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Hi @hfoster I’m the process of being diagnosed myself with PMR and I am also 54....
process of being diagnosed myself with PMR ... are young presenting like they had PMR ... I also don’t have pain in fingers, toes ... etc - pain in hips and down back of ... this group have been diagnosed with PMR
Posted: Oct 13, 2022
Hello, This hurricane has been So scary, happy to hear you are safe. My path sounds...
Pain was mostly in my thighs and calf ... doctor was worried I may not have PMR ... thighs were negative but now I am going back ... little voice In Los Angeles there is a back ... easy and so much is unknown about PMR
Posted: Oct 9, 2022
Hi Sandi, I recall being anxious and wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR would...
wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR ... relapse with excessive, unrelenting PMR ... back/ hip pain. ... Back up to 40, then more swiftly to
Hi John...so I picked up the dex. 4 mg pills it says to take 2 a...
hours per day after noon where my back ... does not.spasm and my other PMR spots ... My back was really bad this am. ... My hands were in unbelievable pain when ... use them and could not control the pain
My biceps are also the most active painful muscle of PMR. In the beginning I could...
My biceps are also the most active painful ... muscle of PMR. ... beginning I could not bend my arm back ... me the most frequently that I have PMR
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Hi @bardy1953, Welcome to Connect. That's a great question and the answer might be easier than...
have different levels of acceptable pain ... With my first occurrence of PMR it took ... and the last six months were going back ... finally stop taking it without much pain
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
I feel your pain! Literally! I have PMR too… Do you drink coffee? Or other caffeinated...
I feel your pain! Literally! ... I have PMR too… Do you drink coffee ... Maybe try cutting way back.
Posted: Sep 13, 2022
Yes. I've had to work my right hand with a soft rubber ball for many months....
It all came back but the middle finger ... in the damp weather and occasional pain ... did not have this problem prior to PMR
Posted: Sep 11, 2022
I am so glad I found your question. I have been struggling with pain since this...
I have been struggling with pain since ... this past Jan 22, with right shoulder pain ... wrist, along with my left shoulder pain ... month, I did notice the veins in the back ... Since I am googling everything PMR,
Posted: Sep 11, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR back in Jan. 2022 and put on 20mg Prednisone immediately and...
I was diagnosed with PMR back in Jan ... 20mg Prednisone immediately and the pain ... Some pain, but mostly manageable. ... It's about pain management and quality ... My new GP says slowly and if the pain
Posted: Sep 6, 2022
Hi-- I just started a thread about this! I've been getting very severe pain in my...
I've been getting very severe pain ... My neurologist said that pain in smaller ... joints is uncommon with PMR but not ... Prednisone has helped the other PMR ... Hope your hands get back to normal soon
Posted: Aug 23, 2022
I have been reading this blog on PMR for a year. Very helpful. I MUST get...
I have been reading this blog on PMR ... I will need to deal with pain and fatigue ... getting up...shoulders and neck and mid back ... Very helpful with pain at first but ... My PMR came on with Moderna (2nd dose
Hi...I have bad pain in my back, hips, and thighs. I also have really swollen ankles...even...
Hi...I have bad pain in my back, hips ... PMR is so fun. ... I am using the back and hip pain as ... to.activity and I never had issues with my back ... PMR.
Posted: Aug 16, 2022
Hi. I have had 3 sets of labs and my inflammation levels were high. I began...
Pain levels went way up again. ... Bad pain and exhaustion. ... So I need to go back up to 20 maybe? ... the labs this am, they told me to go back ... I have found PMR fatigue to be that
Thank you so much. You're right about disability: it was the hardest thing I ever had...
Like you, I had terrible PMR pain in ... That's when they put me back to ... that if you step down and still have pain ... hope you get to a dosage where your back
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Hi. I agree the real key for PMR is prednisone. I was wondering if flexibility might...
I agree the real key for PMR is prednisone ... flexibility might help my hips and back ... But right now I just want my.pain to ... I hope your PMR responds to the pred
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
@tillysam Common recommendation is to go back to where you last felt good (say 10 mgs.),...
tillysam Common recommendation is to go back ... If you have PMR and are in pain, you ... approximately 20% of us who suffer from PMR
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
Hi @sandiw77, Welcome to Connect. There are different conditions that can mimic PMR with similar symptoms...
different conditions that can mimic PMR ... my experience with 2 occurrences of PMR ... of prednisone in the morning, I was pain ... you about to discuss neck and upper back ... pain & spasms with your doctor
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
I had COVID with mild symptoms in late December and soon after began having symptoms of...
after began having symptoms of muscle pain ... I was diagnosed with PMR by a rheumatologist ... was miraculous, and my debilitating pain ... I am back to 15 mg and rheumatologist ... neuropathy in hands and feet is not PMR
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
Hi all, I was diagnosed in PMR in March after taking Lipitor for a month -...
Hi all, I was diagnosed in PMR in ... a month - it seemed to trigger the PMR ... that I am 9 mg OD much of the hip pain ... rheumatologist and was told that I could go back ... will work - I was expecting to be put back
Posted: Jul 28, 2022