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In summer of 2023 I was dealing with a lot of upper back pain. Finally I...
I was dealing with a lot of upper back ... pain. ... in my back. ... It was diagnosed as PMR and responded ... pain and PMR.
Posted: Apr 20, 2024
Good morning @besmith57 - I'd like to tell you about my PMR-friend who just returned from...
a month ago after excruciating pain ... to the point I had to get my walker back ... you said you were at 5mg and "pain ... returned"-- pain AND stiffness ... You'll be pain free I bet someday
Posted: Apr 12, 2024
My PMR has been in remission for 8 years but I, too. a cyst compressing on...
My PMR has been in remission for 8 years ... I have intermittent pain up and down ... my back. ... night I pulled a muscle in my lower back ... I take Gabapentin for other nerve pain
Posted: Apr 10, 2024
Have you talked to your rheumatologist about your tendon pain? That’s not usually associated with PMR,...
your rheumatologist about your tendon pain ... That’s not usually associated with PMR ... but it’s not to say you can’t have PMR ... another autoimmune condition, or have PMR ... is at the insertion point at the back
I started Kevzara Dec 16th for PMR prednisone tapering. I quit March 1st due to side...
I started Kevzara Dec 16th for PMR prednisone ... I felt great on it with much less pain ... I just had MOHS surgery on the back ... squamous cell cancer leaving a large painful
Thank you for these insightful comments. I basically diagnosed myself (I'm a somatic educator with 30...
my knowledge I had never heard of PMR ... The bilateral shoulder pain/weakness ... My bloodwork came back normal. ... immediately - like within hours, my pain ... Is your PMR gone?
In Maryland too. My rheumatologist said he has approx 50 PMR patients, but I’m the only...
rheumatologist said he has approx 50 PMR ... , started at 10, went to15 and now back ... But still I a lot of pain until mid
I hate to go back too, but I try to remind myself it takes less time...
I hate to go back too, but I try to ... frequently to my father (he’s the one with PMR ... It is kind of a pain (literally and ... I’m sorry the pain picked up again and ... hope it calms back down quickly.
Posted: Mar 14, 2024
Your history amazes me. Mine is a bit more linear. I believe I told you that...
resolved within a couple of hours, back ... Pain a 9. ... So now in addition to pain I have nausea ... that my presentation was more like PMR ... in terms of anatomical sites and pain
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 9, 2024
Yes. If you develop some or all of these symptoms (headaches tender scalp, jaw pain, pain...
symptoms (headaches tender scalp, jaw pain ... , pain when chewing or opening mouth ... attention finally was when I said he has PMR ... We go back Monday for more labs and
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
Hi @isabelle7, Not everyone with PMR develops GCA, but roughly 30% do. My rheumatologist told me...
Hi @isabelle7, Not everyone with PMR ... hour a day through the incredible pain ... I've gained about 10 back. ... ;s probably best for him to start back ... After PMR and GCA, I'm not back
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
@charlotte61 I just read your post and will share our experience. It is my husband who...
He developed PMR in May 2023. ... Our doctor diagnosed him with PMR and ... dose at 3 am (with some food) and the pain ... symptoms (terrible headaches, jaw pain ... , tender scalp, pain in temples, exhausted
Posted: Mar 7, 2024
Hi @sassytwo, you are a dynamo! I have degenerative disc disease and a previous (2011) spinal...
little to no improvement in my low back ... pain despite the surgery. ... Unfortunately, when PMR started for ... options if the surgery does not improve pain
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 5, 2024
@seniormed Your story has some parallels to my story. I was diagnosed at the age of...
story" is separate from my "PMR ... diagnosis of ReA probably delayed my PMR ... In addition to ReA and PMR there was ... It was very strange back pain. ... The back pain was a problem as well
Posted: Feb 23, 2024
Hi @pomegranet1- That’s horrible about the rhabdo! That sound so typical that doctors wouldn’t believe you,...
other reply that my dad developed PMR ... after his creatinine kinase tests came back ... may know since you’re a nurse, but PMR ... causes severe and debilitating muscle pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 19, 2024
I was on Methylprednisolone for six months for PMR and weaned myself off three months ago....
Methylprednisolone for six months for PMR ... hospital stay for low sodium, terrible back ... pain, etc. ... not as strong as MP,but helps the pain
I was on prednisone for more than 12 years. I have been completely off prednisone for...
tocilizumab) to treat "refractory PMR ... FDA approved for the treatment of PMR ... because he believed it should work for PMR ... My symptoms were muscle and joint pain ... to 5 mg before going back to 3 mg.
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR about 4 years ago. Weaned off Pred last December, even though...
I was diagnosed with PMR about 4 years ... , even though my shoulders were in pain ... PCP yesterday and my c-reactive is back ... Pred the only recourse I have to get back ... on the pain mgmt wagon?
@bitsygirl, The prednisone is the magic pill that makes PMR symptoms go away or at least...
make it where we don't feel the pain ... m always thinking it may be coming back ... with every little shoulder pain or ... keeping a daily log with your level of pain ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
Posted: Jan 22, 2024
Here are some of the questions I have on my list, and if anyone can answer...
and my arms and hands have severe pain ... Could this be part of the PMR? ... - I’m on Prednisone 10 mg, but my PMR ... constant clearing of throat (drip in back ... information, do you also think this is PMR