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I'm not sure about Actemra giving back control. In a way... prednisone takes control. Prednisone isn't...
#39;m not sure about Actemra giving back ... more prednisone whenever I had more pain ... #39;t know what was causing all the pain ... I suspected it wasn't only for PMR
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Jun 1 9:42am
I was also diagnosed with a mild case of PMR--surprisingly my legs and shoulders only hurt...
also diagnosed with a mild case of PMR ... As soon as I got up, no pain! ... recently flared again when I hurt my back ... My PMR started after my second COVID ... more than usual at night, so I cut back
Posted: May 19 8:57am
Interesting to hear your story. I also have followed primarily a whole foods organic diet for...
years and only had a mild case of PMR ... flareup when I caught COVID, so went back ... Note that my only pain was in my thighs
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: Sep 23, 2023
I started with PMR symptoms in 6/2020. I finally was weaned totally off Prednisone in 8/2024....
I started with PMR symptoms in 6/2020 ... bloodwork, a week ago, my markers were back ... I have been having a lot of joint pain ... in my fingers and elbows and pain in
Posted: May 22 5:45am
It's been over 2 years on my search for a diagnosis. Started with blood cancer diagnosis...
really helped keep my mind off the pain ... Now I'm back to square one with ... life and I have a high threshold to pain ... saying based in my Mom's AIs - PMR ... Rheumatologist, with the amount of pain
G'day Jim, I've been taking prednisolone for 21 months now, starting at 15mg in May 2023,...
pain at 5-6/10 pain level. ... , and it set the tapering schedule back ... I believe the PMR was still active at ... it just holds the inflammation and pain ... at bay while the PMR runs its course
Posted: Feb 19 4:53pm
@jonc59 hello - well imagine my surprise when i found my physiatrist* ( from a bout...
virtual visit with her now that my Low Back ... Pain has returned. ... with Polymyalgia Rheumatica in 2023 ( PMR ... sort of tucked it away , since with PMR ... researchers-mind-body-program-outperforms-other-chronic-back-pain-treatment
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 21 12:15pm
I have reactive arthritis which is a "cousin" to psoriatic arthritis without the psoriasis. I could...
I self medicated the pain caused by ... After PMR was diagnosed, PMR was called ... opthalmologist but it didn't work for PMR ... It was purely my choice to go back
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 11:19am
A lot of the autoimmune medications prescribed by my Doctor have major side affects. Including joint...
Including joint and muscle pain which ... prescribed for my depression from my pain ... almost identical in symptoms although PMR ... is much more serious and painful lasting ... I came back positive for Polymyalgia
Did you see this thread that was active yesterday? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-taper-1/ It talks about the normal starting...
normal starting dose of prednisone for PMR ... first so that you're not having pain ... I have PMR and GCA, and I've been ... You might need to cut back on the amount ... of weight you use, and also cut back
Posted: Feb 26 7:59am
Once Pred had the PMR under control and I was able to exercise again I still...
Once Pred had the PMR under control ... able to exercise again I still had pain ... was back and I realised it was nothing ... to do with PMR just good old arthritis ... At the back of my mind a little voice
Posted: Dec 3, 2024
Hello all, Several folks asked me to report on my Kevzara experience when I could, so...
PMR began for me overnight in November ... prednisone (a split dose) with the pain ... When I was back down to 5 mg I went ... No pain at present aside from normal ... although my spreadsheet goes all the way back
@terrym Why do you see an endocrinologist? I was originally referred to an endocrinologist when I...
get to 3 mg that I needed to come back ... dizzyness and generalized aches and pains ... happen but nothing remotely like a PMR ... monthly Actemra infusion to control PMR ... Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR and
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: May 6 11:16am
I was having severe pain in my hip and had a back MRI. It showed Bulging...
had a back MRI. ... when I awoke back in recovery. ... came back somewhat more severe. ... I was on 10 mg of prednisone for PMR ... after was from my back.
Posted: Nov 19, 2023
The study was done with mice. But the quote pertained to humans. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1063458418314730#:~:text=C%2Dreactive%20protein%20(CRP) --------------------- There is...
When PMR was diagnosed, I had shoulder ... prednisone was the basis for diagnosing PMR ... responded faster to prednisone than PMR ... I didn't know I had a "bad back ... He asked me if I ever had back pain
Posted: Oct 27, 2024
I forgot to mention that the first time my PMR was active it took me 3...
to mention that the first time my PMR ... months of that time I spent going back ... finally stop taking it with little or no pain
Posted: Oct 20, 2024
Went on prednisolone 25mg after diagnosis and weaned off after aboutc12 months. Then, what I thought...
, I am now thinking is a return to pmr ... Apart from the other pains I now have ... of rib cage on the back as well as ... sternum pain. ... Back pain I have attributed to diaphragm
Well, my third attempt at tapering didn't end well, same as the first two. I went...
Now here I am post Taper #3, back at ... 20 trying to get my pain level down ... The thing is that it seems to me my PMR ... Tylenol does almost nothing for the pain ... has any recommendations for natural pain
Posted: Oct 5, 2024
I understand totally your use of an opioid, Tramadol, for post back surgical pain. My husband...
of an opioid, Tramadol, for post back ... surgical pain. ... My husband had back surgery over 10 ... years ago and he now has arthritis pain ... I have PMR, arthritis and RLS and take
Posted: Oct 2, 2024
I had headaches at the onset of my PMR last January. They were odd; if I...
I had headaches at the onset of my PMR ... stood up too fast I would get acute pain ... at the back of my head.
Posted: Sep 26, 2024