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There appears to be no common pattern in the comments on exercise and PMR. For what...
pattern in the comments on exercise and PMR ... jogging - alleviates the tendon-centred pain ... Pain sets a limit to speed but within ... Pain levels a little higher on the following ... (M, 82YO, 10months PMR, Pred monthly
Posted: Sep 19, 2022
Hi. I am new to this group (and Mayo Connect). My question is when tapering and...
schedule to go up to to remove the pain ... I was diagnosed with PMR 4 years ago ... range so Dr didn't think it was a PMR ... Pain got so unbearable, Dr put me back ... levels.
Posted: Sep 19, 2022
@njtodctode, I think if it were me, I would go to the last dosage that I...
Keep a daily pain log for how you feel ... If my pain level was greater than 2 ... think you might find helpful: -- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
My hands continue to be swollen and painful, especially in the morning. Rheumatologist says not PMR....
My hands continue to be swollen and painful ... Rheumatologist says not PMR. ... have the same issue as we deal with PMR ... level. ... Even when the pain is tolerable, it
Posted: Sep 6, 2022
Helpful response. Thanks, John. No - I don’t keep a pain log. Pain is round the...
No - I don’t keep a pain log. ... Pain is round the 3+ level in the early ... A strange condition, PMR. ... general I keep stats of performance levels ... rather than pain levels.
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
Yes, there does seem to be relationship between moderate exercise and increased PMR symptoms with lower...
between moderate exercise and increased PMR ... diagnosis and had backed my activity level ... way off due to pain. ... There was no pain and no after-effects
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2022 and started on 20 mg of Prednisone with...
I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2022 ... a major flare with leg and buttock pain ... time I was increasing my exercise level ... the relationship between exercise, PMR ... Previous to PMR I was fairly active
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
Not sure if this will be helpful but I always tapered to my next lower dosage...
tapered to my next lower dosage if my pain ... level was 2 or lower on my scale of ... Also, with my second time around with PMR ... remission from the first flare of PMR
Hi Kathy @kmb181, My first thoughts are you shouldn't have high level of pain unless your...
thoughts are you shouldn't have high level ... I always kept a daily pain scale log ... rating my PMR pain from 0 to 10. ... I could normally handle a 1 or 2 level ... pain when tapering but if it got much
Discussion: Traveling with PMR
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
Hello @sharonanng and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am sorry to hear of your unpleasant...
good question with regard to how much pain ... very subjective given the varying pain ... tolerance levels of each person, however ... existing discussion on dosages for PMR ... connect with other members who have PMR
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
I was taking prednisone daily for 13 years before Actemra was tried. It takes time for...
adrenal insufficiency (low cortisol level ... fatigue and you can also have aches and pains ... similar to PMR symptoms. ... discontinue prednisone when my cortisol level ... injections every 10 days to treat PMR
Thank you. I am back down to very little pain/discomfort/stiffness now - probably about a 2,...
I am back down to very little pain/discomfort ... Wondering if that is just how PMR goes ... like the Pred was working at that level
I am 72, have had PMR for over a year now, on prednisone for almost a...
I am 72, have had PMR for over a year ... main complaint of leg weakness and pain ... mg after twice failing the taper to levels ... I get pain sometimes in the front of ... legs are not the "classic" PMR
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
I had no relief for a flare at 20 mg so my PCP jumped me to...
I am pain free when seated and sedentary ... Pain returns to hips and legs and abdomen ... My doc wants me to stay at this level ... for a few more weeks and see if PMR ... pain with exertion recedes by itself
Posted: May 24, 2022
I am an avid golfer and skier I am 73 got pmr last June started on...
avid golfer and skier I am 73 got pmr ... Problem I am now making sure that my pain ... and stiffness levels stay at 1-3 on ... agree but we are all different and pmr
Discussion: Golf and PMR
Posted: Apr 4, 2022
When I received my first PMR diagnosis I refused steroids long term at any level due...
When I received my first PMR diagnosis ... refused steroids long term at any level ... also consider the reason for usage, pain ... Being in pain and wanting the pain to ... many decisions while dealing with pain
Posted: Mar 23, 2022
My GCA was diagnosed by quickly getting me on to 60mg prednisone after seeing the elevated...
Scalp,jaw,neck,temple pain. ... I call the aches and pains "old ... CRP numbers seem to be low but the pains ... be a gold standard for diagnosis of PMR ... immune system may not be up to a safe level
@aspine, I kept a daily log with the pain I was having in the morning along...
aspine, I kept a daily log with the pain ... I used a pain scale of 1 to 10 with ... I did not taper down to the next level ... level increases significantly and it ... threshholds for PMR.
Posted: Jan 24, 2022
I too am having struggles. I was almost an invalid by the time I was diagnosed....
but no better lots of stiffness and pain ... 12 and still too much soreness and pain ... to taper again as mentor John says pain ... level should be 1 - 2, I am at 4 ... all struggle trying to get over the pmr
@skiing - You are right, this is a frustrating condition and each of us are a...
little different when it comes to PMR ... tapering during my first occurence of PMR ... started at 20 mg and did not taper if my pain ... level was more than 1 to 2 in the morning ... better the second time around with PMR