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I'm not sure I would expect to have to live with the pain the rest of...
would expect to have to live with the pain ... Although my PMR is in remission and ... have been off all treatments for the PMR ... left side but have to keep switching back ... asleep within 10 to 15 minutes so I go back
I know that it’s scary, and I worry about side effects to medication too, but I...
severe pain and fatigue (which if not ... treated well can lead to chronic pain ... get harder and you might have to go back ... to pause the taper and sometimes go back ... pain before trying to reduce again,
How are you doing with Actemra? I think you were lucky to start Actemra as quickly...
not so sure managing the symptoms of PMR ... long term prednisone and waiting for PMR ... how many of my symptoms were from PMR ... was more of a gradually increase in pain ... I tapered down from 15 mg back to zero
Posted: Jul 1, 2023
I have the same right ear to neck pain which I associate with PMR pain. I...
I have the same right ear to neck pain ... which I associate with PMR pain. ... I have lessened it with a pain ointment ... I also lie on my back with an ice pack ... supper when my neck and shoulders pain
Posted: Jun 27, 2023
Hi again- Echoing the others here and sending support. We worked with my dad’s rheumatologist on...
stroke two weeks after diagnosis of PMR ... dose for at least 2 weeks and if his pain ... ’t resolve after 2-3 days, we went back
Posted: Jun 25, 2023
"Pain not relieved by Nsaids" is what I have always read as a primary symptom of...
"Pain not relieved by Nsaids&#34 ... always read as a primary symptom of pmr ... My pain was relieved almost immediately ... dizzy, and lethargic along with joint pains ... However, I do tend to hold back on starting
Posted: Jun 20, 2023
My journey with PMR sounds like yours. Although I’ve commented before I’ll repeat it for you...
My journey with PMR sounds like yours ... while such as leg weakness and butt pain ... free and have good muscle strength back
I can tell you all about reactive arthritis! I was diagnosed with that 30 years ago....
reactive arthritis. are very similar to PMR ... of reactive arthritis at the time PMR ... rheumatologist asked if I would come back ... I went back to the GP who was giving ... worked much better to relieve the body pain
I was diagnosed in April and my symptoms were overwhelmingly in my upper arms down through...
and my rheumatologist said it was pmr ... I am making good progress and now back ... limitations and do not want to go back ... to acute pmr phase where not only was ... the pain a 10 plus but the mental exhaustion
Posted: Jun 9, 2023
Hello Cynthia! I'm sorry to read that your pain keeps coming back. I only recently was...
I'm sorry to read that your pain ... keeps coming back. ... I only recently was diagnosed with PMR ... Pain came back even before I lowered ... proceeded anyway, only to have the pain
I just had a similar experience. I was doing so well at 2mg., so I decided...
Started having painful lower back issues ... My goal is get back to 2 mg. ... Rheumatologist, and learned that many PMR
So affirming to meet so many others with rib cage pain. I am 2.5 years into...
meet so many others with rib cage pain ... I have had pain in my ribs for 1.5 years ... improving and directly related to my PMR ... When I have pain in thighs, shoulders ... inhalation, and when I lay on my back
I had two neck injections for the arm/hand pain and a back injection for the hip...
two neck injections for the arm/hand pain ... and a back injection for the hip pain ... But the pain came back and moved around ... 5th referral it was thought maybe PMR ... so I was told I had arthritis, take pain
I had multiple triggers, extreme stress in the years leading up to dx due to helping...
walking my dog), another when my spouse backed ... arm while sleeping causing extreme pain ... just dx in April, i had aches and pains ... going back a while so started taking ... When I did, that is when the pmr hit
Posted: Jun 3, 2023
Hello @loujc, Welcome to Connect. I've had 2 occurrences of PMR with the first lasting 3...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR with ... tapering with my first go around with PMR ... , gave up processed foods, cut way back ... daily log of your dose and level of pain
Hi. I too am a walker and golfer. When I began prednisone at 20mg. I wasn't...
wasn't getting the relief from pain ... worked like a charm and walking was pain ... After reading so many PMR stories I ... I hope you can get back to golf and
Posted: May 28, 2023
I had both knees replaced at the height of PMR. There are some risks associated with...
both knees replaced at the height of PMR ... surgeon took many precautions when I had back ... to back knee replacements --- the second ... second knee replacement, my overall pain
Discussion: TKR and PMR
Posted: May 23, 2023
I also am tapering down. From 20 ml prednisone with LDN Am sitting/staying at 12.5 (back...
with LDN Am sitting/staying at 12.5 (back ... so that upon waking there is less pain ... I was diagnosed with PMR in early February
Posted: May 23, 2023
When I had covid in Sept 2022 my PMR pain virtually disappeared while I was on...
When I had covid in Sept 2022 my PMR ... pain virtually disappeared while I ... Result was a painful flare after I recovered ... and I went back up to my original prednisone