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" I did have blood work yesterday when I called for the appointment and she said...
especially if they did not say levels are normal ... distal to shoulder and hip girdle in PMR ... musculoskeletal manifestations in GCA and PMR
Posted: Mar 19, 2024
Hello @deborah57, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @nancy53 and others....
#39;m 80 and had my first bout with PMR ... stayed in remission for 6 years and PMR ... and that is a plus for us folks with PMR ... my level of pain was less than 2 I normally ... on lifestyle changes that can help PMR
Posted: Mar 6, 2024
Just so you know ... I was on prednisone for 12 years for PMR. Prednisone suppressed...
was on prednisone for 12 years for PMR ... function rather than causing flares of PMR ... Both PMR flares and adrenal insufficiency ... called Actemra prevented flares of PMR ... My cortisol level normalized eventually
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
As a nurse, I asked the "rate the pain on a 1 to 10 scale" all...
It is "normal baseline pain" ... For PMR, I usually brushed aside the ... reason why I separate pain into "normal
Posted: Feb 7, 2024
@pkh3381, @beaver, @astaingegerdm, @pb50, @johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA and PMR following a Covid infection in...
johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA and PMR ... I'm 77 now, dealing with new PMR ... Prednisone since last July for the PMR ... do and my body is fighting it in a normal ... PMR symptoms were headaches and neck
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 26, 2024
Welcome @amvp, I imagine you will probably get your answer with the blood test results tomorrow....
conditions that have symptoms similar to PMR ... and normally the definitive diagnosis ... that you have PMR is the pain will ... hand pain with both occurrences of my PMR ... you might find helpful: --- Is it PMR
I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone due to very high levels of inflammation due to...
high levels of inflammation due to PMR ... (ALT and AST), albeit still in the normal ... this type of immunosuppression is normal ... also tend to be on the lower edge of normal
Posted: Jan 20, 2024
PMR diagnosed late September, started prednisone 20, had to bump to 30, started tapering -5 every...
PMR diagnosed late September, started ... SED now normal, rheumy says we are therefore ... finished treating PMR, and the task ... evidently there but asymptomatic prior to PMR
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
Sounds like you were on the right track. And getting a diagnosis early is huge. People...
I’ve had PMR now for a year and a taper ... off the prednisone and targets the PMR ... really do not know a whole lot about PMR ... Or this isn’t a normal presentation. ... here is a bit different in how the PMR
Posted: Dec 30, 2023
Hello I was diagnosed with PMR 7 yrs ago. I started with 10 mg and always...
Hello I was diagnosed with PMR 7 yrs ... prednisone and thought I was over pmr ... 6 yrs my labs were all within the normal ... recently refered to a Dr who said my pmr ... Finally in the normal range, but the
Hello, just a small update about my health status. I met with another reheumatologist who did...
helpful and very well informed about the PMR ... My CRP and sed rate values were normal ... Overall my blood work is normal.
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 7, 2023
anecdotal experience from my CRP testing, showed normal labs but three different MDs identified PMR after...
experience from my CRP testing, showed normal ... but three different MDs identified PMR ... with "walking" pneumonia, no PMR ... England and Australia and New Zealand PMR ... debilitating pain and stiffness from PMR
Just checked my bloods. Results for just under 2 months on prednisone were: Neutrophils were more...
Neutrophils were more than double pre-PMR ... levels but still in normal range. ... but still normal range. ... cells were 50% higher than before PMR ... but still normal range.
I have had PMR for some years. The up and down on sed rates and the...
I have had PMR for some years. ... Now, it is normal and I am tapering ... I have accepted that this is the normal