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Hello - i hear you! PCP diagnosed me April 26 ,I have all the physical hallmarks...
because i am keeping a excel spreadsheet pain ... I pay special attention to if. pain ... the math : ) waiting for a call back ... In untreated PMR, morning stiffness ... Nocturnal pain is common.
Hello John I was diagnosed with PMR last January tapering now to 2 mg In the...
Hello John I was diagnosed with PMR ... Painful even with a wrist brace and ... By afternoon my hand is back to normal
Yes, I found hydrocodone was effective dealing with my PMR symptoms for about 7 years. (...
hydrocodone was effective dealing with my PMR ... deal with the morning and afternoon pain ... a treatment that works I would go back
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 20, 2023
Thank you well said! It is comments from people going through this journey of PMR that...
people going through this journey of PMR ... My pain has increased and am using lotion ... my Massage Therapist until I get back ... I have both PMR and Fibromyalgia.
Since a 2nd flare up recently of Polymyalgia, I am currently on 12.5 mg of Prednisone...
which has significantly helped with pain ... everywhere except my lower back. ... I have had serious back issues which ... to tell the difference from lower back ... stenosis pain and PMR back pain.
Posted: May 15, 2023
Thanks so much for your response @karinaph. I have had a difficult time getting below 17.5....
gotten to 15, my hip & shoulder pain ... has come back hard and I have had to ... end of the month so that hopefully back ... pain will be quiet again. ... the new medication approved to treat PMR
I have not been officially diagnosed with PMR - still waiting to see an Rheumatologist- in...
not been officially diagnosed with PMR ... and stiffness mode - went back to my ... was over my symptoms started to come back ... Called my Dr. back and was able to see ... days this time before I was fully back
I am going on 3 years. Saw my GP, a pain management doctor, a neurologist, and...
Saw my GP, a pain management doctor, ... new GP who right away said probably PMR ... But when my blood tests came back negative ... Back on the ibuprofen. ... I am sure PMR is what I have and the
Posted: May 5, 2023
My PCP, pain doc & rheumatologist all suggested keto as an inflam diet because sugars are...
My PCP, pain doc & rheumatologist ... eat, the jury is out on if it helps PMR ... My CRP & pain are intense & ... now back on 20 mg prednisone.
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: Apr 30, 2023
My PMR started soon after my second COVID Pfizer vaccination back in 2021 and was limited...
My PMR started soon after my second ... COVID Pfizer vaccination back in 2021 ... COVID in December 2022 and it came back ... I only have pain in my deltoid muscles
I started with joint pain back in 2019. I would come home from work and once...
I started with joint pain back in 2019 ... My GP doctor diagnosed it as PMR, even ... could be part of what is causing the pain ... at a stage where it would cause the pain ... regarding trying to get rid of the pain
Posted: Apr 22, 2023
It has been hard for me to determine what is truly back pain and what is...
for me to determine what is truly back ... pain and what is PMR. ... the injection to find out if you had PMR
Posted: Apr 22, 2023
Thank you! Yes, sent a pretty compelling message to doc saing something has to give. I...
it does, we are then sure it's PMR ... have moderate osteoarthritis in my back ... have been suspicious what causes what pain ... Had low back injections recently &amp ... ; got no relief for my current pain.
Posted: Apr 18, 2023
I Am newly diagnosed with PMR but for years have been hurting. I have had pain...
I have had pain in my shoulders, upper ... dropped prednisone to to 20 mg but pain ... tolerable 3. later he reduced it back ... .. 4 Went back to the Dr. 6 Apr. and ... he increased it back to 20 mg. and
Posted: Apr 10, 2023
Welcome @barbaraphyllis, It is a comfort to find you are not alone. So glad that you...
discussion helpful if you are still having pain ... keep a daily log with the amount of pain ... If my pain was greater than a 2 to 3 ... previous taper so that I didn't go back ... Do you keep a daily log for your pain
Posted: Apr 9, 2023
A while back I posted that I would be trying low-dose naltrexone and would report the...
A while back I posted that I would be ... euphoria, but still could feel the PMR ... On the next day there was no pain or ... days I have felt like there was no PMR ... Whereas prednisone does the job on PMR
Posted: Mar 30, 2023
Did you have glaucoma before or after starting prednisone? If you had pre-existing glaucoma then prednisone...
prednisone "long term" for PMR ... The uveitis would go back into remission ... year or so for uveitis long before PMR ... After PMR was diagnosed, I was taking ... prednisone dose that easily because of body pain
I can totally understand where you are coming from. The first couple months are a whirlwind,...
sleep issues, sorting out types of pain ... rheumatologists over my 6+ years of PMR ... None of them approached treating my PMR ... are operating on outdated info about PMR ... flares in the first 2 years put me back
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
Hi I wonder if you were on an adequate dose to start with if you still...
with if you still had significant pain ... I started prednisone treatment for PMR ... for me & eliminated most of the pain ... dose was down to less than 10 mg the pain ... returned and I was advised to go back
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
Your story is like mine ! Pain and stiffness in both legs. The rheumatologist in Rochester...
Pain and stiffness in both legs. ... I am on hydrocodone for pain but can ... See the originally said my pain was ... walk easily and the diagnosed me with PMR ... came back after I was reduced to 20