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I was diagnosed with PMR in November 2022 at 58 yrs old, and started on 20...
I was diagnosed with PMR in November ... was apparently too quick and had a PMR ... prednisone drops, the old aches and pains ... Hand swelling is a sign of inflammation ... My hand swelling is sort of my “canary
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
My rheumatologist says the same thing- PMR does not affect the hands. Mine actually started in...
rheumatologist says the same thing- PMR ... does not affect the hands. ... actually started in the heal of both hands ... both hands & my Rheumatologist ... online that point to vaccine damage/PMR
Posted: Feb 3 7:59am
good topic. I too am curious as to why the two cannot be taken at the...
I also use a CBD salve for pain stiffness ... in hands, lower back( likely not related ... to PMR).
Welcome @nan50, It's good to hear that you have tapered to a low dose of prednisone...
hopefully continue tapering until your PMR ... pain goes away. ... My first time with PMR took me three ... The PMR did come back six years later ... I still have shoulder and hand pain
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Jun 3 7:38am
Diagnosed in December by GP and he put me on 20mg of prednisone and relief was...
hands, (fingers and wrists) and knees ... was not related to PMR. ... out again and was told that though PMR ... does not generally attack the hands ... Posting this so those new to PMR and
My last occurrence of PMR was back in 2018 but I've had days that I thought...
My last occurrence of PMR was back in ... #39;ve had days that I thought the PMR ... 'm dealing with swelling in my hands ... or joint pain in my shoulders. ... If it gets above my pain tolerance,
Posted: Jun 12 7:13pm
I’ve had RA since 2007 and have only had 3 flareups since. My daughter passed away...
last November and by June I developed PMR ... a while because many mornings are painful ... past 2 weeks the knuckles in my right hand ... The first thing I suspected is that PMR ... seems to be no end in sight to this PMR
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Oct 30, 2024
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