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Thanks for your response. To clarify, I haven’t experienced ReA- my then 25 yo son did...
experience with steroids in the 80’s before back ... when I asked for it in a particularly painful ... Pain, mood, energy, mental acuity - ... So the fact that my pain in flares always ... say I’m an odd duck mix of RA and PMR
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
Will 3 mg be the lowest dose you have been on since the start of PMR?...
you have been on since the start of PMR ... problems would begin at 10 mg and pain ... doing Actemra injections every 2 weeks back ... I didn't have an increase in pain ... forum about using Actemra for PMR.
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
Hi @nyxygirl! Thanks for checking back. I do not have ank-s. Test came back negative. I...
Thanks for checking back. ... Test came back negative. ... to read some forums to understand PMR ... He confirmed that I do have PMR and ... Still have the roving pain in legs and
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
I think it’s a wonderful thing that you feel up to getting back out. I am...
thing that you feel up to getting back ... I am also 64 and PMR has definitely ... when I started tapering prednisone my pain ... came roaring back.
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 30, 2023
I'm a retired nurse. I worked as a nurse for 10 years after being diagnosed with...
10 years after being diagnosed with PMR ... Waking up in pain at 3 a.m. made it ... Waking up in pain at 3 a.m. ... ;t ideal because I couldn't go back ... to sleep the entire night without pain
Discussion: Very new to PMR
Posted: Nov 25, 2023
I was having severe pain in my hip and had a back MRI. It showed Bulging...
had a back MRI. ... when I awoke back in recovery. ... came back somewhat more severe. ... I was on 10 mg of prednisone for PMR ... after was from my back.
Posted: Nov 19, 2023
I had PMR 2015 for about 2 years , weaned off Prednisone and I thought I...
I had PMR 2015 for about 2 years , weaned ... week later, I suddenly had severe pain ... To go back to 2015 when first diagnosed ... with PMR I was warned about LGA but
Posted: Nov 15, 2023
@mountainbikergirl, It sounds like the current 1 mg dosage of prednisone is controlling the symptoms. My...
medical guess is yes he still has PMR ... like he's going on 1 year of the PMR ... My first time with PMR lasted 3 and ... six months going back and forth between ... prednisone without having the severe pain
Posted: Nov 9, 2023
Hello. I remember having all the same symptoms. I was diagnosed Feb. of this year. Started...
took me up to 15mg for ten days then back ... just described was the only way my pain ... to a tolerable minimum with mostly pain ... site along with reading articles on PMR ... prevent extended periods of increased pain
Posted: Nov 4, 2023
I would interpret that as "...I haven't seen any PMR patients that didn't fix in the...
as "...I haven't seen any PMR ... nice but completely dismissive to my pain ... #39;t care if I was still in great pain ... probably have this for life and come back
We are all different, and since prednisone relieves any inflammation, yes, it may be another form...
But it can be PMR affecting hands. ... However my hands are bilaterally painful ... swelling between the knuckles and no pain ... Bilateral behind the knees before I went back ... , along with PMR plus osteoarthritis
I have been off prednisone for nearly 3 years. I still have visits with my rheumatologist...
My PMR condition is being treated with ... she wants to know if I'm having PMR ... by PMR or any of my other autoimmune ... I don't associate with PMR or any ... When we talk about my back pain, she
I might be the only person who thinks prednisone might have caused me to have PMR...
prednisone might have caused me to have PMR ... a long distance bicycle ride when PMR ... Severe back pain usually came with a ... Since prednisone relieved the back pain ... Eventually PMR was diagnosed.
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
I started drinking a collagen powder supplement in my coffee and after about 2 months my...
coffee and after about 2 months my PMR ... So my dr diagnosed PMR. ... continued to feel great no fatigue no pain ... After a month I slowly added vitamins back
Posted: Oct 8, 2023
Nothing new that I was taking; my exercise program was the same for years, just the...
again to see what would happen the pain ... in my adductor tendon came back not ... It took 5 days to feel the full PMR ... maybe this is also a factor in the PMR
Posted: Oct 7, 2023
My spouse who is 84 was diagnosed with PMR in November of 2022. He stared on...
spouse who is 84 was diagnosed with PMR ... Mild symptoms returned and he went back ... he was down to 2.5 mg in July, mild pain ... We went back up to 5mg then and are ... you are in complete remission from PMR
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
Hi, I was actually on Prednisone 2 different times. My pain responded very well to them....
My pain responded very well to them. ... finished the 1st round of steroids pain ... came back immediately. ... they still be able to tell if I have pmr ... Pain is light to moderate right now.
I agree, split dose worked for me too. I was only 9 days into this new...
startled awake with return of the pain ... Two months later, I am still pain free ... although, I am considering working my way back ... different in their experiences with PMR ... that Naltrexone works to keep the pain
Interesting to hear your story. I also have followed primarily a whole foods organic diet for...
years and only had a mild case of PMR ... flareup when I caught COVID, so went back ... Note that my only pain was in my thighs
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: Sep 23, 2023