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Many things can cause an enlarged spleen including autoimmune diseases. Chronic inflammatory conditions can cause an...
improves and your spleen returns to the normal ... Prednisone replaces the cortisol our body normally ... secondary adrenal insufficiency can mimic PMR ... it becomes very dificult to know if PMR ... Sometimes it is a combination of both PMR
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
"My shoulders are killing me. But and this is a big but the right-side hurts more...
criteria that I'm aware of says PMR ... an absolute criteria ... just that PMR ... t recall my ESR and CRP ever being normal
Hi Gail. Would you be willing to share a little about your PMR? How did it...
willing to share a little about your PMR ... I have not been formally diagnosed yet ... , but pretty darned sure I have PMR. ... I did eat a larger than normal dinner
Hi @emer, I see that you have already connected with another new member @curtvapor. I would...
on the use of Actemra for treating PMR ... --- Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR ... get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR ... markers may never fall within the normal ... " --- Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR
Posted: Oct 20, 2023
Not all that surprising. While the sed rate and c-reactive protein are excellent indicators of PMR,...
protein are excellent indicators of PMR ... rheumy who insists it can't be PMR ... because these markers are normal.
Posted: Oct 23, 2023
I would get in with your PCP ASAP. One of the things I learned personally and...
personally and in this group, is that PMR ... what I've read/researched, is PMR ... blood test inflammation markers may be normal
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
I started with an ortho because I thought my issues started with back pain/sciatic issues (which...
X-ray were all normal, but inflammation ... hours was feeling better and fairly normal ... They came to the conclusion it was PMR
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
When I was first diagnosed with pmr my hemoglobin level was 11.5 gm/dl., slightly below the...
When I was first diagnosed with pmr ... was 11.5 gm/dl., slightly below the normal ... starting prednisone my hgb returned to my normal ... pmr seems to affect us all differently ... I would say that pmr can cause your
Discussion: Low Hemoglobin?
Posted: Nov 21, 2023
A wide variety of inflammatory conditions can cause elevated C-Reactive Protein levels. I was diagnosed with...
inflammatory conditions including PMR ... systemic inflammation" rather than PMR ... but it doesn't confirm PMR. ... to allow for some people who have PMR ... with a normal C-Reactive Protein level
The "deathly fatigue" issue is something that many have trouble dealing with. We all were more...
inflammation & pain caused by PMR ... I have had PMR for 6 years and at age ... to zero prednisone someday and have normal
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
"The pathway forward is to get pred down below 10 and then off ..." That sounds...
inflammation pathway implicated with PMR ... my cortisol level returned to near normal ... Actemra is preventing PMR flares from ... It is nice to have normal cortisol levels
I am new to this support group but not PMR. Back in the summer of 2022...
new to this support group but not PMR ... suffering before I was diagnosed with PMR ... My blood test results were normal but ... else had a statin drug trigger the PMR
Posted: Mar 15 3:04pm
I have trouble determining if the pain I am experiencing in both shoulders is just my...
shoulders is just my Arthritis or is it a PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR about 5 years ... inflammation markers were slightly above the normal ... I have been told that PMR always affects ... have the same question - Arthritis or PMR
Posted: Apr 1 11:36am
I am a firm believer that your diet and the way our food is manufacturer, some...
Before PMR I normally did not eat a ... month, my CRP and SED rate are in normal
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 22, 2023