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Hi! Also new to the group and grateful that there is a place to learn more...
My symptoms of PMR came on gradually ... I attributed my aches and pains to over ... Is it ok to exercise when CPR levels
Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative inflammatory disease. It is more likely if you have or ever...
For me, PMR was diagnosed at the age ... had reactive arthritis along with PMR ... might want to suggest that your IL-6 level ... help almost any type in inflammatory pain ... and isn't exclusively used for PMR
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
@valerie6062. @654321, @beaver and all...Wow, Valerie. You've been through the wringer with these autoimmune attacks. I'm...
daily for the past 8 months, and the PMR ... stable to some degree...at least the pain ... To various levels and times of pain,
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 3, 2024
@1942marilyne, @johnbishop, and all...Hello, everyone. My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw my Mayo rheumatologist yesterday...YEA! It...
My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw ... I've taken Prednisone for new PMR ... go back to 20mg daily to have the pain ... We'll watch these levels closely
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
for days, and I developed PMR with ... very bad symptoms and pain, and more ... brace often now for the hand/wrist pain ... , but keep me on a steroid for the PMR ... He told me if I kept my O2 level above
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
I discussed tapering at length with my doctor and did plenty of online research. What I...
back in as well as concern over your PMR ... to reduce the time at each dosage level ... and contacting her as soon as any pain
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 19, 2024
I recently started Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR 7/22 my Pred dose was 20mg...
Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR ... However I still am experiencing joint pain ... I am still experiencing pain in my shoulders ... about the taper due to my current pain ... level on both meds we shall see how
I had difficulty coming off prednisone after starting Actemra. It took me an entire year to...
My cortisol level was checked when I ... A low cortisol level was indicative ... symptoms because of muscle and joint pain ... thought my symptoms were caused by PMR ... Your PMR/GCA symptoms may gradually
@pb50, @dadcue, and all...I also have a trigger finger issue. My right ring finger had a...
COVID-19, followed by bronchitis, PMR ... ve been taking prednisone since the PMR ... beginning at age 40, now 77, at varying levels ... On a small dose for PMR and GCA, I have ... , a low dose of Prednisone for the PMR
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Sorry to read about your experience. I'm just 52 and was diagnosed about 7 months ago....
level recently, with the lower temperatures ... in past years (before the PMR diagnosis ... , but nothing quite at the current level ... I asked if the prednisone or PMR could ... past March, I woke up feeling initial PMR
Hi Mary @marymckeith, I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with additional pain. You mentioned in...
you are struggling with additional pain ... wondering if they no longer think you have PMR ... If it were me and the pain started when ... to the previous dose to see if my pain ... dose you are taking along with your level
Posted: Dec 14, 2023
I'm happy Actemra works for you. I'm going in the opposite direction with Actemra. I started...
PMR was under control but a low cortisol ... level was a problem. ... off prednisone while on Humira when PMR ... All my lower back pain stopped and I
Posted: Nov 5, 2023
Welcome @papasrockyworld, It is definitely a great feeling when that first dose of prednisone kicks in...
I'm hoping the pain will stay away ... discussions you might find helpful in your PMR ... journey: --- PMR Dosages and Managing ... help is to keep a daily log with your level ... of pain/aches when you get up in the
Posted: Oct 29, 2023
Be patient and hopefully Kevzara works for you. I didn't really know Actemra was working until...
having a flare or any increase in PMR ... I had some pain but it was tolerable ... but it wasn't like I was "pain ... prednisone, my rheumatologist said PMR ... My cortisol level is normal again but
I would get in with your PCP ASAP. One of the things I learned personally and...
personally and in this group, is that PMR ... my ortho, on June 7th, it was for pain ... by the 21st I was back up to a 4/10 level ... my PCP on the 26th and was at 5/10 level ... what I've read/researched, is PMR
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
The fates have conspired for me to try this. I am taking Rinvoq for Crohn's and...
s neuropathy and had a flare of my PMR ... Rinvoq and it does seem to moderate the PMR ... pain. ... Waiting for the build up pf blood levels
Posted: Sep 22, 2023
Very productive visit. I once asked my rheumatologist if the prednisone goal was 'no' pain or...
or 'tolerable' pain. ... He said "no pain". ... exceptions to the rule' apply in pmr ... If I had known my pmr journey was going ... level.
Welcome @wilmingtonemperor, You are not alone. Nobody wants to take prednisone but it is the defining...
it is the defining drug that if the pain ... methods used to diagnose that you have PMR ... I've had two occurrences of PMR. ... rheumatologist had me keep a daily log with my level ... of pain when I woke up along with my
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 2, 2023
My first dose of Actemra was January 1st, 2019. I started with injections every 2 weeks....
adrenal insufficiency can also cause pain ... that mimics PMR. ... stay on 3 mg when my a.m. cortisol level ... for about 6 months until my cortisol level ... my endocrinologist said my cortisol level