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Hi @alanbruce -- thanks for starting this discussion. I want to reiterate that I have no...
went back to the previous dose if the pain ... was willing to live with some minor pain ... How did the doctor know that the PMR ... Then I would be in a little more pain ... when I woke up and my shoulders and hands
Posted: May 8, 2018
My computer crashed while I was typing, sorry. I take prednisone for my polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)...
prednisone for my polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... ) and it helps with the pain in my shoulders ... , arms and hands. ... and legs and is associated with my PMR ... were numbness and tingling but no pain
Welcome to Connect Laura (@elkcg), I'm sure it's frustrating looking for some relief from your pain....
looking for some relief from your pain ... neuropathy and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... I don't have chronic pain but do have ... My PMR does give my a lot of shoulder ... , arm and hands pain but is controlled
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 31, 2017
Hello @rose2, welcome to Connect. I too am glad you found us. Autoimmune conditions can be...
I had pain and stiffness in all of my ... appointment and found out that I had PMR ... finally get off of prednisone and my PMR ... that have the numbness without the pain ... It normally starts in the hands and
Hello @barbararene, welcome to Mayo Connect. I also have PMR. The first time I was diagnosed...
I also have PMR. ... The first time I was diagnosed with PMR ... I have been as low as 5 mg but the pain ... I can deal with a little pain but didn't ... want it to get out of hand.
Thank you for taking time to respond to me. I began steroids at 20 mg but...
nothing too lower CRP or reduce the pain ... to move with more ease but still in pain ... It is mainly in my feet and my hands ... In hot weather it is very painful and ... is absolutely flooded with cases of PMR
Posted: Aug 26, 2025
From what I know it’s best to lower your inflammation rather than power through w pain....
inflammation rather than power through w pain ... I had PMR - got Lyme not long after ... then had a flare of swelling in my hands ... w pain that I was told was PMR morphing ... I would say to try to find pain relief
Thank you for your reply . I dont have a definite answer as to how to...
I woke up 4 days later with much pain ... is that suddenly my body ( mostly hands ... ibuprofen and have had scans of my hands ... I certainly am curious if the painful ... hands is related to the PMR .
Posted: Jul 6, 2025
Hi again Dad, Missed your messages. I apologize for not staying more interested…just quite disappointed in...
asked the new rheumatologist how much pain ... been above 36 so he says it’s not PMR ... me nauseous and headache with some pain ... One of them did seem to help the hand ... and large muscle pain but would cause
Posted: Jul 4, 2025
My hands feel hot most of the time. If I touch my husband's arm, he can...
My hands feel hot most of the time. ... can feel the heat coming out of my hand ... stiffness is in my legs, and most of the pain ... my shoulders, although I get weird pain ... just been recently diagnosed with PMR
Posted: May 27, 2025
I am 76, diagnosed 2 months before I turned 70. I am currently taking 2.5mg prednisone....
I have pain daily in the uppermost back ... I do not think it's pmr. ... have an Achilles problem which is painful ... , cppd and oa in my hands and left
I have been suffering for approximately one year with disabling pain in shoulders/arms and hips/thighs. At...
approximately one year with disabling pain ... My PC doctor said “you can’t have PMR ... I had an affirmative diagnosis of PMR ... There are up to 15 percent of the PMR ... prednisone and have been able to raise my hands
Discussion: miss diagnosed???
Posted: May 5, 2025
@deborahinmaine, you just described my past year. Last February, I awoke with bilateral very painful, swollen...
February, I awoke with bilateral very painful ... , swollen and stiff hands. ... rheumatologist told me I didn't have PMR ... #39;m now getting bilateral shoulder pain ... So I have a feeling another bout of PMR
Your fortunate if you only have occasional pain. The swelling and associate pain in my hands...
fortunate if you only have occasional pain ... The swelling and associate pain in my ... hands from PMR is a 24/7 endurance ... Mornings are hard but bearable, hand ... Sure wish I could get this PMR stuff
Posted: Apr 25, 2025
Have you had x-rays, scans, MRI's or a scintigraphy done? I presume you will have had...
If I keep my hands in an elevated position ... several nights where my whole right hand ... to a crescendo of awful, full-body, pain ... about the time I was diagnosed with PMR ... My knees were less painful and so were
Posted: Apr 14, 2025
Did this happen to you? I know many people complain of buttocks pain and/or hip pain...
and/or hip pain when they have PMR. ... to PMR. ... during my time with PMR. ... it turned out not to be PMR. ... spontaneous rupture of a tendon in my hand
Posted: Mar 24, 2025
I suffered quite a lot before I managed to get a visit with my doctor who...
with my doctor who guessed it was PMR ... is important if you need it because PMR ... can be very painful and debilitating ... There is no test for PMR. ... Currently I have a few sore spots in my hands
Posted: Feb 27, 2025
I received Flu vaccine and Covid vaccine 11/13/24 at Walgreens in Faribault. Within days I started...
Mayo and they told me I possibly had PMR ... pretty good confirmation that I had PMR ... I fully believe that the onset of PMR ... Although PMR is not that common, its ... in big knuckles both hands, wrists,
I have and have had tingling. Especially in my feet and hands. I think PMR can...
Especially in my feet and hands. ... I think PMR can be bilateral but may ... I had right shoulder pain that was crippling ... PMR seems to have many lingering effects