Thank you for your wise replies. I am glad that you all seem to pretty much agree with my strategy but it won't be easy resisting the persistence of the Rheumy nurse specialist who seems to be on a methotrexate mission. My Father has had PMR on and off for well over 20 years (he is almost 96) and he has been on a maintenance dose of 10mg pred for a number of years now. He hasn't crumbled yet either!
To be fair, I have had avascular necrosis of the right hip which may be their over-riding concern but I do take adcal and magnesium, plus live yogurts etc. The MRI -if and when it happens- should indicate any issues with the left hip I guess.
I am definitely not prepared to take anything else at the moment!
Thanks and best wishes to you all
Wendy
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Avascular necrosis basically means death of bone. It can occur with various diseases, or trauma, which stops the blood flow to the bone. It’s also an uncommon side effect of long term (or sometimes can happen quite quickly) steroids.
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