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Hi Jill @jth4d, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with the other...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. ... taper point but kept going unless the pain ... and write down the dosage and the pain ... You mentioned going back from 17.5 mg ... goes away instead of all the way back
Hi Linda and Sue, This is my 3rd bout of PMR. During the first (age 57),...
, but I find the PMR pain may cause ... started those exercises, now that pain ... I get impatient with the PMR. ... in remission 12 years, then it came back ... prednisone in 10 months, then it came back
Hi john, thanks for reaching out to me. Yes, I was diagnosed officially this past November....
morning in October with this extreme pain ... in my lower back on both sides. ... sciatica issues like before but the pain ... doctor, she pre diagnosed me with PMR ... was hesitant to label my problem as PMR
@maija, That's a great question. I did have some swelling/pain in my right foot during my...
I did have some swelling/pain in my ... foot during my first occurrence with PMR ... Sometimes when I was tapering down and the pain ... came back, I went to the previous dosage
Hello @phoenix0509, I see this is your first post and would like to thank you for...
like to thank you for sharing your PMR ... My PMR seemed to be worse in the morning ... Most of my pain from PMR was also in ... shoulders, arms, hands and the lower back ... I started both my occurrences of PMR
Hello @apr39, Welcome to Connect. I also have PMR but it is currently in remission so...
I also have PMR but it is currently ... so not having any of the associated pain ... give you relief from the pain and what ... For my first occurrence of PMR it took ... last six months to a year I was going back
Posted: Dec 11, 2019
I have read the post today. I haven't been official diagnosed with PMR. But just in...
#39;t been official diagnosed with PMR ... 2022.....but nothing was showing as PMR ... I have managed my pain and flares with ... and other over the counter meds for pain ... My PC doc gave a referral back to the
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
@briand3960 - My first round with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper off. It stayed...
@briand3960 - My first round with PMR ... remission for six years and then it came back ... I kept a daily pain log and only tapered ... when my pain level when I got up in
Posted: Apr 16 9:19am
Your PMR does sound very mild. Thats what makes this disease so hard for one to...
Your PMR does sound very mild. ... I would almost question whether PMR ... Pain was gone in 4 hours. ... No Pain. 2 days later I dropped to ... I went back to 10mg and no pain.
Posted: Apr 5 8:34am
Your fortunate if you only have occasional pain. The swelling and associate pain in my hands...
The swelling and associate pain in my ... hands from PMR is a 24/7 endurance ... Recently had lower back surgery that ... But I have mobility back. ... Sure wish I could get this PMR stuff
Posted: Apr 25 10:37am
My orthopedic Dr. gave me a cortisone shot in my right shoulder due to the pain....
shot in my right shoulder due to the pain ... point I had not been diagnosed with PMR ... relief that lasted about 3 days then back ... to the pain. ... I then diagnosed the PMR and started
Posted: Feb 5 4:29pm
I take the advice of a naturopathic MD as well as my PCP (haven't found a...
My PMR was in remission 9 years and ... SPM Active (Metagenics) as needed if pain ... having energy again someday and getting back
Posted: Jan 28 10:14pm
Hello myrlyn3b In answer to your question, 'is this a safe taper?', the answer is no....
doctor but they do not have your' pain ... better still a rheumatologist who knows pmr ... feel much better then, you can go back ... This should extend the length of the pain
Posted: Feb 15 9:40am
I have been suffering for approximately one year with disabling pain in shoulders/arms and hips/thighs. At...
approximately one year with disabling pain ... My PC doctor said “you can’t have PMR ... I had an affirmative diagnosis of PMR ... that I may be able to get my life back ... There are up to 15 percent of the PMR
Discussion: miss diagnosed???
Posted: May 5 11:30am
I was diagnosed with PMR 35 years ago by a rheumatologist at the first appointment without...
I was diagnosed with PMR 35 years ago ... lab tests since without knowing what PMR ... was I recited all the symptoms of PMR ... reading out of a text book. "Pain ... When my blood work came back everything
Discussion: miss diagnosed???
Posted: May 11 4:37am
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 received Flu vaccine and Covid vaccine 11/13/24 at Walgreens in Faribault. Within days I started...
Mayo and they told me I possibly had PMR ... coming back into my shoulders. ... pretty good confirmation that I had PMR ... I fully believe that the onset of PMR ... Although PMR is not that common, its
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