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Hello. I remember having all the same symptoms. I was diagnosed Feb. of this year. Started...
What I just described was the only way ... site along with reading articles on PMR ... have definitely helped me see how important
Posted: Nov 4, 2023
I am so grateful to find this meeting place. I don't know anyone with PMR and...
I don't know anyone with PMR and ... drained by the steroid, even as it helps ... the pain and I don't even know what ... Just reading what others are going through
I might be the only person who thinks prednisone might have caused me to have PMR...
I worried about what would happen if ... When my wife had to help me get dressed ... even though I told her prednisone was what ... Eventually PMR was diagnosed. ... She explained to me what prednisone
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
Nothing new that I was taking; my exercise program was the same for years, just the...
started the leg routine again to see what ... the initial but maybe the prednisone helped ... It took 5 days to feel the full PMR ... maybe this is also a factor in the PMR
Posted: Oct 7, 2023
I am not sure if PMR is an autoimmune disease, but we all know that PMR...
I am not sure if PMR is an autoimmune ... disease, but we all know that PMR is ... Those who know more about what causes ... PMR can maybe comment on this. ... chemotherapy (lymphodepletion) regimen to help
I'm beginning to think a localized corticosteroid injection may be beneficial to many people assuming they...
My PMR pain was more diffuse. ... For me PMR pain was hard to localize ... #39;t know what was causing the sciatic ... worse and the narcotic wasn't helping ... prednisone systemically wasn't what
@marymckeith, If the prednisone worked great when you first started and it's not working now, maybe...
level is acceptable in the morning is what ... is another discussion that might be helpful ... . --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
What was your initial dose? I am new to managing PMR and have found relief with...
What was your initial dose? ... I am new to managing PMR and have found ... know consulting with a physician will help
Welcome @napapos, I'm glad to see that you have connected with @kspowell. I'm sorry to hear...
I'm sorry to hear that PMR joined ... PMR is definitely a what in the heck ... Sometimes you can have PMR flares with ... You might find this discussion helpful ... Can you let us know what you find out
Hi @marid57, You will notice that we moved your post to an existing discussion on the...
the discussion so that you can read what ... --- Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR ... discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr ... also find this related discussion helpful ... get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR
Thank you for your quick response. I have researched rheumatologist in our area, reading their views,...
approaches and beliefs about solving what ... up yet to my doctor but want him to help ... been a bit of a struggle as that is what ... this morning two neighbors also have PMR ... We live on a lake so wonder…what’s in
Hi @pmrsuzie, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that you have been dealing with PMR...
hear that you have been dealing with PMR ... My first time with PMR was 3 and half ... years and then six years later when my PMR ... related information that you might find helpful ... What helped me reduce my time on
That does sound troubling. I’m sorry this is happening to you. My family has definitely also...
sound suspicious in the context of PMR ... risk of GCA… It’s my father who has PMR ... shortly after being diagnosed with PMR ... to scare you, but that’s literally what ... ” is very common with GCA, if that helps
Welcome, and glad you found the group while you’re going through this. @johnbishop provided some great...
Unfortunately, PMR requires long-term ... resolved, before you’ll need to start what ... Doctors will sometimes prescribe what ... can be long, so some PCPs can and do help ... What kind of instructions did your doctor
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Hello! My name is Debbie, and I am so glad to meet everyone who is suffering...
meet everyone who is suffering from PMR ... brush my hair or wash it and i needed help ... meds and that helped a lot. ... to a doctor, and they told me I had PMR ... What a relief.
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Welcome @charlotte61, Your symptoms certainly sound like PMR but there are other conditions that mimic PMR....
Your symptoms certainly sound like PMR ... there are other conditions that mimic PMR ... no medical training but I have had PMR ... first time it came on me similar to what ... might find the following references helpful
Posted: Jul 24, 2023
@gaylerenee Age might be a factor. I omit part of what my rheumatologist told me when...
I omit part of what my rheumatologist ... Before I tell you what he said, let ... I took prednisone for PMR for roughly ... Part of what my rheumatologist said ... I hope this helps you.
Posted: Jul 23, 2023
Hello @gerryandnancydupont, Welcome to Connect. What you are describing doesn't sound like the typical onset of...
What you are describing doesn't ... sound like the typical onset of PMR. ... to get off of prednisone once the PMR ... that mimic polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... is some information you might find helpful
I’m sorry it was so frustrating. And must be even more frustrating experiencing an improvement on...
my dad has polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... For my dad PMR is much more straightforward ... by it now because my rheumatologist helped ... infusions) has sometimes been known to help ... figured it might help to share both
Hi @bruce1951vet, It took me 3 and half years to taper off of prednisone my first...
off of prednisone my first time with PMR ... My second time with PMR six years after ... It is different for each of us but what ... I believe helped me get off quicker ... Another thing that helped was keeping