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I'm trying to figure out how much exercise/activity is too much. I've had PMR for about...
I've had PMR for about 3 months ... (not joints) and my typical 1+/10 pain ... ;m cautiously optimistic I can get back ... person is different, especially with PMR ... mentioned exercise triggering their PMR
Posted: Sep 5, 2023
I don't know how avid of a golfer you are but you might want to cut...
you are but you might want to cut back ... Doing so with PMR will likely result ... in more pain. ... functioning normally when you have PMR ... pain or any excessive amounts of pain
Thank you so much for sharing your journey regarding your PMR/GCA. I'm not only going to...
sharing your journey regarding your PMR ... with everything else going on with my PMR ... Still get pain if I move wrong or do ... Once I get my test results back for
I had a epidural injection in the lumbar spine. My pain worsened and for 6 weeks...
My pain worsened and for 6 weeks I felt ... Pain management said it was my back ... casing pain. ... Makes me think pain management would ... I was already on prednisone for PMR
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Sep 2, 2023
Thanks for your reply @samara66 My a.m. cortisol level was tested and found to be low....
do was 7 mg when familiar aches and pains ... I would need to go back to at least ... insufficiency can cause muscle aches and pains ... and can mimic PMR symptoms. ... I still take a biologic to treat PMR
I have been on and of prednisone (P) for 30 years due to PMR. I did...
prednisone (P) for 30 years due to PMR ... of good sleep, I find it hard to go back ... Consequently, when I finally go back ... able to reduce my P without the usual PMR ... pain that I have had off and on for
Posted: Aug 16, 2023
Welcome @napapos, I'm glad to see that you have connected with @kspowell. I'm sorry to hear...
I'm sorry to hear that PMR joined ... PMR is definitely a what in the heck ... raising his head to give me additional pain ... Sometimes you can have PMR flares with ... sure how much your starting dose was back
Thanks for that. Good to not feel so alone on this as my doctor is not...
my doctor is not very familiar with PMR ... to what to do about the returning pain ... sitting on 8mg for a month hoping the pain ... How long did it take you to go back ... days on 12mg - did you go straight back
Posted: Aug 7, 2023
Hi @pmrsuzie, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that you have been dealing with PMR...
hear that you have been dealing with PMR ... My first time with PMR was 3 and half ... years and then six years later when my PMR ... came back, it lasted for 1 and half ... Do you keep a daily log of your pain
Welcome, and glad you found the group while you’re going through this. @johnbishop provided some great...
interested in learning more about treating PMR ... Unfortunately, PMR requires long-term ... use of prednisone until your pain and ... My father was diagnosed with PMR in ... But the pain comes right back if you
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Hello! My name is Debbie, and I am so glad to meet everyone who is suffering...
meet everyone who is suffering from PMR ... I'm glad to say that the leg pain ... Over the next several weeks the pain ... to a doctor, and they told me I had PMR ... Was I fooled; the pain came back as
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Hi there- Congrats on getting to 10 mg prednisone. But it can be disappointing to have...
disappointing to have a flare—between the pain ... If your pain increase is minimal and ... two to three days to see if you get back ... my PT’s guidelines are that if my pain ... For my family (father has PMR; I’m a
Something very similar happened to my father, so I looked into this at the time. There...
because of the association with muscle pain ... they dismiss it as “normal aches and pains ... prior health problems except mild back ... pain and a rotator cuff injury, he ... yeast rice or statin can cause muscle pain
Discussion: PMR & Statins
Posted: Jul 25, 2023
Welcome @charlotte61, Your symptoms certainly sound like PMR but there are other conditions that mimic PMR....
Your symptoms certainly sound like PMR ... there are other conditions that mimic PMR ... no medical training but I have had PMR ... hours of taking my first dose all the pain ... Appointment Guide - Learn how to take back
Posted: Jul 24, 2023
Are you an orthopedic surgeon? I had PMR and other problems including spinal stenosis. I'm in...
I had PMR and other problems including ... I noticed an increase in lower back ... pain whenever I had PMR flare ups. ... believe you have something more than PMR ... inflammatory arthritis in addition to PMR
Dear paulagci, I am so sorry that you are feeling way down. Chronic pain and fatigue...
Chronic pain and fatigue can definitely ... One day at a time with PMR may be one ... way to get you back on track. ... I don’t like the fact that PMR has somewhat
Posted: Jul 8, 2023
Hi @johnbishop, Thanks so much for sharing your story with me. I have to say I...
feelings of your first experience with PMR ... years for a complete remission of your PMR ... Your second time experience with PMR ... I do not want to go back to those days ... of pain, so I am staying on 9mg for
Hi there PMR Group: I have not been diagnosed, but I tick every box in terms...
Hi there PMR Group: I have not been ... I have exceptional pain in my shoulders ... the time, I attributed my shoulder pain ... longer because of excruciating hip pain ... I am exhausted because I am not a back
Thank you for sharing that. My doctor started me on 15mg for two weeks and wanted...
assistant who agreed, that I was going back ... I don't feel completely pain-free ... I do have fibromyalgia as well as PMR
Discussion: My story may help
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
I will try to answer your questions but I don't have any experience with Kevzara. My...
I got down to 10 mg with pain and 15 ... mg without pain. 2. ... resulted in what I described as a "pain ... I was able to decrease back to 15 mg ... but my GP says Actemra isn't a pain