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@windyshores This is very helpful information and something I was wondering about. We're so new to...
@windyshores This is very helpful ... osteoporosis-leaflet/bisphosphonates What ... From what I've read it seems like ... He began in May 2023 at 30 mg for PMR ... The other illnesses, PMR and GCA, though
Next Fri I am starting PT for the Achilles tendonitis with the same therapist I have...
few times for problems related to pmr ... with this Achilles problem since my pmr ... What helped the most the first time ... feel confident this therapist will help ... guess a positive result could link my pmr
Posted: May 18, 2024
Hi @sherylp, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. You asked a...
Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club ... the following discussion to learn what ... others have shared. --- Can PMR be ... I've had two occurrences of PMR ... I kept a daily log to help with the
Posted: May 16, 2024
What became of your two conditions? I believe I might have PMR secondary to MGUS, or...
What became of your two conditions? ... I believe I might have PMR secondary ... I would be happy to join if it helps
Posted: Apr 14, 2024
Welcome @joycj, We husbands definitely need an encourager. Good for you for helping your husband with...
Good for you for helping your husband ... My first time around with PMR I spent ... We are all different so what works for ... discussion below, you might want to read what ... others have shared helped them. --
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
lowest it's been since he got PMR ... I feel the Actemra is helping him and ... stress headaches (even though he had PMR ... Especially with what was at risk. ... be filing a formal complaint about what
Hi John and thanks for responding. I'd like to read the article but don't have a...
From what I could gather from a few ... there is not set dosage for pred for pmr ... do wonder if the inflammation from PMR ... Anyway, thanks again for your info and help
Posted: Apr 7, 2024
I read the updates on this forum when I wake up in the morning before I...
I did some PT which helped somewhat. ... What really helped was wearing open ... now, just started my 6th year of pmr
Posted: Mar 23, 2024
Here is what I wished I had known before I started Prednisone for PMR. These points...
Here is what I wished I had known before ... I started Prednisone for PMR. ... does NOT harm your bones, so that is what ... -Good to take calcium to help build
Posted: Mar 7, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR a month ago after excruciating pain to the point I had...
I was diagnosed with PMR a month ago ... using eye drops and lubricants.to help ... I guess I'm asking what I should
Posted: Mar 3, 2024
Thanks so much for explaining your experience. It helps to know what to expect. For me...
It helps to know what to expect. ... So at the peak of the PMR it was really ... experienced before I even knew it was PMR ... So I’ll see what the lab results are ... Thanks again so much for sharing it is helpful
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Mar 3, 2024
I'm on Hydroxychloroquine and still tapering down on the Prednisone. This past week I went down...
gain from the Prednisone does not help ... I also found that depending what I was ... while, but I'm now very aware of what ... I don't know what I would do without ... who has given me input regarding my PMR
Sure agree with how you are managing to stay active! Self care and listening to your...
managing other people’s expectations and helpful ... My experience mirrors what thousands ... therapy twice as doctor thought it would help ... , and I was also thinking it would help ... diseases, Morphea scleroderma and PMR
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
@pkh3381, @beaver, @astaingegerdm, @pb50, @johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA and PMR following a Covid infection in...
I'm 77 now, dealing with new PMR ... Prednisone since last July for the PMR ... know the medication is indeed doing what ... we want it to accomplish, helping my ... results of the medication, is it doing what
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 26, 2024
I like your theories and would like to add some additional ones of my own. I...
arthritis approximately 20 years before PMR ... https://creakyjoints.org/education/what-is-synovitis ... arthritis so that it becomes hard to tell what ... causes what. ... She said I was on prednisone to help
Posted: Jan 17, 2024
Welcome @usmwp111, I'm sorry to hear you developed PMR shortly after having the second shingles vaccine...
'm sorry to hear you developed PMR ... experience here on Connect that can help ... search results link if you want to see what ... rheumatologist on my first go around with PMR
Posted: Jan 16, 2024
I very reluctantly started on prednisone and then found myself on it for longer than I...
system in that time, then half of what ... Low T3, which is what I currently have ... I am going to PT now to help rebuild ... greatly reduced activity level due to PMR ... Just thought I would share in case it helps
Discussion: Splitting the dose
Posted: Jan 11, 2024
hoping this is helpful. I'm hopeful and always skeptical. What is a rheumatologist anyway? rhetorical please....
hoping this is helpful. ... What is a rheumatologist anyway? ... severe was the first onslaught of PMR ... And do you have any insight as to what
Posted: Jan 2, 2024
It is interesting that you are off prednisone and your doctor is considering starting Actemra. I...
I started Actemra 4 years ago for PMR ... medications for 12 years to treat PMR ... for the rest of my life wasn't what ... If it helps you to decide ---my experience ... FDA approved for the treatment of PMR
Posted: Jan 1, 2024
Sounds like you were on the right track. And getting a diagnosis early is huge. People...
I’ve had PMR now for a year and a taper ... on 23 December which meant getting help ... is a whole line of medication that helps ... off the prednisone and targets the PMR ... presents, how it starts, and what helps
Posted: Dec 30, 2023