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I was diagnosed with RA and/or PMR in July '24 and went on 20 mg Prednisone...
I was diagnosed with RA and/or PMR in ... weeks I had to increase use due to pains ... the same time) and feel pretty much pain ... free except some occasional daily pain ... in my shoulders and hands - lasts no
Posted: Jan 7 11:15am
I have PMR, 5 years now. My blood work has never showed any + signs of...
I have PMR, 5 years now. ... tolerate the side effects anymore and my PMR ... My hands, arms, legs are involved. ... Numbness, tingling, pain in my biceps ... lengthy list of “things” that effect my pain
Posted: Apr 12, 2024
Hi bsmith57, I can’t believe how much of this PMR is out there. If this helps,...
I can’t believe how much of this PMR ... helps, the methotrexate did help my hand ... and finger pain, but not the hips, ... My wonderful pcp has prescribed me pain
Posted: Aug 13, 2024
No coincidence. Mine started after my Covid-19 vax in May 2021 and I went all summer...
and I went all summer in a lot of pain ... my second vax, I went into the full PMR ... mode of pain from the neck to shoulders ... , to arms, to hands (had to wear splints ... PMR does not run in my family, nor any
My PMR is in remission but I've always worried a little about RA since I do...
My PMR is in remission but I've ... arthritis and carpal tunnel in my hands ... with RA which seemed to bother her hands ... by members who have commented about PMR ... that you are not taking anything for pain
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Sep 24, 2024
Welcome @lindabc, You mentioned having all of the symptoms of PMR but didn't say you were...
mentioned having all of the symptoms of PMR ... 't say you were diagnosed with PMR ... can be depressing waking up with painful ... stiff wrists and hands. ... quite a few conditions that can mimic PMR
Discussion: Swallowing and PMR
Posted: Mar 16 6:11pm
Hello all, Several folks asked me to report on my Kevzara experience when I could, so...
PMR began for me overnight in November ... prednisone (a split dose) with the pain ... got down to 2 mg I was in moderate pain ... also had difficulty using my right hand ... No pain at present aside from normal
I have seen a few posts where people mention that their bilateral hand pain and stiffness...
people mention that their bilateral hand ... pain and stiffness started to resolve ... woke up this morning able to move my hands ... which seems to be helping with the PMR ... pains.
Hmmm...just read this, today. I'm down to 5mg as of two days ago and have experienced...
't think it was related to the PMR ... I was tempted to see my hand specialist ... awkward), because mousing with the right hand ... puts my right wrist right where the pain
Posted: Oct 9, 2024
For PMR and insomnia, I grew my own plants, harvested, decarboxylated the flowers and extracted into...
For PMR and insomnia, I grew my own ... months and depended on prednisone and hands ... Leg pains returned so my Doctor suggested
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
Please be aware…I have been on prednisone for two months now! I have been diagnosed with...
I have been diagnosed with PMR and Fibro ... ….Rhuemy said this was PMR….no relief ... ESR…..now we do the Fibro thing…..pain ... showers……I have just ordered infrared hand ... with the muscle, ligament, tendon pain
Discussion: Fibro or PMR
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Sep 28, 2024
Interesting verbiage for use of the word phrase; "quality of life"? I am 75, diagnosed with...
months ago when hit overnight with PMR ... crippling both shoulders, swelling of hands ... that essentially remedied the back pain ... is a Piece of Cake compared to this PMR ... what was prior daily habits before PMR
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
@gramsof6 Hello Deb from Ohio! I can totally empathize as a PMR and diabetic patient who...
I can totally empathize as a PMR and ... I have pain in my thighs too and recently ... Do you use anything for pain besides ... really more for smaller areas like hands ... When my pain is bad I take a regular
Posted: Sep 21, 2024
I did go gluten free and it made a big difference. I didn’t realize that I’d...
gluten for months, maybe years before PMR ... If I eat gluten too much, then my hands ... swell and joints are painful.
Me too, And it (also) began with a diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica and high doses of...
However, Pain Management here put in ... they told me I'd have, with no pain ... Yet, the truth is, before the PMR diagnosis ... people, this seems a good time to hand
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Aug 18, 2024
When trying to diagnose PMR I was seeing an orthopedic Dr. My shoulders were particularly sore...
When trying to diagnose PMR I was seeing ... particularly sore but my legs and hands ... No pain now that the inflammation is ... conditions that become more pronounced with PMR
Posted: Jul 23, 2024
I'm at 5 mg til Aug appt. No problem from 7 to 5 this time. Last...
have gotten up in the morning with pain ... odd that whatever the cause, be it pmr ... humidity, it was fingers in both hands ... I did hand exercises, took a Tylenol ... and the pain went away.
Posted: Jul 10, 2024
First of all I have to dictate this. So if my sentences begin to run together,...
I cannot keyboard because my hands were ... fatigue in those muscles and some pain ... But if you are referring to actual pain ... t really differentiate between the PMR
Pmr is such a dilemma. In my 6th year. Original dose was 20mg. Easily got below...
Pmr is such a dilemma. ... inflammation problems that may not be pmr ... My hand xrays suggest cppd arthropathy ... Tapering seems to affect hands or now ... zetia was responsible for the leg pain