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just read your situation and I'm considering Actemra infusion... There are so many risks that are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/977776/

I've had pmr (after covid vax and

Discussion: GCA conserns

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 9, 2023

I have had 2 flares since I stopped steroids for treatment of PMR two years ago....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066059/

stopped steroids for treatment of PMR

Discussion: Has anyone "self-tapered" (increase or decrease prednisone)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11 11:55am

I’ve just been diagnosed with oesteo arthritis in knees hips hands and neck …it came up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066558/

continues …I can’t tell now what’s PMR

Discussion: PMR target areas

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12 10:41am

@windyshores Thanks for the info on Margaret Martin and that Tai Chi really helps you. I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098706/

Starting last year when he first got PMR

Discussion: Fracturing easily - how do you manage everyday life?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: Jul 3 3:27pm

My rheumatologist prescribed Methotrexate as an addition to the prednisone because of the achy sore hands...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1116527/

Doctor who is experienced in treating PMR

Discussion: What justifies an increase in prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 2 12:49pm

I’ve been on prednisone since January 2024. Started at 15mg and now am at 5 mg....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1121677/

to be on so many medications for PMR

Discussion: Hair Loss from Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 11 11:58am

"My rheumy told me the adrenal gland starts making cortisol at around 8 to 10 in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1159335/

--------------------- People with PMR

Discussion: Weaning off of prednisone & pain management

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 19 8:00am

I was diagnosed in beginning of Dec 2022 after having experienced a few weeks of extreme...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821951/

a few questions you probably have PMR ... lasted about a month and then I noticed PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 6, 2023

How did you feel about PMR being treated with prednisone? I still struggle with that issue...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832442/

How did you feel about PMR being treated ... never against taking prednisone for PMR

Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Hello all, pleased to e-meet you. I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA almost exactly 1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925088/

I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA almost ... according to the general demographics of PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2023

@1942marilyne, @johnbishop, and all...Hello, everyone. My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw my Mayo rheumatologist yesterday...YEA! It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007785/

My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw ... I've taken Prednisone for new PMR

Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 1 10:37am

I have taken prednisone at 2-3 am and it did make a difference for me. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/812114/

My PMR pain was always present which ... PMR pain was only partially relieved

Discussion: Timing of taking prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 15, 2023

Hi reesh, At 70, It wasn't too hard for me to come to terms with PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618070/

hard for me to come to terms with PMR ... through this extraordinary experience of PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 19, 2021

@abbeyc, You will notice that we changed the title of your discussion to describe your question...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693817/

with a rheumatologist who diagnosed PMR

Discussion: New to PMR - Are Monthly Labs and Check-ups normal?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 28, 2022

So happy to find this group, it's been a long and frustrating path to get my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/723888/

frustrating path to get my diagnosis of PMR

Discussion: PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 5, 2022

Hi @redboat, I told my rheumatologist there is nothing like the pain of PMR. I called...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813533/

there is nothing like the pain of PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 18, 2023

I can’t tell you how thankful I am for this group. I’ve learned so much by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762756/

Finally blood tests confirmed that I had PMR

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 18, 2022

@jmjlove you are describing the kind of pain I felt with my first round of polymyalgia...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/105266/

first round of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR

Discussion: After knee replacement surgery

Support Group: Joint Replacements

Posted: Apr 10, 2019

No, my doctor is an internist. He did not know I was abruptly getting off prednisone....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/617521/

I have no concerns this is PMR because

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 17, 2021

Hello @ingekunga, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. The 6 months of back and forth between 1...