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Hello @kaydall, I don't remember having much back pain with my two flare ups with PMR...
, I don't remember having much back ... pain with my two flare ups with PMR ... the many discussions and comments on PMR ... and back pain while you wait for members ... search=PMR+and+back+pain.
Discussion: Back pain
Posted: Nov 4, 2024
Now I'm interested in Tart Cherry capsules. I have residual (non-PMR) lower back pain but I'm...
I have residual (non-PMR) lower back ... pain but I'm told that I need a ... is able to consider other causes of pain ... was "contributing to my residual pain
Posted: Oct 13, 2024
@kmb181 I was redirected to your post after my weather inquiry. I’m also in NC and...
It started in my hips and lower back ... five years ago but I thought it was pain ... associated with lower back injury from ... to know what Duke is doing now for PMR
Posted: Feb 20 8:59am
@allinge I understand that frustration which must have been exacerbated by the suggestion that Tylenol was...
PMR pain is specific and different from ... challenging and you’ve been forced back ... prednisone as a life ring to control PMR ... pain. ... I don’t believe anyone with PMR who
Posted: Feb 28 7:50am
@dadcue People that only have PMR can choose how much pain they want to live with....
@dadcue People that only have PMR can ... choose how much pain they want to live ... If you have GCA with or without PMR, ... take a chance on letting the GCA get back
Posted: Mar 4 2:29pm
@diegory I have had a searing pain in my thighs since the onset of PMR in...
@diegory I have had a searing pain in ... my thighs since the onset of PMR in ... Now for my head, pre PMR, I saw a Neuro ... ago to try and find the cause of a pain ... running from the base of the back of
Posted: Mar 7 1:36pm
I have been on Kevzara for 1 1/2 yrs. I was able to taper off Prednisone...
through periods when I experience pain ... in my neck, shoulders & lower back ... This pain is nothing compared to what ... My PMR was brought on by Long Covid.
Posted: Mar 7 10:59am
I had a mild case to begin with and only hurt in my thighs and upper...
because my blood labs were normal for PMR ... My pain went away immediately and I ... Occasionally I have thought it was coming back ... now and I haven't felt upper arm pain
Posted: 6 days ago
I had been on prednisone for over two years. Every time I tapered, I had more...
Every time I tapered, I had more pain ... So I did not go back to the prednisone ... prednisone was actually causing some of the pain ... notice folks rarely have just the PMR ... I do not plan to go back on this drug
@thereselefever Thanks. Very encouraging to hear you have managed to be off prednisolone after your illness....
such a relief to be relieved of the pain ... back in June, I really don’t want to ... Good luck, I hope you remain free of PMR
I was diagnosed PMR a year and a half ago. I’ve seen two different rheumatologist. Both...
I was diagnosed PMR a year and a half ... Both have failed me and now I’m back ... of prednisone but still in severe pain ... My pain is now gone down to my hip and ... I just go back to sleep sometimes at
Posted: Feb 19 2:43pm
@mjdcl57 Statins can cause sore legs muscles, so yes in my opinion could be confused with...
opinion could be confused with some PMR ... My PMR began shortly after starting ... The pain didn’t go away, got worse and ... rheumatologist and was properly diagnosed with PMR ... I went back on the statin as PMR can
Posted: Feb 26 9:24am
A year ago when diagnosed I was on 40 mg pred. Then dropped to 20 and...
from pred but rather from the stress PMR ... at 5 mg I think my hair is coming back ... Too much pain for too long.
Posted: Feb 25 1:38pm
I am 62 and was newly diagnosed in Dec of 2025 with PMR after 3 months...
newly diagnosed in Dec of 2025 with PMR ... until the next morning with increasing pain ... Rheumatology, but waiting for a call back
Posted: Feb 27 2:48pm
First, welcome to the world of "It doesn't make sense". Being a doctor one would think...
would think that the mysteries of PMR ... As you realize PMR is not understood ... standardized" in the seven years PMR ... From what you told us, you are pain ... inflammatory markers would begin to go back
Posted: Feb 28 6:18am
@tweetypie13 Good luck ... I think you should go for it. The follow-up labs and visits...
I had to go back on Prednisone again ... couldn't stand the increasing lower back ... pain. ... myself and refused surgery because the pain ... additional benefits besides treating PMR
Posted: Mar 4 8:00pm
@pah17 I want to say thank-you for posting this topic. It triggered an interesting discussion. There...
The hard part was tolerating enough pain ... I rarely take anything else for pain ... When I said Actemra controlled my pain ... , I was referring to PMR inflammation ... was "tolerable." I went back
Posted: Mar 5 6:50pm
@caroljeand "Hopefully getting back on Kevzara won’t be a big deal." ------------------------ I was on weekly...
caroljeand "Hopefully getting back ... weeks without an injection but my PMR ... weeks wasn't enough time and my back ... pain got worse. ... infusion and that quickly relieved my pain
Posted: Mar 7 3:09pm
I have pretty much had the same issues as has been mentioned in the comments so...
summer, I began having stiffness and pain ... got worse and within a month, the pain ... I was in excruciating pain at the time ... He diagnosed me with PMR and placed ... I even had lots of my flexibility back
Posted: 6 days ago
I had undiagnosed PMR for about 6 months before I developed symptoms of GCA. The GCA...
I had undiagnosed PMR for about 6 months ... were low grade fever, night sweats, pain ... a temporal artery biopsy that came back ... monthly Actemra infusions to treat the PMR