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Thank you so much for the well wishes and same to you. I don't take NSAIDS...
I've had my PMR for about two years ... sites and jargon, so I finally found PMR ... my arms above my head, excruciating pain ... bumped it up to 15 for 6 weeks then back ... The 10 mg completely controlled my pain
Posted: Jul 7, 2024
I was kept on 5 mg of prednisone for about 12 years as a maintenance dose....
I had started at 10 mg at peak PMR with ... This caused extreme pain (the doctor ... scheduled me for xrays and I was to come back ... All the pain and most of the swelling ... the thumb/wrist deformities but no pain
I'm not exactly sure how to participate in this discussion. Let me begin by saying that...
This is where PMR can help. ... In PMR or PMT we learn to recognize ... pain are a combination of pain, sensitivity ... the first goal, but many PMR strategies ... legislators turn medical decisions back
Discussion: AARP says...
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 16, 2024
Thank you Tucker. My husband and I were married in November, 1972! We have a son...
spurs, osteoarthritis and numerous back ... caused pinched nerves and a lot of pain ... surgery did help with his pinched nerve pain ... in his spine and he still has some pain ... I took care of him before I had PMR,
Posted: Jun 14, 2024
I have back pain all day. I had a double spinal fusion in 2022 with very...
I have back pain all day. ... I truly believe my back pain is from ... my PMR. ... I just know when I was at 10 mg my pain ... even go for a walk without terrible pain
I was diagnosed with PMR 3 month ago. I immediately put myself on a 0 carb...
I was diagnosed with PMR 3 month ago ... But the unbearable pain still 24/7. ... know how long could it take for the pain ... go away after the inflammation is back
I was diagnosed with PMR in 2018 and was put on a regiment of prednisone and...
I was diagnosed with PMR in 2018 and ... It seems I have had a pmr relapse. ... and tingling goes away but comes back ... Hopefully this is just a short term set back ... with this disease and I can get back
You have come to the right place. So many of us understand what you are going...
't met anyone else who has had PMR ... was no understanding or tests for it back ... remission, I still have noticeable pain
Posted: May 30, 2024
@rosemargaret I would take PT slowly. Very slowly. Tell your therapist that your PMR thrives off...
I started back to PT earlier this years ... and my therapist cut me back to one ... addition to helping to reduce the pain ... This taught me to not assume all pain ... is PMR pain.
Posted: May 26, 2024
Right now, I am on all three drugs. Prednisone down to 8 mg. Methotrexate and Kevzara....
The pain in my shoulders and neck is ... I’ve had pmr for 18 months and it has ... This intense pain and stiffness in neck ... Using moist heat has backed everything
Posted: May 26, 2024
@dadcue: My experience was very similar. I was previously active and doing a marathon gardening session...
June, when I began experiencing lower back ... pain with bad sciatica. ... that every single disc in my lower back ... I had NO pain prior to this, which is ... months later, as part of my workup for PMR
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 17, 2024
I’ve just been diagnosed with oesteo arthritis in knees hips hands and neck …it came up...
in so far as not nauseous and less pain ... so am going back to daily in hopes ... who suddenly got full body arthritic pains ... had now …I’m adding Tylenol now for pain ... continues …I can’t tell now what’s PMR
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 12, 2024
I'm in a similar situation. I've been on prednisone for PMR since August 2021. I could...
I've been on prednisone for PMR ... I've gotten down to 6 mg but pain ... often wake up between 1 and 3 AM in pain ... and can't get back to sleep. ... and the stress of being in pain, even
I also am convinced that the statin caused the PMR. I was given 10MG of Pravastatin...
convinced that the statin caused the PMR ... and within a few months I had bad pains ... I stopped the statin but the pains never ... I started back at 5MG and was doing
Posted: May 8, 2024
I definitely had a low level inflammation in the knees and other joints (Osteoarthritis) before PMR...
other joints (Osteoarthritis) before PMR ... hit but the PMR pain was in areas that ... can be very hard to get the level back ... really flared up worse than before PMR ... pay a heavy price for the relatively pain
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 8, 2024
I have been following the Curable app and Pain Reprocessing Therapy for a couple weeks. It...
been following the Curable app and Pain ... made a difference in my mindset about PMR ... and breathe energy into the area of pain ... put the horse, whom I call Trixie, back ... Also, the morning stiffness and pain
Posted: May 4, 2024
Wondering if others are also experiencing "crashes" after mild exercise. I find that even easy walking...
that even easy walking can set me back ... I haven't had pain flare-ups in ... the usual PMR areas, but stiffness along ... my spine, ribs and low back.
Posted: Apr 26, 2024
Definitely. As part of my PMR treatment the rheumatologist ordered spinal and cervical X-rays along with...
As part of my PMR treatment the rheumatologist ... These 2 areas were always more painful ... The neck pain was especially debilitating ... regaining strength in both my neck & back
Posted: Apr 17, 2024
Hi @reets70, Sorry to hear about the new pain. It's probably something you want to discuss...
reets70, Sorry to hear about the new pain ... seems like a very short time with PMR ... discussion you might find helpful. --- PMR ... and lower back pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/pmr-and-lower-back-pain/
Posted: Apr 17, 2024
I don't think you failed and don't let the flare crush you! I understand your feeling...
was an "off switch" as far a PMR ... Staying on 3 mg was tough but the pain ... Actemra seemed to be working for the pain ... course, I subsequently needed to go back
Posted: Apr 10, 2024