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Other than an IL-6 level being interesting to know, I haven't had that level checked. I...
I would think an IL-6 level would be ... Kevzara for people newly diagnosed with PMR ... Otherwise, maybe the pain source isn ... conditions like fibromyalgia, where pain ... can be normal and you can still have PMR
I’ve had PMR for 15 years, on prednisone for 5 years now. Prednisone never got rid...
I’ve had PMR for 15 years, on prednisone ... Prednisone never got rid of my pain ... My pain levels have reduced drastically ... treated to accurately see where the PMR ... levels are.
Posted: Aug 12, 2024
One thing that helped me get through my 2 occurrences of PMR was to keep a...
me get through my 2 occurrences of PMR ... was to keep a daily log of my level ... of pain when I got up and the dose ... It also helped to note my level of activity ... play a part in getting through the PMR
Posted: Feb 9 12:36pm
At the age of 68, I was in excellent physical condition. I had none of the...
About a month later, I noticed a pain ... When the pain continued to worsen, I ... had gout before, and my uric acid level ... I felt neck pain if I moved my head ... these different types of arthritis (PMR
@merpreb - My experience with PMR when it's active is that the pain is always there...
it's active is that the pain is ... ;m tapering, if I go too fast, the pain ... returns with different levels of intensity ... protein (CRP) blood tests to check the levels ... not a diagnosis if the levels are high
I had more energy and motivation and interest in things too. I didn't have a care...
to sleep because I was feeling no pain ... For other people their tolerance level ... nothing to do with PMR. ... It is nice not to have any pain but ... not all pain is PMR pain.
Posted: Nov 27, 2024
Thanks John for responding. Information from those who have been there, done that, really helps. I...
have been keeping a daily log of my pain ... level (on my own, doc didn’t mention ... and she wanted to make sure it was PMR
Posted: Nov 24, 2024
"The symptoms of adrenal insufficiency are very easy to confuse with PMR pain. I'm not even...
insufficiency are very easy to confuse with PMR ... pain. ... was the same as the treatment for PMR ... As long as PMR was controlled AND my ... PMR was controlled by a steroid sparing
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
@gingergirl24, Sorry to hear you are struggling with the tapering schedule. I'm not a doctor and...
my experience with 2 occurrences of PMR ... like the prednisone controlled your pain ... Do you keep a daily log of your level ... of pain when you first get up in the
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
Welcome @alancant, That's a good question which a lot of us have thought about. For me...
was anything above a 2 on a personal pain ... is tolerable during treatment for PMR ... only used prednisone for both of my PMR ... are still early in your diagnosis of PMR ... Do you keep a daily log of your level
Posted: Nov 7, 2024
When I was initially diagnosed with PMR at Mayo Rochester, my rheumatologist prescribed 20mg prednisone as...
My pain level at the time was about ... dose at noon with lunch and by 3pm my pain ... When I started tapering, if my level ... of pain was greater than a 2, I didn ... sometimes depending on the amount of pain
Posted: Nov 5, 2024
"Does anyone know if osteoarthritis can cause elevated inflammatory markers?" ----------------------------- Anything in medical terminology that...
probably depends on many factors but PMR ... I think PMR compounds the pain from ... Since PMR inflammation is in the area ... osteoarthritis can cause elevated ESR and CRP levels ... "C-reactive protein (CRP) levels
Posted: Oct 26, 2024
Thank you all for your helpful and supportive comments on my original post. I have made...
Want to check out my inflammation levels ... again, too, to see if my shoulder pain ... is connected to the original PMR or
Posted: Oct 13, 2024
My situation is one year into PMR treatment, having tapered from 30 to 2.5, decreasing 0.5...
My situation is one year into PMR treatment ... (grin and bear it) the various non-PMR ... .) we all seem to experience after PMR ... occasionally concerning levels. ... In another PMR thread, someone with
Posted: Oct 12, 2024
Hello Glinda47, Thank you for your kind words and I am so very sorry to hear...
sorry to hear you are dealing with pain ... diagnosis it got to the point that the pain ... listened, blood work was done and the PMR ... the 2nd day had taken 90 % of the pain ... decrease the dosage and maintain this low level
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
First I am in total awe that you can casually say you walked 2 miles. I...
I was diagnosed with PMR in early 2020 ... As for your effort to get off your PMR ... and then staying at that painful level ... free level then try again in 2-4 weeks ... knees that have no relationship to PMR
I was diagnosed with PMR around the same time as you. That is the only time...
I was diagnosed with PMR around the ... Prednisone since then at different levels ... Really PMR could be in remission and ... When dealing with PMR, it is difficult ... could be stenosis and not PMR.
@54pontiac I’ve had a long history (50 years!) of off/on prednisone use that has left me...
.When I was just at the osteopenia level ... do weight bearing exercise but the pain ... water exercise for our arthritis and PMR