had a hard time underdstanding my pain ... and wondered if.it was PMR or one of ... see I have problems with the typical PMR ... plain targets....and PMR affects the ... At the beginning my hands did me in.

reminded of the specific symptoms of PMR ... 20.and had fast relief of horrible pain ... ...especially in my hands. ... girdle, R arm, tired neck not really painful

I was diagnosed with PMR just 10 days ... Prior to the diagnoses, I had the pain ... in the forearms, hands and feet. ... At night, the hand pain increases until ... The morning pain in the hands and feet

My rheumatologist said PMR does not ... —My PMR started in my right hand, with ... swelling & pain. ... couldn’t write, hard to get dressed, pain ... My primary doc ordered PT after my PMR

Have they checked for PMR or Giant cell ... a vaccination and have had severe pain ... in hip ,shoulders feet ,hand etc. ... nlurry at times and intermittent jaw pain ... was 4th patient of his to contract PMR

I had terrible pain in my hands from ... PMR. ... of prednisone (40 mg for GCA) the pain ... in my hands and morning stiffness disappaeared

As a “rookie” to PMR I very much appreciate ... Unfortunately low readings do not correlate to pain ... PMR doesn’t pay much attention to your ... mornings being the most difficult with my hands ... along with other bathroom chores) left handed

reducing from 15mg to 10mg I have found pain ... will allow me to sleep AND quell the pain ... On the other hand, maybe without it, ... diminishing the negative effects of PMR

Neck, shoulders, arms, hands and progressed ... No pain as of today. ... No PMR in the family, no rheumatoid, ... Never heard of PMR. ... Glad to be pain free.

are well aware that about 20% of all PMR ... relationship between Sed Rate test and pain ... trouble if they try to posit that my pain ... lightning bold of hip and shoulder pain ... not get up from a chair without a hand-hold

The pain of my PMR never abated until ... When I told him I was in pain, he didn ... Along with the severe pain and malaise ... , depression and anorexia go hand in ... hand with PMR.

I was sick: low grade fever daily, painful ... shoulders, neck, arms, and hands with ... took 2 months to get diagnosed with PMR ... and am experiencing severe shoulder pain ... I’m supposing it’s a PMR flare up.

to know what triggers the onset of PMR ... Next came stiffness and pain in the ... followed for months and then my right hand

taking it with only minor discomfort/pain ... The pain from my occurrences of PMR ... was mostly in the shoulders, arms, hands ... I do think pain-receptors in the brain ... can trigger pain for other conditions

johnbishop , this is my first major pain ... I also have SFN and my feet and hands ... hurt from that, but nothing like PMR ... I find PMR to be one of the most painful ... trial of Tocilizumab (Actemra) for PMR

The hand issue popped up at 3, and my ... kept me there for 3 months, with the hand ... A PMR support group in the U.K. ... Prednisone usually is better than PMR ... patients on the U.K. site who have had PMR

I have had PMR now for 8 months. ... In the beginning my pain was unbearable ... right away that she was sure I had PMR ... Same bad pain in my hands hips and knees ... No pain in my arms and shoulders.

I went off all PMR meds over a month ... The pain was so bad I had to use a cane ... for some reason, kicked off another pain ... The ball of my hands was crazy painful ... I don’t know if it’s PMR or my “mild

@leonalawrence when my PMR started last ... severe sciatica because I had so much pain ... practitioner put me on Cymbalta for nerve pain ... like lifting a few bricks with one hand ... say that because except for the knee pain

Pam @pb50, Only my initial onset of PMR ... first diagnosed did I feel the type of pain ... I had when tapering off before the PMR ... largest dose that I took for both of my PMR ... Do you have any swelling in the hands