, w 2mgs of pred ... Doc says hands have osteoarthritis. ... Never knew it could be so painful
I saw my PCP yesterday June 20 and told him about my hand and wrist pain...
yesterday June 20 and told him about my hand ... and wrist pain and swelling. ... Asked if PMR related. ... Could be PMR, arthritis, lupus, etc. ... So inflammation may not be PMR related
I absolutely agree with gardening for health - and for natural grounding, as it turns out...
when metatarsalgia (ball of the foot) pain ... , along with a PMR flare, made walking ... outdoors, so I'll do it through hands
Posted: Jun 15, 2024
Hi @suemck, Welcome to Connect. I had trouble tapering off of prednisone for both occurrences I...
prednisone for both occurrences I had with PMR ... down by 1/2mg when I was still having pain ... issues with the PMR. ... I did live with a little pain, maybe ... I do have similar symptoms with my hands
Hi @susanski -- Welcome to Connect. The pain from PMR can be excruciating and I too...
The pain from PMR can be excruciating ... ;t think the prednisone will cause pain ... My legs were in pain as well as arms ... , hands and shoulders. ... blood pressure or new symptoms of leg pain
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 30, 2019
Thanks for info, John. Rheumy back in office now and I had to go back up...
Bit of a shock, but the pain was so ... Can’t believe where one has pain from ... PMR...fingers, hands, hips, upper arms
I am new to the group also. So happy to have this forum! In early July,...
2018, I had acute, bilateral joint pain ... He said I have PMR. ... This last time the pain returned after ... 2 hours of intense, hands on CPR training ... I kept a food, exercise meds and pain
Hi John @digregorioj, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought...
could barely walk and had extreme pain ... in my shoulder, arms, hand and legs ... bout with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... prednisone after 3 years when the PMR ... (MFR) for treating compression and pain
I have only recently been diagnosed with PMR in December of 2018. I was diagnosed in...
only recently been diagnosed with PMR ... soreness, stiffness and swelling in my hands ... pain. ... So my Doc mentions PMR and prescribes ... I have a pretty high pain tolerance
Hi Judy @peanuts1, I see you have been a member for awhile but this is your...
diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... My PMR stayed in remission for 6 years ... in about a year and a half when my PMR ... have carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands ... but It doesn't cause me much pain
Hi, I was diagnosed in November 2017 with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR)......
Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR ... meds), pain behind the eyes, pain in ... You also get pain down neck and into ... PMR is in your hips, thighs, buttocks ... The two go hand in hand.
Hello Colleen (@colleenyoung), John (@johnbishop), and all! My husband John has Peripheral Neuropathy. Initially (approx. 20...
lesser affect on both lower arms and hands ... It does not (THANKFULLY) involve pain ... developed Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 10, 2018
Hello @oregongirly, I'm sorry for the confusion. Acronyms can be a problem when you are trying...
PMR is the acronym for polymyalgia rheumatica ... #39;s been legs, shoulders, arms and hands ... mistaken it's the drug of choice for PMR ... shot in my knee years ago for some pain
Hi Barbararene’, I'm still struggling with my PMR. Currently taking 5-1/2 mg prednisone and have the...
Barbararene’, I'm still struggling with my PMR ... taking 5-1/2 mg prednisone and have the pain ... in the shoulders, arms and hands in ... The hands seem to be the worse but I ... joints feel puffy when I close the hand
Posted: Aug 23, 2017
Hi Chris (@artscaping), I'm fortunate (if you can call it that). I only have numbness and...
I only have numbness and not pain with ... rheumatica which does give me a lot of pain ... in the shoulders, arms and hands. ... I'm on my second occurrence of the PMR
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 30, 2017
I have been diagnosed with RA in the last fortnight after thinking I had PMR over...
last fortnight after thinking I had PMR ... below 7.5 mg and wasn't holding the pain ... was swollen, suddenly had extreme pain ... in both hands and wrists. ... into remission or is there always pain