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Better,Worse and Uglier?

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My new avatar is my 5yr old grandson in his school uniform

Better: New rheumy ( young, female & Austrian--still my beating heart!) concurred with previous decision.... CRP level is at 12.5 ( best for 7 years) and it appears my PMR is becoming dormant (like me --fatigued!). Still the matter of reducing down from 5mg Pred though.

Worse: Still not fully shaken off what was eventually diagnosed as a pulled hamstring. After 40 years of injury-free contact sports I get a sports injury at 68 years old?!?!?! It is no longer as painful so there is an end in sight (apart from DNR).

Uglier: To temper my good mood I am just recovering from a bout of cellulitis on my lymphoedemic legs exacerbated by (wait for it!) the recent spell of very warm weather. What a weird month April has been (snow followed by a week at 29 degrees C followed by spring at a more sedate 12/13 degrees C).

However, my glass is now half-full (as opposed to previously been half-empty; the tunnel light is growing larger and

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Awe... Grandson adorable!

Better be careful with the new Rheumy!!! ; } Hahahaha

Worse part is you are now perhaps more susceptible to injury in the hamstring area. : (

Uglier, I imagine, is that warmer weather may be on it's way, but one can never tell!

Hold that half full glass up high and celebrate! Cheers!

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer

Hi,

Better. Still go steady on the reductions, as we know PMR sometimes has other ideas, and you don’t want to resurrect it

Worse. At 68 a sport injury should give you street cred! Don’t mention DNR!

Uglier. Where would be be if we didn’t have the weather to moan about.

Welcome to the glass half-full club! You know it makes sense 🍷

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SheffieldJane

Well he looks like a heart stealer! Lovely.

The suspense is killing “ the tunnel light is growing larger and...............?

Are you still with us?

Sounds positive “ Just a few dollars more”. 😀

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violetsnowdrop in reply to SheffieldJane

A whimsical moment...another story though!

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Jackoh

So glad that glass is now half full. Like Sheffieldjane was waiting for the continuation..".the tunnel light is growing larger and".,,,,,,

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