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Hi John, I just received word yesterday from my doctor's office that my insurance company had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767044/

told me that I have steroid resistant PMR

Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 29, 2022

Yeah I only had two steps also, but they were scarey. I was talking to my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618259/

So here I am an old lady with PMR, GCA

Discussion: Depressed caregiver

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Jul 20, 2021

I skimmed some comments here, but not sure if this particular issue was covered and that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1056394/

which appears to be something called PMR

Discussion: The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Apr 24 10:35am

@legacyrock, @charlanepj and all... I'm 77 years old. An ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm was diagnosed several...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036459/

taking Prednisone and Methotrexate for PMR

Discussion: Ascending Aneurysm - Surgery Experience and Recovery/Risk

Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms

Posted: Mar 19 10:57am

Hi All, I was diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis after a year and a half of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073379/

Arteritis after a year and a half of PMR

Discussion: Osteoporosis or PMR symptoms

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: May 23 3:37pm

Hi Barry @user_che214927, I have done much of the same things you have except for trying...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321599/

High Blood Pressure/Hypertension, PMR

Discussion: Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: Sep 12, 2020

Hi @dssko, I used to believe calories in vs calories expended (exercise, etc.) was the only...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/253013/

My diagnosis of PMR in 2007 and small

Discussion: Why am I not losing weight

Support Group: Healthy Living

Posted: Mar 9, 2020

I was on prednisone for 12 years primarily for the treatment of PMR. I have multiple...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882846/

years primarily for the treatment of PMR

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

Hi (Ed?) I just joined this group- the online group, that is. I joined the PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933959/

I joined the PMR group IRL 3+ years

Discussion: A month into my diagnosis with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 21, 2023

@trelig132, I've had problems with weight since leaving the military in 1966. I was 6'2" and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/311418/

struggling with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR

Discussion: Overweight: Trying to figure a way to lose weight

Support Group: Healthy Living

Posted: Jul 8, 2020

I don't think you failed and don't let the flare crush you! I understand your feeling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1048359/

was an "off switch" as far a PMR

Discussion: Adrenal Insufficiency and Tapering Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 10 9:59am

glinda47, Bless you. I'm so sorry you are battling this. I can only tell you about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120386/

I am not familiar much with PMR.

Discussion: Fibro or PMR

Support Group: Fibromyalgia

Posted: Aug 8 11:43pm

Hi @pfafpa & Thank you John for the tag 😉 @johnbishop I am a Certified Nurses...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/319145/

is a bit different as I do not have PMR

Discussion: Carpal tunnel symptoms and PMR: What choices do I have?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 12, 2020

Good Morning crew, I think this system is a sorry excuse for a Broke Back Health...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952361/

Back to PMR still on the 15mg of the

Discussion: A month into my diagnosis with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 23, 2023

Hi again- Echoing the others here and sending support. We worked with my dad’s rheumatologist on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884834/

stroke two weeks after diagnosis of PMR

Discussion: When and How to Taper Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 25, 2023

My GP had me on a statin from the very beginning after prednisone was started. As...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/829355/

being treated with prednisone for PMR

Discussion: Prednisone and cholesterol levels

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 21, 2023

Hi all, I have had peripheral neuropathy in my feet for over 15 years. I've avoided...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/82859/

thought that it is not related to my PMR

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Mar 22, 2016

My research says older folks, especially "elder athletes" need significantly more protein than those younger. And...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066008/

I lost 60lbs in 4 months when the PMR

Discussion: Surprised and Uncertain: Should I get a second opinion?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11 10:44am

Prednisone reduces inflammation levels whenever we take it. However, prednisone doesn't stay in the body very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107082/

the excess inflammation caused by PMR

Discussion: Conflict with Rheumatologist over taking Prednisone for PMR in AM/PM

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 17 10:33am

My ophthalmologist didn't like me being on prednisone either. My intraocular pressures seemed to vary depending...