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I am new to this support group but not PMR. Back in the summer of 2022...
new to this support group but not PMR ... The pains in my legs started and continued ... suffering before I was diagnosed with PMR ... rheumatologist with my blood work results in hand ... else had a statin drug trigger the PMR
Posted: Mar 15, 2024
Hi, I had severe burning, itching pain and stiffness in hands a couple of months after...
Hi, I had severe burning, itching pain ... and stiffness in hands a couple of ... The other PMR symptoms disappear on ... higher doses but the hand symptoms ... Pain, stiffness and weakness in the
Posted: Feb 19, 2024
Wondering how in the world I ended up with this disease. I’m nearly 75, white female...
tunnel symptoms in my right dominant hand ... symptoms and labs came back as textbook PMR ... and gabapentin for my arm and wrist pain ... bicep and inability to use my right hand ... doctors have had no experience with PMR
Discussion: Cause of PMR
Posted: Feb 7, 2024
HI @art43 ha ha - i have a running joke at work about using "military time"...
LOL Waiting till 2 pm for pain to ... recently replying did you have OA BEFORE PMR ... - is the explanation that PMR can heighten ... says we are now no longer treating PMR ... osteopoarthritis as causing current hand
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
My PMR started as carpal tunnel in my right hand and wrist. I thought it was...
My PMR started as carpal tunnel in my ... right hand and wrist. ... since and the pain is always there ... My left hand and bicep is stiff and ... prescribed gabapentin for my carpal tunnel pain
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
painful for days, and I developed PMR ... with very bad symptoms and pain, and ... hand/wrist pain to be able to stand ... it and use my right hand a bit. ... , but keep me on a steroid for the PMR
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
After having PMR for 3 months, was then diagnosed with RA affecting both hands. Began 8mg...
After having PMR for 3 months, was ... then diagnosed with RA affecting both hands ... Hand pain totally gone. ... Going on 11 months with PMR.
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 13, 2024
I have no idea if it’s even possible, but I believe I had PMR initially and...
even possible, but I believe I had PMR ... normal when I went to bed to numb/weak hands ... shoulders, hips, ankles, feet - and hands ... received confirmed my rib and diaphragm pain ... positive, that maybe I’ve had both PMR
Posted: Dec 22, 2023
@pb50, @dadcue, and all...I also have a trigger finger issue. My right ring finger had a...
COVID-19, followed by bronchitis, PMR ... ve been taking prednisone since the PMR ... On a small dose for PMR and GCA, I have ... , a low dose of Prednisone for the PMR ... and arms, degenerative arthritis, PMR
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
I had a similar experience with osteoarthritis while on prednisone. I knew I had a "susceptible"...
That kept my hip pain at bay for many ... BTW, my PMR started after my second ... also had some issues with wrist and hand ... pain over the years, but am pretty ... daily, which seems to be helping my hand
PMR just does not seem to have any clear pattern in the way it causes pain....
PMR just does not seem to have any clear ... pattern in the way it causes pain. ... 2 hours until I am pain free. ... shoulders, tops of my arms ,wrists and hands ... My Rheumatologist explained that PMR
I too have had trouble distinguishing between pmr symptoms and ordinary aches and pains. Long-standing hip...
had trouble distinguishing between pmr ... symptoms and ordinary aches and pains ... Long-standing hip pain in the groin ... I am convinced that my right-hand pain ... I am 73 y.o., pmr since 11/2022, now
Posted: Oct 25, 2023
My PMR started in March '23 and I was diagnosed and started on 15mg prednisolone in...
My PMR started in March '23 and ... months on prednisilone, the skin on my hands ... thin, and light gardening leaves my hands ... golf in the afternoon instead, when PMR ... pain is low or almost gone?
Terry, I have had a lot if ups and downs with my pmr. My pcp sent...
had a lot if ups and downs with my pmr ... xrays and bloodwork because my left hand ... was very painful, my WBC count was ... like my shoulder, my neck, and my hands ... morning, I am now periodically icing my hands
Sara, I wish I could say that gummies are the answer for weight loss. I think...
but I wouldn't say that I have PMR ... stiffness and pins and needles in my hands ... days, but having experienced the real pain ... of PMR, I am truly thankful to be where
Had PMR since March of 23, currently on 12.5 prednisone. At first my legs hips had...
Had PMR since March of 23, currently ... At first my legs hips had extreme pain ... Currently it’s just my hands and wrists
Posted: Jun 22, 2023
In my first episode of PMR I noticed swelling in my toes as well as pain...
In my first episode of PMR I noticed ... swelling in my toes as well as pain ... Since then, I have also had bouts of pmr ... where my wrists and hands were painful ... every joint in my body has experiences pain
Posted: Jun 20, 2023
I am 68 and have been dealing with PMR diagnosis for going on four years. It...
I am 68 and have been dealing with PMR ... mechanical issue, because his father had PMR ... matter of days, so the presumption is PMR ... monitoring my Prednisone, and I go to a Hand ... The hand doctor keeps wanting to suggest
I’m sure the Phizer vaccine caused my PMR. But before being diagnosed with PMR I was...
sure the Phizer vaccine caused my PMR ... But before being diagnosed with PMR ... with his right foot swelling and pain ... Then I was diagnosed with PMR after ... with hand Dr because my GP thought