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Hello @cramsey, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are having to deal with the PMR...
hear you are having to deal with the PMR ... pain. ... but I've had 2 occurrences of PMR ... recommend keeping a daily log with your level ... of pain when you wake up along with
Posted: Dec 28, 2022
Yes, hoping 2023 is a good year. When I got below 20 mg prednisone my stiffness...
prednisone my stiffness in my legs/hips and pain ... forward to new light being shed on the PMR ... start a new ( experimental) drug for pain ... report back on how/if it affected my level ... of pain.
Posted: Dec 24, 2022
My problem turned out to be #3 adrenal insufficiency which can only be established when you...
The symptoms mimic PMR so I thought ... A low cortisol level has widespread ... symptoms including muscle and joint pain ... was used to having muscle and joint pain ... and I thought it was PMR.
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
Hi @elizabethjoan, I'm sorry to hear that you are now considered a candidate for a hip...
for sure that taking prednisone at a level ... /rheumatologist diagnosed you with PMR ... short time in a tapering schedule for PMR ... and each of us handle the pain differently ... If you don't have any pain other
I had severe fatigue before diagnosis with Giant Cell Arteritis, caused by the disease and called...
#39;m off it, I'm back to normal levels ... PMR and GCA are self-limiting diseases ... I will never forget the pain and limitations
The "deathly fatigue" issue is something that many have trouble dealing with. We all were more...
eliminate or reduce the inflammation & pain ... caused by PMR. ... likely not let us do things at the level ... I have had PMR for 6 years and at age ... However, I don't work at nearly the level
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
I had normal SED rate for the first year I had PMR. Only CRP was elevated....
SED rate for the first year I had PMR ... Every time my levels were up and I went ... All my PMR pain is gone. ... I heard that once all pain disappears ... prednisone that is definitive for PMR
Posted: Oct 3, 2022
Hi Sandi, I recall being anxious and wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR would...
wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR ... relapse with excessive, unrelenting PMR ... back/ hip pain. ... difficulty so holding tight at this level
Hi @bardy1953, Welcome to Connect. That's a great question and the answer might be easier than...
is that each of us have different levels ... of acceptable pain and what I've ... With my first occurrence of PMR it took ... finally stop taking it without much pain
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Wrists, thumbs and hamstrings: PMR diagnosed November 2121, just after my 82nd birthday. Prednisolone 15mg daily...
Wrists, thumbs and hamstrings: PMR diagnosed ... the past 2 months of tapering Pred, PMR ... Over the past month pain has extended ... to do in 2121, though at a lesser level ... But the pain level is increasing and
Posted: Sep 12, 2022
Hello @denise23, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we moved your post into an existing...
discussion on the same topic here - PMR ... You might also want to keep a daily pain ... tapered when it was time unless my pain ... level was a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1 ... Do you keep a daily pain log?
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
Hi. I have had 3 sets of labs and my inflammation levels were high. I began...
3 sets of labs and my inflammation levels ... Had 2nd set of labs levels reduced by ... Pain levels went way up again. ... Bad pain and exhaustion. ... I have found PMR fatigue to be that
Hi. I agree the real key for PMR is prednisone. I was wondering if flexibility might...
I agree the real key for PMR is prednisone ... But right now I just want my.pain to ... also.very difficult to.accrpt on some level ... I hope your PMR responds to the pred
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
@tillysam I have PMR with normal Sed and CRP. You should not be in awful pain....
@tillysam I have PMR with normal Sed ... You should not be in awful pain. ... At what level of prednisone did you
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
Also have lower disc issues at the moment, sometimes going down my right leg. Yes....my PMR...
Yes....my PMR started a few days after ... Neck and shoulder pain all summer. ... Diagnosed with PMR in Jan. 2022, after ... I will persevere to see if it levels
Posted: Jul 26, 2022
Welcome @elizabethjoan, You have some great questions and I wished I had been asking them when...
them when I had my first round with PMR ... -- PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid: ... Low levels of either can lead to muscle ... ve found it helpful to keep a daily pain ... Do you keep a daily pain level log along
@skiing Your proposed taper plan sounds reasonable (up 5 mgs. and then drop when you are...
remember that prednisone does not cure PMR ... , it only covers the pain. ... to modify our lifestyle (diet and level
Posted: Jun 14, 2022
After getting my PMR under control, my MD suggested a tapering schedule and said to call...
After getting my PMR under control, ... But if I felt my pain increased significantly ... My CRP was within normal levels of 0
I am a 66 year old male and have had PMR for about 15 mos. I’m...
am a 66 year old male and have had PMR ... rheumatologist suggested that when I have pain ... strength Tylenol when I have a lot of pain ... order to get through the day with any level
@queenie2030, I agree with @sashakay that it is a difficult decision. I can only defer back...
told me the first time around with PMR ... listen to my body and keep a daily pain ... then don't taper down unless your pain ... level is at some level you are OK with