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@prettypatti76 I feel your pain. I was 110Ib before PMR, down to 103Ib at on set...
@prettypatti76 I feel your pain. ... I was 110Ib before PMR, down to 103Ib ... at on set of PMR. ... Now it is back to 110lb.
Shingles shot definitely kicked me into RA/PMR like symptoms. I say “like” because both my local...
shot definitely kicked me into RA/PMR ... I have severe pain from my bra-line ... up but (praise God) not my hips or back ... doctors say probably not to RA and PMR ... Humira all have Not alleviated any pain
I was 62 (almost 63) but the pain was familiar and I think I may have...
I was 62 (almost 63) but the pain was ... to much of my life long soft tissue pain ... When I say off and on with possible PMR ... By the time I hit 4-5 mg back in October ... 2025 I was pretty sure that I had PMR
Posted: Jan 6 7:24pm
@dadcue Thank you for sharing your experience. Everybody is different, for the rate of metabolize the...
comfortable, there were some bearable pain ... Thinking back, I realized my Adrenal ... That made the journey back to prednisone-free ... My PMR was more and less related to
@kare1, those are excellent questions! It is likely all about your rheumatologist philosophy but mine has...
Prednisone reduction when I have increased pain ... been stubborn particularly when my pain ... @ronludington described my PMR pain ... Bi-lateral hip pain that worsens when ... in my hips and low back were ridiculous
Posted: Dec 30, 2025
@phogan0609 I had my first PMR when I was 50, practicing a lot of sports. I...
@phogan0609 I had my first PMR when ... Playing golf with less pain and stiffness ... Now I’m back in the middle of a PMR ... What PMR can do to your quality of life
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Dec 20, 2025
Thanks so much for this thread! I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in April 2023 following a...
I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in April ... following a sudden onset of severe hip pain ... get myself out of bed because the pain ... Pain came back in spades. ... injections of Actemra but I am not pain
Posted: Feb 14 11:37am
@megz Isn't it amazing how many of these autoimmune conditions have many of the same symptoms....
and it felt basically the same as PMR ... back then. ... PMR was diagnosed when I was 52 so I ... was barely old enough for PMR. ... neuralgia with all of that facial pain
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Feb 9 6:40pm
Hi Jeff97. Thank you for your quick, comprehensive response. I am thrilled you are feeling better!!...
Due to extreme pain, in the ER Labor ... He still can’t tell if I have RA/PMR ... relief on days 3,4,5 then back to my ... usual pain levels of 12-14. ... Right shoulder is screaming in pain
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Jan 23 3:01pm
@dadcue thank you for sharing your experience. I first got PMR in 2021. On prednisone for...
I first got PMR in 2021. ... Started back on prednisone this March ... for PMR. ... I’ve noticed now though having pain
Discussion: Is it PMR?
Posted: Jan 18 9:56am
I was diagnosed PMR a year and a half ago. I’ve seen two different rheumatologist. Both...
I was diagnosed PMR a year and a half ... Both have failed me and now I’m back ... of prednisone but still in severe pain ... My pain is now gone down to my hip and ... I just go back to sleep sometimes at
Posted: Feb 19 2:43pm
@leonalawrence back of right knee only here too. Also outside of right knee. Six weeks into...
@leonalawrence back of right knee only ... ended up going to the ER when the pain ... felt like flow pressure, not PMR pain ... Stay on top of how your pain feels and
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Feb 9 12:55pm
@eakin Hi. I have had what sounds like similar back pain for at least ten years...
have had what sounds like similar back ... pain for at least ten years before ... PMR. ... The result, no back pain. ... it worse and probably increased the pain
Posted: Feb 9 11:34am
I am 74 years old and was diagnosed with PMR 6 years ago. I was initially...
74 years old and was diagnosed with PMR ... daily and within 6 hours I was almost pain ... now considered “cured” after being pain ... I believe my PMR was triggered by emotional ... recovery at the same time I was traveling back
Discussion: Newly diagnosed
Posted: Feb 4 10:16am
So sorry to hear about your wife, tuckerp. You were together, not only for such a...
." Interesting PMR journey. ... Nothing vaguely interesting about PMR ... cysts come and go still and are very painful ... Went right back to work and working ... Less pain with your hip is a result
Discussion: Exercise
Posted: Feb 1 10:36am
I had been on Actemra for quite a while when my insurance company suddenly denied approval....
I was either sick or in pain the entire ... She went to bat for me and I am now back ... My autoimmune conditions include PMR
Posted: Jan 24 1:41pm
I was diagnosed with PMR almost a year ago. I have been tapering from 30mg of...
I was diagnosed with PMR almost a year ... Before Christmas my pain wan increasing ... I stepped back from some of the responsibilities ... surprised at how much it helped the pain
Posted: Jan 23 9:15am
Well, mcds80, I am 65, for 4 more days! Not in the younger group, but feel...
;out of the blue' debilitating pain ... life altering symptoms that comeceith PMR ... I have recovered such that I am back
Posted: Jan 21 3:15pm
@ds1 I exercise excessively I have my whole life and I am now 81 years old....
about 43 when I was diagnosed with PMR ... No pain for about a year then the pain ... Then the pain returned. ... rheumatologist thought I didn't have PMR ... Back to 2.5 mg prednisone and Kevzara
Posted: Jan 15 11:05pm
@judith75 Don't let hives and going back to 50 mg discourage you. When I tapered off...
Don't let hives and going back ... Unfortunately, when I tapered back to ... 15 mg, my body pain returned. ... I chose Actemra because the pain was ... back into remission.
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Jan 15 11:16am