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Hello @wendybfrompgbc, So sorry to hear that you are 5 years into your PMR without and...
hear that you are 5 years into your PMR ... without and still having agonizing pain ... members who have posted about having normal ... CRP test but still having pain. ... search=pmr+pain+with+normal+labs.
@remargulies Hi. I’m 69, male. Dx’d at 68, Nov. ‘25. My PCP, who treats about 2-3...
Because I felt like Superman (no pain ... ) on days 2, 3, & 4, then the pain ... diagnose me until he read my bloodwork lab ... Bloodwork can be normal and still one ... can have PMR.
I use how I feel as well as the results of recent CRP and Sed Rate...
If I have any pain that cannot otherwise ... inflammatory markers are outside of normal ... My PCP is running monthly labs for me ... Remember, PMR is a default Dx and they
@betsyhase Hi Betsy I am in the same situation as you . I am 74 years...
with this disease , have also been in pain ... Had lab work done 3 days ago and my ... CRP test was normal .I found out you ... can have a normal CRP level and still ... have PMR.
I’ve been in the same situation, clinical picture is textbook PMR but my inflammatory markers (ESR,...
situation, clinical picture is textbook PMR ... Up to about 20% of PMR cases don’t have ... However they should do other labs to ... on the diagnosis—which none of them formally ... point but still have some fairly minor pain
Posted: Jun 1 6:50am
@retiredphil 6 months on Prednisone after PMR diagnosis. I don't want to jinx myself but like...
retiredphil 6 months on Prednisone after PMR ... pain. ... I'm 71 so I do have other normal ... age aches and pain not related, and ... replaced a retired one I had) reviewed labs
@jmldio12, you might be interested in these related discussions: - PMR with normal labs and having...
interested in these related discussions: - PMR ... with normal labs and having severe ... thigh pain: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /di- cussion/pmr-with-normal-labs-and-having-severe-thigh-pain ... / - Do I really have PMR?
GCA is for Giant Cell Arteritis. I would highly recommend seeing a rheumatologist for vision change...
a month into it and his levels are normal ... His PMR was under control. ... was down to 12.5 mg prednisone and pain ... horrible headaches, jaw and scalp pain ... He’s had multiple CT scans and labs
Posted: Mar 20, 2024
@dadcue I cannot imagine 13 years on steroids. I had more than my share of side...
to 7.5 and landed at 10 to cut the pain ... steroid injections in my neck from a pain ... The lab work since I started taking ... supplements to bring that into the normal ... bring my parathyroid numbers into normal
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 19, 2024
My spouse who is 84 was diagnosed with PMR in November of 2022. He stared on...
spouse who is 84 was diagnosed with PMR ... he was down to 2.5 mg in July, mild pain ... more weeks and then repeating the labs ... inflammatory markers always return to normal ... you are in complete remission from PMR
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
That’s great to hear, and an important point to make, that we should also consider other...
consider other potential explanations for pain ... even with PMR. ... is that inflammatory markers can be normal ... for my family, we need to read the labs
Discussion: My story may help
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
Hi Keelin. This is an interesting case as so many of us have considered Prednisone a...
pain. ... Pain relief came within 24 hours, and ... perhaps share if those levels have normalized ... 's and CRP have been very low (normal ... intense, but the labs always indicate
Posted: Dec 1, 2022
I had 3 Pfizer vaccines and on my 4th vaccine, I decided to “mix it up”...
Dr. ran labs - my C Reactive protein ... He diagnosed PMR and started me on 40 ... weeks later, C reactive protein is normal ... weeks then down to 20 mg - repeat labs ... to get another vaccine until this PMR
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 ... I get pain sometimes in the front of ... You did not mention lab results, but ... but not really high and my CRP was normal
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
Hello! My rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR in 2/2021. My primary had been keeping me on...
My rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR ... My labs are completely normal. ... symptoms I had were characteristic of PMR ... prednisone, unable to taper any lower yet (pain ... Anyone else have PMR without the lab
Thank you for these insights! I am in the early stage of trying to navigate if...
stage of trying to navigate if this is PMR ... about running additional inflammatory labs ... sed rate and c reactive protein are normal ... How would you describe the pain of PMR
Yes these are the same thoughts I have been having. I plan to ask my doctor...
doctor to re-run the inflammatory labs ... . 3 weeks ago they were all normal. ... Do you have a formal PMR diagnosis? ... is most important is getting out of pain ... I look forward to getting back to normal
Posted: Jul 20, 2025
I took atorvastatin for many years. It was started shortly after being diagnosed with PMR and...
shortly after being diagnosed with PMR ... My labs were being checked by my rheumatologist ... who couldn't explain my lab results ... explain some of my muscle aches and pains ... and CK levels are well within the normal
I agree. Demonizing prednisone is not helpful. Some of us have tried every option to get...
has no discernable side effects or lab ... Trying to tough out the pain on a very ... Pain just ramps up and eventually my ... I am in my 4th year of PMR, at 5.5 mg ... I keep at a normal weight, eat a healthy
Posted: Feb 14, 2025
I have been on prednisone for three years--I am sorry to say. My PMR included neck,...
I was pain free within four or five ... was in remission because all of the lab ... work was normal. ... about 10% of the patients will have normal ... lab work.
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 12, 2019