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Helpful response. Thanks, John. No - I don’t keep a pain log. Pain is round the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/742176/

A strange condition, PMR.

Discussion: Neuropathy in Hands

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 26, 2022

John, I reviewed the list of foods in the diest mentioned and I am between the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/724134/

(But the PMR is still active so do they

Discussion: How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 6, 2022

I know the question of is it pain causing weakness is hard to answer, but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723359/

a few who have been diagnosed with PMR

Discussion: PMR initial diagnosis: Can there be an underlying disease?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 3, 2022

Thank you for responding to my question. I have a rheumatologist and have had since six...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/684604/

since six weeks after GP diagnosed PMR

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 26, 2022

Thank you for your good advice, and my sentiments exactly. Before I had PMR, I didn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/673861/

Before I had PMR, I didn't understand

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 22, 2022

I was healthy and active when I got my Reclast infusion in mid August. I experienced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657800/

prednisone and the doctor suspects PMR

Discussion: Reclast Infusions: Side-effects & Recovery time

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Nov 27, 2021

Thanks for explaining your PMR and GCA. My spouse had temporal arterial biopsies trying to diagnose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618451/

Thanks for explaining your PMR and GCA

Discussion: Depressed caregiver

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

I was reading about autoimmune disorders because at one point I thought I had lupus and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616678/

are some videos online - Living with PMR

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2021

Hello @dannygordon149, Welcome to Connect. I have no experience with cymbalta but have had weight gains...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612889/

on other medications taken for my PMR

Discussion: Duloxetene for neuropathy & back pain

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Jun 30, 2021

Hello @darkarta, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice that I changed the title of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/323866/

experience with taking steroids to treat PMR

Discussion: PMR and diverticulitis: Are steroids safe?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 2, 2020

Hi Virginia @virginiaj, Unfortunately I think it's due to Medigap policies having their own set of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/288808/

been prescribed prednisone for my PMR

Discussion: Insurance Denial due to prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 7, 2020

I too, was diagnosed with PMR in December. I am down to 5mg, for 2 weeks,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138021/

I too, was diagnosed with PMR in December

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 6, 2019

just an FYI _ There obviously is (growing?) interest in this approach to PMR : https://cpd.partners.org/content/2025-update-vasculitis-and-polymyalgia-rheumatica-vasculitis-ultrasound-workshop....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228498/

interest in this approach to PMR :

Discussion: Can ultrasound help confirm PMR diagnosis?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 3 10:14am

Welcome @bravo1, Thanks for sharing how you taper. We are all different and it definitely helps...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1253320/

attention my first time around with PMR

Discussion: PMR and pain levels

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 8 1:25pm

Thanks to all who have replied so far! I had a vascular checkup a few days...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878934/

having any lingering effects from PMR

Discussion: Calf pain when walking with your Parkinson's

Support Group: Parkinson's Disease

Posted: Jun 15, 2023

Several of your symptoms sound similar to mine. I had a low grade fever for several...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1308529/

I also had PMR stiffness and pain for

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 20 10:53am

Thank you for sharing your experience. In the whole scheme of things, I haven't been on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1317728/

experiences that people share about PMR

Discussion: Actemra Infusions

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 1 8:01am

Since I have never been diagnosed with GCA, I don't know how pertinent my experience with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1346153/

took Prednisone for 12 years to treat PMR

Discussion: Any experience with Actemra - for my mom who is 90 years old

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: 6 days ago

I had never heard of PMR, or any of the other related diseases. And always jumped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1179793/

I had never heard of PMR, or any of ... weather change have anything to do with PMR ... This PMR came out of the blue and has

Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 25, 2024

Hi @gcaunder50, terrible fatigue is one of the symptoms of PMR/GCA. It can be caused by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925392/

fatigue is one of the symptoms of PMR ... year before being diagnosed with GCA/PMR ... PMR and GCA are viewed as self-limiting

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2023