Happy New Year, and thanks!

[Pixix]

Sorry I’m late, retired to bed at 9.30pm with very bad sciatica, and the going is slow this morning. Thanks to all for your help over the first two months of my PMR. My first taper 16mg to 15mg started two days ago, yippee, on a downward trend! Here’s a sunny photo from Christmas Day’s walk to cheer...wishing you all a great 2020 and thanks to our great moderators, too! S x

[jinasc]

Lovely photo

and BTW I used Acupuncture for Siactica..............it worked.

[Yellowbluebell in reply to jinasc]

OH still has acupuncture on his back for help with residual pain after neuro surgery 11 years and its really effective for him xx

[Pixix in reply to Yellowbluebell]

See above, please...will try acupuncture quite happily if it doesn’t sort! Thanks, S x

[Pixix in reply to jinasc]

Hoping a sunshine holiday will cure the sciatica! Off end next week, but if not then I will try acupuncture. I’m doing all the stretching exercises and physio, but it is a lousy pain! Thanks, S x

[Pixix in reply to jinasc]

It’s 10 minutes from where we live! But the water is rainfall, not normal. We have lakes but at the moment it looks more like the Lake District! S x

[Hidden]

Happy New Year! Here’s to a Better One for Us All 🥂🙏🏼

[Pixix in reply to Hidden]

And to you, you’ve been through it lately I can see...and I’ve only been on here two months! S x

[Blearyeyed]

Wow, you are a braver girl than me , first taper during Christmas and before a holiday .

Take it easy and have a lovely holiday and Healthy New Year , hugs xxx

[Pixix in reply to Blearyeyed]

Yeah, I know. But I wanted to try it before my monthly doctor’s appointment tomorrow evening (to discuss the next month’s dosage). BUT...a big but, had a stiff neck this morning. It could have been the dreadful night of sciatica, though, and it was fine after soak in bath, but if stiff tomorrow morning then it’s back to 16 mg until after holiday! Thanks and hope you have a better year, S xx

[Blearyeyed in reply to Pixix]

Yes , it was worth trying it just to see if it was possible.

At least you know now and can go back to the previous dose while you are busy on holiday and you are trying to get that Sciatica under control.

It's that added Pain from something else that's got in your way .

Here's hoping all your hard work will mean you can enjoy a good holiday , you and Mr. Claus definitely deserve a treat .

Big hugs xxx

[Pixix in reply to Blearyeyed]

Thanks so much. I wondered if you can only get away with tapering if the rest of your medical issues are under good control! Guess I don’t have to ask now! I have enjoyed good summers with FM, I find FM quite weather related, so guess I will be a ‘fair weather’ taperer, if that word exists! Onwards! Thanks a lot and big hugs back to you, too, S xxx

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Pixix]

How do you reduce? From every day one dose to every day the new dose from one day to the next?

[Pixix in reply to PMRpro]

Um...first time I’ve reduced at all...I was on 16mg four days ago, the next day I reduced to 15mg and for the past three days I’ve taken 15mg...didn’t realise there could be another way, sorry if I’m being thick here. Should I be reducing just one or two days a week, perhaps? I just assumed it was a complete reduction. I take my Pred at 3am with a plain biscuit. Any help and advice gratefully received, please? S xx

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Pixix]

Have a read of this:

healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk...

DorsetLady also has a version.

[Pixix in reply to PMRpro]

Will do, many thanks! S xx

[Pixix in reply to Pixix]

Read both of them...i’m being too impatient/impulsive/stupid, I realise now! Bad idea to taper just before a busy week & a long haul flight, & at New Year and, and, and! May not be sciatica (though I’ve had it before, so think it is)...time to rein it all back a bit. I’m used to asthma steroid dosages, where I would go 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 off.. one day after the other, then finish within a week. Very helpful, thanks so much, S xx

[SheffieldJane]

Beautiful!

Sciatica is rotten, sorry you’ve got it on top of the rest. Happy New Year!

[Rose54]

Hi

Happy New

Sympathize with you re sciatica as have groin and muscle strain in thigh

could have cried this morning going to Asda but Steroids kicked in so feeling better now .

hope you get some relief soon .

I was in bed at 10.00am then awake at 12.30am till 5.00am tossed and turned hence more pain today .

Keep smiling

xx

[Pixix in reply to Rose54]

Sounds familiar! I’m learning to distinguish the pains..between fibromyalgia, Polymyalgia, osteoarthritis, haemangioma in lower spine, sciatica and a partridge in a pear tree! It’s got plenty of choice! Hope your muscle strains ease very soon! S xx

[Rose54 in reply to Pixix]

That's to much

Dont know how you manage having one is bad enough without all the rest .

[Pixix in reply to Rose54]

It’s a bit overwhelming while the PMR and diabetes diagnoses are so new to me, but I find a sense of humour is the way forward...and the help I see here on this Forum, and there are plenty worse off than I am. Thanks S x

[Rose54 in reply to Pixix]

My physiology is the same

[Yellowbluebell]

You are not late as the special is for two days!! Everyone is safe until midnightxx

[Pixix in reply to Yellowbluebell]

Thank you! S x

[Jackoh]

Beautiful photo!! Happy New Year to you too.

[HeronNS]

Wow, so green. Happy New Year. And no more sciatica!