Newly diagnosed. 2 months. Still in Shock ! GP excellent so far and referring to a rheumatologist but he’s querying my wrist hand pains. Stiffness Thinks it’s separate to the Pmr diagnosis.
I don’t. it came on apAll at same time as shoulder hip, pain Anyone else experienced this. ?
Thanks in advance for any response.
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Thanks very much Dlady for your response and others. Really helpful also the link which I will take to my GP next week . This is a brilliant supportive forum which I’m discovering. Thankyou. Will do.
Yes, both handsand wrists were a part of my PMR from the beginning and my fingers were swollen. My excellent, careful, thorough Rheumy took several weeks after starting me on 20 mgs of Pred to decide whether it was PMR or LORA ( late onset rheumatoid arthritis . I was 78 ). It did pretty much improve along with my other symptoms and 6 years later my PMR is still with me but I am down to 3.5 mgms.
I have been off prednisolone for some months - with no problems EXCEPT in the last couple of months, I have had painful hands - fingers and palm - Left hand more than right. (I am right-handed) - Usually most stiff and painful when I wake up, easing off during the day.
A week or so ago, I cooked and ate a small cauliflower, with some melted cheese on it. The following morning, 'running' a bath, I realised I had no pain in my hands. The only 'different' thing about the previous day was the cauliflower - I hadn't had any for a long, long time.
I read that cauliflower has a goodly amount of magnesium. - Could that be the reason for the pain disappearing for a while? It IS still there, but far less painful than before.
My hand wrist pain came on same time too. Diagnosed with PMR and carpel tunnel by Dr, rheumatologist said early osteoarthritis. I’m 54 and convinced it’s PMR (or related) as soon as prednisolone kicked in I’ve had no problems.
I had same pain in hands and wrists but for a month or so before the PMR symptoms began....so I don't know if coincidence or connected....stopped when the other symptoms started .....I wish you an easy journey....
Yes, and still get it. It comes and goes in severity and I often have pins and needles too. I am using a computer for most of the day and so that definitely influences it. My physio, who is doing research into the fascia and impact on pain, thinks that the reduced blood flow impacts on the muscles and nerves, and also the fascia so the muscles are not ‘gliding’ efficiently. Good wrist and hand exercises really helps, and big exaggerated movements rather than tiny little ones seems to work best for me. Think some kind of bizarre, clumsy Kate Bush impression!
I was diagnosed early May this year, after 2 months of suffering which started in my right shoulder, then my left shoulder onto my hips and wrists hands fingers. Started steroids treatments and after raising my 15mg initial dose to 20mg, all pain and stiffness ceased. My PMR came 1 months after my only Covid infection which started Christmas Day 2022 and lasted 3 weeks, and was the worst illness of my life, thankfully I had all the vaccinations and boosters for my age, 77 at the time. I have absolute experience of my wrists hands and fingers suffering with PMR. Best wishes on your PMR journey!
When PMR first showed itself in its full glory I had immense pain in my hands and my fingers were very swollen The GP referred my to a rheumatologist at my local hospital and he told me I had PMR (which I understood the GP had tentatively suggested in the notes she sent.
Thankfully, when I got home and consulted Dr. Google, I found this Forum and was able to adjust my dosage within my prescriptions so as to go more slowly so as to avoid the flares that people wrote about on here.
Fast forward 3 years or so to what turned out to be the last 'face-to-face' I had with the consultant and he expressed pleasure that, (except for one unusual feature), my case having had proceeded so well. I asked what the unusual feature was - the answer was 'the hands'.
Some time later, when I was at a very low dose of Pred, I finally had a flare but only in my hands.
I posted about it to this forum.
PMRPro responded - saying that PMR affecting the hands and feet was still a bit of a puzzle - and that Dr Sarah Mackie (Associate Professor, Leeds University School of Medicine, Consultant - specialisms PMR ad GCA - had wanted to do some research on it but had not yet found the time to squeeze it in to her schedule. Here's hoping.
In the beginning of PMR, I had painful fingers, thumbs, especially at night when in bed. That gradually went away. Wrist, carpal tunnel like pain sometimes occurs when too much gardening actions although not lately, now that I am going on 8 years and 1/2 mg pred. No PMR pain at all currently, just torn knee and shoulder ligaments from overuse. Whatever you do, don't over exercise. My age, 85, is probably a factor.
Yes, with my pronated ankle and subsequent impingement, causing further pain. My rheumatologist did suggest this was mechanical, which I kbelieve is the case. However a flare up with PMR does seem to make the ankle pain worse. It was the rheumatologist who came up trumps and referred me to a podiatrist (where the GP refused), who then upgraded my orthotics, which solved the problem at the time, and again since. Just lucky, as I see the rheumatologist only every nine months.Good luck!
I have wrist and hand pains. Some of it is possibly arthritis around the thumb joint but definitely aggravated by PMR/inflammation/. I also get very tires forearm mucles if I try to hold them out eg certain types of bike handlebars where I have to hold my arms up
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