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Thanks for your reply! I believe the prednisone is causing the diabetes to be greatly heightened,...
like it is and possibly the muscle pains ... in the back nad increased renal insufficiency ... when I was given 2 months to live back ... an impact on my health but not the PMR ... The PMR I believe came as the result
Thank you. Yes I have my list of questions for my Rheumatologist and this is one...
strange nerve symptoms a side effect of PMR ... so great that you are nearly 100% pain ... But I want my life back.
Posted: Feb 6, 2022
I came down with PMR December 2021. My CRP marker was 58. Primary gave me Methylprednisolone...
I came down with PMR December 2021. ... It worked pretty well (pain level 3) ... questions though: should we be treating PMR ... hit 12mg), we are going to try going back ... I go back to see him next week and he
What were your symptoms with GC arteritis? I've been having left-sided headaches for 2 years. Normal...
ago and on day 5 started with bad pain ... in the back of my neck, shoulders and ... Wondering if Covid could have triggered PMR
Welcome @deniseinca, My PMR is currently in remission but I've had similar experiences as you describe...
Welcome @deniseinca, My PMR is currently ... Also, my first time around with PMR ... occassional times when I woud have aches and pains ... which I thought might be the PMR coming ... back but it was always after I over
Posted: Jan 29, 2022
Hi @oldhen PMR and its companion disorder Giant Cell Arteritis are autoimmune disorders with genetic markers...
Hi @oldhen PMR and its companion disorder ... was pain and stiffness on a scale of ... mornings I felt I would faint from the pain ... The earliest record of GCA dates back ... My aunt's was triggered by a back
I'm very sorry you developed this condition after your second Covid shot. I also experienced a...
I also experienced a PMR flare that ... It was my second bout with PMR after ... symptoms were very similar to yours, with pain ... The carpal tunnel-like pain caused neurological ... I am thankfully back in remission and
Hi Judy, My mother-in-law was of English ancestry. I'm excited to find someone who had stiffness...
find someone who had stiffness in back ... difficult to find a stretch for the back ... The pain of PMR was worse than that ... of GCA as with PMR, it was my whole
Interestingly enough my last two sed rate and crp have been normal, leading my Rheumy to...
However, the PMR symptoms are present ... , hips, shoulders, back, stiffness all ... pain just wondering about osteoarthritis ... vs PMR symptoms and where all this ... Sure would like to get some energy back
Posted: Dec 16, 2021
I was seeing a doctor at the VA that refused to use prednisone or medrol due...
I came close to suicide from pain but ... when I taper down the Medrol and the pain ... returns they put me back on it and ... docs usually dont have insight to PMR ... and do not know the insane pain it
This group has helped me just that I'm not alone. My PMR started in spring of...
My PMR started in spring of 2018 starting ... had a spike that was so bad I went back ... The pain is mostly in my neck, so bad
Support group for PMR what other people are taking to relieve the pain & discomfort been...
Support group for PMR what other people ... are taking to relieve the pain &amp ... over two years & now off & pain ... & discomfort are back unfortunately
Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are "companion systemic inflammatory disorders". In the U.S., the annual incidence...
Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are ... The pain and stiffness of PMR were terrible ... occasional short stabbing or pulsating pains ... and the worst stiff neck ever, with pain ... on both sides of the back of my head
I also attribute having PMR to the vaccine. Within 24 hours of having the first dose,...
I also attribute having PMR to the vaccine ... having the first dose, I was in serious pain ... until I stopped the prednisone and was back ... to severe pain. ... data yet about the vaccine causing PMR
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 18, 2021
Hello @lori0570, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
I think the answer is yes, PMR can come ... remission for 6 years and I had to go back ... prednisone that you took and it made the pain
Thank you, John. I am definitely planning to talk to the doctor about the fact that...
have normal inflammatory markers with PMR ... prednisone, did it completely take away pain ... above, I feel much better with less pain ... especially in my hips, thighs and lower back ... Do some areas of pain just take longer
Posted: Aug 31, 2021
Hi zaa, I found the prednisone stimulated my appetite - so I've gained some weight back....
appetite - so I've gained some weight back ... I started back doing strength training ... By the way, symptoms of my PMR were ... incredible pain and stiffness, my whole
@maryft, It can definitely be confusing and you have asked some really good questions. I think...
questions my first time around with PMR ... valuable insight when I was 3 years into PMR ... I did that and went back and forth between ... I think our individual pain thresholds ... I'm hoping other folks with PMR
Posted: Aug 16, 2021
Hi leilalou, PMR and its big sister (I call it) Giant Cell Arteritis are self limiting...
Hi leilalou, PMR and its big sister ... so not on Prednisone, but with the PMR ... and stiffness was back. ... can come back with a vengeance. ... in my head or the incredible neck pain
This site has given me much hope as people share their stories about PMR. I am...
as people share their stories about PMR ... I am back on prednisone 10 mg as I became ... is such relief of the horrible hip pain