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I also started on 20mg/day got down to 15mg then 5mg in the morning & then...
When the monsoons came in 2 weeks the pain ... increased so I am back up to 15mg/day ... This PMR is difficult to deal with so
Hi John well after what I went through on Monday 5-15 I am doing much better....
comes back. ... in my hips, back & neck but not ... This is crazy but right now I am pain ... PMR really hurts I would say Monday ... on a 1-10 pain scale I was a 9.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 19, 2017
Hello @barbararene, my first episode of PMR took almost 3 years to get off prednisone. I...
@barbararene, my first episode of PMR ... where for about 6 months I was going back ... I would go back to the higher dosage ... if the pain was a little too much ( ... This second bout of PMR I also started
Posted: Mar 28, 2017
Let me share my story. I am 58 yrs old. I have always been really active...
Then it became worse and I had pain ... She had just been diagnosed w PMR. ... I went back to my Dr and told her I ... believed I had PMR (I understand it's ... I still have some pain and stiffness
Hi Dawn, my carpal tunnel diagnosis earlier this year came when my PMR came out of...
diagnosis earlier this year came when my PMR ... and I was have the same issue with pain ... felt good they didn't help with the pain ... After I started back on 20mg of prednisone ... for the PMR I still had the pain in
Posted: Jan 9, 2017
I have some experience with acupuncture. In my first bout of PMR (15 years ago), I...
In my first bout of PMR (15 years ago ... rheumatologist said was a risk with PMR ... I slept and woke up pain-free. ... About 3 weeks later, PMR is back, hurting ... The good thing is my knee has no pain
Hello, and thank you for sharing your husbands progress. Next month I"ll be 73 and 2...
month I"ll be 73 and 2 yrs into my PMR ... No pain in my shoulders and hips that ... This makes me think that my PMR is going ... up that I've had, that set me back ... I experienced moderate pain in my shoulders
Posted: Jan 19 11:44am
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
I am 57 years old and have had PMR for 2 years now. Started on 20...
I am 57 years old and have had PMR for ... years to 1 mg. but the symptoms are back ... I refuse to back up on prednisone dosage ... supplement with Aleve but I am always in pain
Posted: Apr 28, 2012
I had 3 Pfizer shots but for my 4th shot decided to “mix it up” and...
I have had aches and pains after each ... tests and my C reactive protein came back ... He diagnosed PMR (fortunately no GCA ... of rna as Pfizer shot) triggered my PMR
Hey John, thanks for sharing and thank you to the others doing the same, greatly appreciated!...
more to help all of you dealing with PMR ... other shoulder started to have similar pain ... , my entire body was in tremendous pain ... The pain generally subsided by afternoon ... prednisone and I immediately was 100% back
Hi, I wanted to join this conversation because I am very sure the Afluria Flu shot...
Afluria Flu shot caused a case of PMR ... buttocks and back thighs to my knees ... ) and my butt to the backs of my knees ... The pain and weakness are all gone now ... My doctor hesitated to say it was PMR
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
So sorry that you have PMR. It's a hard disease to regulate. I imagine even harder...
So sorry that you have PMR. ... taking it probably contributes to the pain ... If I hurt, I go back up 0.5mg and slow ... walking, and swimming have helped my pain ... Trying to get back to pre PMR levels
Posted: Sep 20, 2024