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Hi everyone.. need some advice. Diagnosed with PMR on Feb 1 and have been on 10mg...
Diagnosed with PMR on Feb 1 and have ... two days I have had headaches on the back ... tenderness and no jaw pain, but I am ... concerned about head pain, burning ... radiating from the back of my head to
Good advice, @elizabethjoan and congrats on being pain free. I'm linking back to your original discussion...
elizabethjoan and congrats on being pain ... I'm linking back to your original ... your story - Increasing unrelenting pain ... - PMR? ... /discussion/increasing-unrelenting-pain
My neurosurgeon phrased it this way: "His L1-2 disc is not normal and I can certainly...
Also, I don't seem to have the back ... pain like I used to. ... I was given Actemra mostly for PMR but ... I don't think my back problem is ... pain.
Hi @granger, how much prednisone are you currently taking? In the chapter on PMR and GCA...
In the chapter on PMR and GCA in Cecil ... supposed to dramatically reduce the pain ... of PMR. ... up to the previous dose if my pain ... go back down again.
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Good morning. I have PMR and was on 7 1/2 dose then developing headaches extreme for...
I have PMR and was on 7 1/2 dose then ... fault for putting up with all the pain ... before going back to the rheumatologist ... biopsies of both temple areas and came back ... On the high dose, my PMR naturally is
I'm just having severe pain on my left shoulder back area ..as if you take your...
I'm just having severe pain on ... my left shoulder back area ..as if you ... hand and pat yourself on the left back ... pinkish itchy rash on my left lower back ... I read that PMR comes on suddenly ..5
I was a casualty of getting PMR from the Covid vaccines. I have never been seriously...
I was a casualty of getting PMR from ... with no energy, progressively feeling pain ... However, the pain in the hips, thighs ... and shoulders have creeped back in.
Welcome @karenkel, So sorry you to hear PMR reared it's ugly head shortly before your birthday...
Welcome @karenkel, So sorry you to hear PMR ... and now COVID joined along with the PMR ... helped me to keep a daily log to look back ... Do you keep a daily log of your pain
Hello @lymanola, Welcome to Connect. Tapering off of prednisone can be the difficult. My first time...
My first time with PMR took 3-1/2 years ... off with the last six months going back ... taking it with little to no aches/pains ... following discussion helpful: -- PMR ... Do you keep a daily log with your pain
Posted: Dec 15, 2022
Hi Sue @suetex, I think the stability in my legs was more pain related. I did...
the stability in my legs was more pain ... stupid man thing the first time I had PMR ... and pain in my right knee along with ... rheumatologist where he diagnosed PMR ... me to take 20 mg at lunch and come back
Posted: Dec 7, 2022
Hello @johnarbaugh, Welcome to Connect. The first time I had PMR in early December 2007 and...
The first time I had PMR in early December ... which quickly moved down to the lower back ... ;t walk without help with terrible pain ... describing as your symptoms. -- [Low back ... pain and MRI-abnormalities: atypical
Posted: Dec 5, 2022
Glad to repeat my experience about LDN. I consider it a miricle drug for me but...
to be diagnosed for PMR. ... Pain when I used my muscles and pain ... came back. ... I got back to the LDN as soon as I could ... probably not a replacement for pred with PMR
The prednisone definitely helped my pain. But as I have slowly tapered down from 10 mg...
The prednisone definitely helped my pain ... that prednisone is not covering the pain ... from my lower back. ... is not PMR. ... goes all the way down from my lower back
Posted: Nov 18, 2022
More and more proof that the untested Vaccines are the major cause of inciting PMR.... Inactivity...
Vaccines are the major cause of inciting PMR ... prescription anti inflammatory....to relieve pain ... was forced to purchase due to this PMR ... before having to shove this nasty body back ... Driving, even for 10 minutes shoots pain
55, active and healthy until PMR hit me overnight in May. Neck one day, shoulders the...
55, active and healthy until PMR hit ... She diagnosed PMR after exam and ruling ... Prednisone is not making PMR go away ... Add activity back slowly and let pain ... I am back to running, hiking 5 miles
Thank you Colleen for your kind and interested reply. Yes, I have PMR, 7 years now,...
Yes, I have PMR, 7 years now, at first ... months and badly relapsed when I got back ... I also had sore scalp, jaw pain, ear ... pain and had an ultrasound, although
My very first Covid vaccine caused my PMR. I got my first in June 2021 on...
very first Covid vaccine caused my PMR ... Pain throughout my hips back neck and ... started with 15 mg prednisone, relapsed back ... time I drop 1 mg my body aches and pains ... If you start hurting bad, go back up
Hi @ozblossom, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @amandajro and others....
In my two experiences with PMR flares ... The first occurrence of PMR took me ... looking for alternative treatments for PMR ... polymyalgia rheumatica try: results from the PMR ... came back, I would go back to the previous
Not sure where to put this post. (John, up to you.) Recently, I had a surgical...
surgeon, so I did and she referred me back ... extra pred didn't help my leg pain ... so I am pretty sure it isn't PMR
Posted: Oct 2, 2022
Thanks Sandi. I do have walking poles and use then sometimes. We’re all in some sort...
Sorry that your back pain is not resolved ... When did you get diagnosed with PMR? ... K pain from orthopedic issues plus the ... back/ hip pain from PMR. ... I hope your PMR is under control.