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Hello @nancybee, Welcome to Connect. You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down to 2.5 mg over...
above a 2 on my pain scale and that normally ... prednisone faster the second time my PMR ... following discussions helpful: -- PMR ... / -- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... Along with your eating for PMR,
Posted: Sep 18, 2022
Continuing from preceding comment….. Advice from my rheumatologist: 1. Inflammatory markers normal over recent months. 2....
Inflammatory markers normal over recent ... symptoms are not a usual consequence of PMR ... but PMR is often a precursor to RA. ... Together with PMR, this is a double ... than the Scandinavian connection, PMR
Posted: Sep 14, 2022
The very day that I first experienced PMR ten years ago the middle and ring fingers...
very day that I first experienced PMR ... ;numb." I have recovered from PMR ... and all my inflammatory markers are normal ... treatment (about 3 weeks after my initial PMR ... hyperglycemia from the prednisone or from the PMR
Posted: Aug 27, 2022
Hi, I was taking prednisone only for first 3 days 15 mg only as a test...
first 3 days 15 mg only as a test for PMR ... down from 43 to 39, and my CRP is normal ... , so not sure if I have PMR, and hate
Posted: Aug 25, 2022
Hi-- I just started a thread about this! I've been getting very severe pain in my...
in smaller joints is uncommon with PMR ... Prednisone has helped the other PMR ... Hope your hands get back to normal soon
Posted: Aug 23, 2022
@flymetothemoon It's hard to argue with success since you're at 1/2 mg., and since you are...
prednisone, our blood tests may seem normal ... included) our blood work was and is normal ... So PMR is not always reflected in blood
Posted: Aug 23, 2022
Welcome @stleg, Sorry to hear your PMR symptoms flared following a vaccine jab. I have PMR...
Welcome @stleg, Sorry to hear your PMR ... I have PMR (in remission now) and several ... fortunate ones to only have the "normal ... .13443 How are you doing with the PMR
Hi @amfb, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is in remission now but the two times it...
My PMR is in remission now but the two ... morning with my blood pressure pills, normally ... Do you normally keep a daily pain and
Posted: Jul 9, 2022
Similar to my first bout with PMR, mostly legs, some arms. I couldn’t get down on...
Similar to my first bout with PMR, mostly ... on 30 mg of prednisone and back to normal ... Sounds like you might have PMR but didn
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
I was dx with PMR 16 mo ago. I started on 15 mg and am down...
I was dx with PMR 16 mo ago. ... mini-flare ups when I do more activity than normal
Posted: Jun 22, 2022
I am dismayed by the pain some experience because of bad tapering advice. If you felt...
Remember, PMR lasts 5.9 years (on average ... to drop from 10 to 7.5 (something I normally ... Prednisone only covers PMR pain. ... The PMR is still there until it isn&
After getting my PMR under control, my MD suggested a tapering schedule and said to call...
After getting my PMR under control, ... went straight up, but never exceeded normal ... My CRP was within normal levels of 0 ... So, CRP was way above normal, but Sed ... stayed within normal range.
As promised, this is an update to my post above about discovering blood clots in both...
hematologist who showed everything was normal ... blood clots had anything to do with my PMR ... that the blood clots while related to PMR
Posted: Feb 5, 2022
Yes ... I've had both butt pain and iron deficient anemia this past year along with...
deficient anemia this past year along with PMR ... now I'm in pretty good shape, no PMR ... attitude has a lot to do with overcoming PMR ... rheumatologist found my labs were back to normal