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Hi @charlena, my memory is not as good as I thought. I was diagnosed with PMR...
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 2007 ... If I still had pain, I went back on ... until I was able to lower it without pain ... finally stopped taking it and the pain ... I still have stiffness and joint pain
I am currently on 3 mg of prednisone a day. I started out on 20 mg...
Back pain startet then. ... I didn't last 2 weeks and went back ... good health and was gobsmacked by PMR
Hello @rnm my heart goes out to you. Last June I too was diagnosed with PMR...
Last June I too was diagnosed with PMR ... after months of being in pain. ... had a huge flare up and only going back ... up to 30 mg reduced the pain.
Posted: Feb 17 11:16am
Hi John, I am glad that I found this page and for your reply. To begin,...
Lyme Meningitis years ago, so when PMR ... to test to see if the Lyme had come back ... Anyway, in the hospital they gave me pain ... was I got a lot of breakout on my back
Yes. First vaccine May 4/21. Neck sore all summer but just thought it was a very...
No pain as of today. ... Started back to work part-time yesterday ... No PMR in the family, no rheumatoid, ... Never heard of PMR. ... Glad to be pain free.
I started on 20mg of steroids. I was on 20mg for one week and tapered to...
I only had slight pain as you have at ... unable to reduce due to increased pain ... I would go back to the 10mg. ... able to drop to 5mg with only slight pain ... I felt lucky that my PMR was apparently
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 25 7:13am
Welcome @christineb23, It sounds like you may be tapering too fast. Each of us are different....
how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules/ My PMR ... off with the last six months going back ... could stop taking it with little to no pain
I startedKevZara on January 9. I just had my third injection this week. And had lab...
weeks and then had severe abdominal pain ... In fact, I believe my shoulder pain ... large is still very unfamiliar with PMR ... I had had three back surgeries total ... ribs so that all coupled with the PMR
Posted: Feb 7 11:24am
Back in 2017 I had been taking RYR for about a year. My doctor previously asked...
Back in 2017 I had been taking RYR for ... shivers, night sweats, headaches, neck pain ... Finally I got the news, GCA AND PMR. ... 4 years when I started getting leg pain ... switched me to rusovastatin and the pain
Discussion: PMR & Statins
Posted: Dec 22, 2023
My rheumatologist said PMR does not affect the hands—I never went back to her! —My PMR...
My rheumatologist said PMR does not ... affect the hands—I never went back to ... —My PMR started in my right hand, with ... swelling & pain. ... couldn’t write, hard to get dressed, pain
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
I can only speak for myself, but I had a mild case to begin with, which...
Recently I tweaked my back and had some ... pain for about a week. ... this inflammation somehow sparked my PMR ... experienced shoulder and wrist/hand pain ... for a couple of days to relieve my pain
Posted: May 8 9:09am
Statins cause the same type of pain as my PMR for me so my Dr prescribed...
Statins cause the same type of pain ... as my PMR for me so my Dr prescribed ... good now and I am gradually cutting back ... I don’t know if statins cause PMR but ... the pain is identical.
Discussion: PMR & Statins
Posted: May 12 11:05am
Yes my Doctors are in a large teaching hospital, University of Rochester. None of my team...
Current conditions are MRSA, Autoimmune, PMR ... fybrosis-R, Bronchiectasis, sciatic nerve pain ... issues, back pain.
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: May 19 9:31pm
Maybe, but it was a strange injury that never made sense, since I wasn't doing anything...
in certain ways, such as behind my back ... Certain movements were extremely painful ... felt like both of those problems were PMR-related
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
I appreciate your post and certainly have the same question. I’m 63 and had pain, stiffness,...
I’m 63 and had pain, stiffness, lack ... I had Back and Shoulder surgery and ... When my PMR came 3 months ago it was ... I started to wonder how far back this ... at 25mg now and a fair amount of pain
Help! I need your advice I think my PMR is back. I took my last dose...
I need your advice I think my PMR is ... back. ... Now I have pain to the touch in my thighs ... Should I go back on prednisone to relieve ... this pain?
Posted: Dec 22, 2024
My PMR journey started in January 2022. Prednisone relieved the pain but it messed with my...
My PMR journey started in January 2022 ... Prednisone relieved the pain but it ... but every time I went below 5 mg the pain ... I'm back to walking several miles ... I'm back to two week intervals.
I am on my 13th month of battling PMR. (Male, 71, no other major illnesses) Like...
I am on my 13th month of battling PMR ... The pains have indeed traveled throughout ... continue to have aches & minor pains ... , but when I think back to the original ... blessed where I am in the battle against PMR
Posted: Dec 15, 2024
@docmeehan, I didn't really try an anti-inflammatory diet or supplements my first time around with PMR...
supplements my first time around with PMR ... Six years later the PMR came back and ... years the second time around with PMR ... keeping a daily log with your level of pain ... a week or so if it was time and my pain
Posted: Dec 5, 2024
Good morning. I am new here and so glad I have found this support group. I...
groin, hamstring, shoulder and arm pain ... primary doc she said she thought I had PMR ... were back. ... down to 4 mg. but am having a lot of pains ... She told me to go back to 7 mg. and
Posted: Dec 2, 2024