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You do not know how great it is to read these words. And you have an...
still very limited range of motion and painful ... I'm back to working out but nowhere ... close to what I was into pre-PMR. ... Hope to get back there.
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
Same story here, I developed PMR in Jan 2022 and was diagnosed in July 2022. I...
Same story here, I developed PMR in ... manage to function but am in daily pain ... with the typical PMR trifecta neck, ... end of the week was feeling minimal pain ... tapper upon my return and it all roared back
Posted: Nov 16, 2024
I have had PMR for two years. Initially hospitalized for a week the pain was intense,...
I have had PMR for two years. ... Initially hospitalized for a week the pain ... Recently I have had a problem with pain ... in my left hip and back. ... Can someone tell me what your hip pain
Posted: Apr 27 6:31am
I was just diagnosed with PMR about 4 months ago and started 30 mg of prednisone....
I was just diagnosed with PMR about ... Took my pain all away. ... so I increased back up to 20 mg for ... another week and the pain just kept ... Now, I'm back to 30mg right where
I was 66 when I woke up one day with severe pain in my shoulders in...
when I woke up one day with severe pain ... cortisone shots in my shoulders and lower back ... I was diagnosed with PMR confirmed ... days due to severe arthritis in my back ... and knees that I had prior to PMR.
hi. I just passed 7 years a few days ago. I am 78 now. I do...
osteoporosis.. now getting almost back ... 1.5 and finally gave up...too much pain ... rheumy who was dismissive and said PMR ... when I dropped to 1.5 for 2 months in pain
Posted: Nov 18, 2024
When my doctor told me I had PMR I asked her how long before I might...
When my doctor told me I had PMR I asked ... expected lowering my inflammation markers back ... agonizing at times and the post-steroid pain ... I realize PMR may return but for now
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
Hi @mpm, You definitely need to advocate for yourself. My Mayo rheumatologist started me on 20...
prednisone for both occurrences of PMR ... Appointment Guide - Learn how to take back ... the-productive-rheumatology-appointment-guide/ --- GCA & PMR ... keep a daily log with the level of pain
Posted: Aug 20, 2023
Being down to 5 mg after only 3 months must be something of a record. It's...
It's good if you can do it, but PMR ... natural diet for 3 years prior to PMR ... the amount of steroids my level of PMR ... dropping under 10 mg and CRP shoots back ... up again along with more pain.
Posted: Apr 17 5:21pm
I am 76, diagnosed 2 months before I turned 70. I am currently taking 2.5mg prednisone....
I have pain daily in the uppermost back ... I do not think it's pmr. ... have an Achilles problem which is painful
Totally agree with you! What is in our supermarkets is mostly not real food. I'm a...
inflammatory markers in my blood and my pain ... so it took a long time to diagnose PMR ... My PMR was triggered by the second COVID ... caught COVID in December and it came back
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: May 4, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR on January 12, so I’m new to this. Have been on...
I was diagnosed with PMR on January ... take till mid afternoon before I as pain ... Most of the pain is gone by late morning ... and what pain I have early in the morning ... started at 10 mg, went to 15, now I’m back
@southtexas I have forgotten to take other meds but never the prednisone when my PMR was...
meds but never the prednisone when my PMR ... dose, skip the missed dose and go back ... dose and you weren't in a lot of pain ... How is your pain level after you forgot
Posted: Aug 29, 2023
I find it interesting that you mentioned your low back as a source of PMR pain....
interesting that you mentioned your low back ... as a source of PMR pain. ... in my low back and the prednisone helps ... It is my opinion the back pain is from ... the PMR But my rheumatologist won’t
Posted: Aug 31, 2024
I started my journey with neuropathy when I was in my early 50s, with some numbness...
mostly ignored it because there was no pain ... had the numbness and no associated pain ... multiple sclerosis and get her life back ... helped others with PN get off the pain ... health questions come up, like managing PMR
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 12, 2020
When I was first diagnosed I was told not to eat night shade veg: potatoes, tomatoes,...
work with but being a cook from way back ... I found that chocolate gave me pain, ... find that coffee helps to quieten pain ... Health Service, which has a pretty good PMR
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
My CRP number has been normal most of the time, with one recent reading of 12....
increase in pred for one week brought it back ... pain. ... The idea of PMR triggering OA pain makes ... My PMR pain was bilateral, but my shoulder ... PMR pain was always worst in the morning
Posted: Oct 26, 2024
About a week after the sudden onset of PMR with debilitating pain in my shoulders, elbows,...
About a week after the sudden onset of PMR ... with debilitating pain in my shoulders ... , elbows, wrists and hands, the backs ... They are part of my PMR, though I don
Posted: Oct 22, 2024
I completely agree with this. In cases the cure is worst than the disease. I started...
No PMR issues based on blood work. ... By end of August pain was pretty bad ... work did not show any issues with PMR ... of pred and starting working my way back ... the dots to what I ate to how much pain
Posted: Oct 19, 2024