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PMR since November 2021. Commenced Prednisolone at 15mg daily, now down to 7mg. PMR, which began...
PMR since November 2021. ... past month descended to my wrists and hands ... No apparent swelling of hands or wrists ... My hands seem to have the same mobility ... my variant of the disease is just pain
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
I also have neuropathy in hands and feet. My rheumatologist says not PMR. I do not...
I also have neuropathy in hands and ... My rheumatologist says not PMR. ... When the dose of prednisone kicks in, hands ... are better and almost pain free in
Hi. I am new to the world of PMR and it's horrible....In the 90's I was...
I am new to the world of PMR and it& ... and eventually.I could not use my hands ... thinking it was RA but she thought PMR ... been on it since the 90's and my PMR ... it could do for PMR. .but I believe
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
I have been off Prednisone for 18 months but still have some PMR symptoms like mild...
for 18 months but still have some PMR ... and occasionally the dreaded butt pain ... The first trigger was pre-PMR diagnosis ... more serious as it is my dominant hand ... and painful.
No coincidence. Mine started after my Covid-19 vax in May 2021 and I went all summer...
and I went all summer in a lot of pain ... my second vax, I went into the full PMR ... mode of pain from the neck to shoulders ... , to arms, to hands (had to wear splints ... PMR does not run in my family, nor any
I found getting all the reports of the blood work into the Rheumatologist hands bot me...
blood work into the Rheumatologist hands ... I had experienced -when I had the pain ... what I took to try and alleviate the pain ... history and immediately suggested I had PMR
Hi @linda7, I, too, had pain all over my body from PMR from the neck down...
Hi @linda7, I, too, had pain all over ... my body from PMR from the neck down ... to the feet, arms and hands. ... of it as my "astronaut suit of pain
Posted: Apr 26, 2022
10 mg made a huge difference, but my hands were still painful. My doctor called to...
mg made a huge difference, but my hands ... were still painful. ... Although I was completely pain free, ... Now I’m having my 2nd bout with PMR ... My hands have had some amount of pain
My orthopedic doctor attributes my pain in shoulders, pelvis & hips, neck, and hands to autoimmune...
My orthopedic doctor attributes my pain ... shoulders, pelvis & hips, neck, and hands ... to autoimmune disease, probably to PMR ... I am nearly disabled by pain particularly ... rheumatologist confirms his hunch about PMR
Hello! My rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR in 2/2021. My primary had been keeping me on...
My rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR ... symptoms I had were characteristic of PMR ... added problem of carpal tunnel in both hands ... prednisone, unable to taper any lower yet (pain ... Anyone else have PMR without the lab
Hi Dalby, we must be twins! I turn age 80 in November, still have PMR, also...
turn age 80 in November, still have PMR ... I took myself off Pred for PMR in August ... massage & exercise of my achy hands ... NSAIDS so use only liquid Tylenol for pain
@eakin Movement helps my symptoms, sometimes, not all the time so more movement during the night...
night would male sense to feel less pain ... Pain wakes me up, often, because I move ... Pain in the am can definitely be less ... #39;m undiagnosed at this point with PMR ... in my hands, feet, shoulders, hips,
Posted: Oct 11, 2025
My PMR is atypical ,treatment resistant to steroids so have endured months of agony and extremely...
My PMR is atypical ,treatment resistant ... Almost immobilised at times with pain ... .Have been hospitalised for pain mgt ... and it has given me relief from the pain ... I’m still weak and my dexterity in hands
Posted: Aug 28, 2025
I was recently diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR, which my mother also had) with blood tests:...
diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... helps with the morning stiffness and pain ... from PMR. ... stop any further bone erosions in my hands ... the beginning of my Autoimmune/RA/PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 6, 2025
It is interesting reading the suggestions regarding OTC anti-inflammatory and ibuprofen. Not because they are incorrect...
incorrect but how information for us PMR ... my GP (whom actually diagnosed my PMR ... discussed my taking Advil for swelling and pain ... in my hands until a week before a scheduled ... the other two but TA only masks the pain
Posted: Aug 5, 2025
Diagnosed in December by GP and he put me on 20mg of prednisone and relief was...
hands, (fingers and wrists) and knees ... was not related to PMR. ... out again and was told that though PMR ... does not generally attack the hands ... Posting this so those new to PMR and
My last occurrence of PMR was back in 2018 but I've had days that I thought...
My last occurrence of PMR was back in ... #39;ve had days that I thought the PMR ... 'm dealing with swelling in my hands ... or joint pain in my shoulders. ... If it gets above my pain tolerance,
Posted: Jun 12, 2025
Welcome @nan50, It's good to hear that you have tapered to a low dose of prednisone...
hopefully continue tapering until your PMR ... pain goes away. ... My first time with PMR took me three ... The PMR did come back six years later ... I still have shoulder and hand pain
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Jun 3, 2025