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Duration of prednisone use is probably the single factor that most determines both the onset of...
other autoimmune conditions before PMR ... a month or two was routine for me back ... After PMR was diagnosed all of that ... continue to exercise and not have so much pain ... I wanted to get back to where I was
Posted: Jul 17 8:18am
I went to my PCP in 2023 at first after MRI, X Rays, and CT Scan...
to send me to a spinal doctor for pain ... on prednisone which worked but the PMR ... came back after each of the dosages ... Still see the rheumatologist yearly no PMR
Posted: Jul 15 6:37am
Hi @bharty615 I totally understand your frustration because pain is no fun. I have PMR &...
understand your frustration because pain ... I have PMR & DDD and have tried ... had several and my nerves just grow back ... it happened in record time because pain ... was back in a month, definitely praying
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Posted: Jul 26 12:51pm
I’m just one person but my first time with PMR lasted 3 and a half years...
one person but my first time with PMR ... years with the last six months going back ... could taper completely off without any PMR ... related pain.
I have PMR and GCA. It’s been about 18 months. Started at 60mg of prednisone and...
I have PMR and GCA. ... I really believe the PMR is gone. ... symptoms, sore scalp, runny nose, neck pain ... , headache, etc. but no PMR symptoms ... Went back to 5mg and GCA symptoms went
Posted: Jul 19 3:26pm
My story : Had terrible pain across my chest as well as other parts of my...
Dx with PMR. ... and L4-5 in Sept 2023 but I had no back ... pain. ... The left side of my back is now hurting ... surgery Is it a new problem or is it PMR
Very comforting and informative, thank you! I have not been officially diagnosed for PMR but have...
not been officially diagnosed for PMR ... infection in my head but awoke to pain ... I’d had pain in these areas before but ... My neighbor had just gotten back from ... possibility of Covid correlation to PMR
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: Jun 3 5:05am
Yes, I've had the same problem. Developed OA in both knees originally and from there over...
prednisone when I suddenly started with PMR ... and pretty much all my OA pains and ... wrists, fingers and thumbs are almost back ... does a good job of helping with the pain
Hi again Dad, Missed your messages. I apologize for not staying more interested…just quite disappointed in...
asked the new rheumatologist how much pain ... said to call, I did and sed rate is back ... been above 36 so he says it’s not PMR ... me nauseous and headache with some pain ... to help the hand and large muscle pain
Posted: Jul 4 7:01pm
I have learned my lesson several times about trying to do to much. I woke up...
until 5 months later who diagnosed the PMR ... prednisone and reduced to 7 and all the pain ... in my shoulders came back and the doctor ... increased me back to the 9mg with a ... I am quickly learning that this PMR
Posted: Jun 14 7:36pm
I’m wondering that too. I’m wondering if anyone handled their PMR flare without taking any prednisone?...
wondering if anyone handled their PMR ... I really don’t ever want to go back ... isn’t that bad and I can handle the pain
Posted: Jun 13 1:51pm
I am prednisone free since January 2025. Ibuprofen was my miracle drug before PMR. After PMR...
Ibuprofen was my miracle drug before PMR ... After PMR and before diagnosis it did ... After prednisone I was pain free for ... several months until the old hip pain ... where my PMR started crept back in.
Rheumatologist is leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR, but nothing has been ruled in or out...
leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR ... prednisone because headaches came back ... Back to lowering it again. ... my health and felt the debilitating pain
I was treated for PMR in 2016. It reoccurred in 2023. My dosage was down to...
I was treated for PMR in 2016. ... The pain was very bad in my shoulders ... My last CPR came back at 13. ... the pain. ... is hard to tell sometimes where the pain
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
I totally understand you not wanting to take steroids. I never even take a pill for...
I will never forget the pain I was in ... for 3 weeks before finding it was PMR ... assured steroids would allow me to get back ... flare up after just normal aches and pains ... they work and mean I have my life back
Posted: Nov 25, 2024
I had never heard of PMR, or any of the other related diseases. And always jumped...
I had never heard of PMR, or any of ... Never had any type of arthritic pain ... My doctor upped the dosage back to 20 ... weather change have anything to do with PMR ... This PMR came out of the blue and has
Posted: Nov 25, 2024
I did not go on steroids. And so far, very glad I didn't. My pain started...
My pain started in Jan '24 and my ... Arms are still painful, but I've ... Back to pre-PMR levels.
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
I had an interesting thing happen while I was down with the flu. My PMR symptoms...
My PMR symptoms went away. ... No neck and shoulder pain, no hips or ... days after I got over the flu it came back ... Not a flair just the usual morning pain
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
That is definitely good news @susan63! It is a great feeling when you can finally stop...
next day with little to no aches and pains ... from PMR. ... Ugly never comes back for you!
Posted: Nov 2, 2024
My pain from PMR goes into my calves, all the way up the back of my...
My pain from PMR goes into my calves ... , all the way up the back of my legs ... and then into my arms, and across my back ... It can be so painful that I can' ... When I was first diagnosed with PMR,
Posted: May 5 3:11pm