update, suspected kidney stones

[Thiago1396]

diagnosed Tuesday by doctor and then consultant as ‘Muscle Spasms’ - treated with Diazapam, relief within a few hours and so far so good 🤞

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Sounds more likely - they can be agonising,

[Thiago1396 in reply to PMRpro]

never had muscle spasm before!

Ended up with paramedics coming out and taking me to hospital - continuous severe pain spasms. The doctor and consultant reckon it was caused by me lifting 15 x 20kg bags of dog food which were delivered some 2 weeks earlier. I believe that maybe PMR played a part, because this is the first time I’ve lifted such weight since before having PMR, I was careful as always - your thoughts PMRpro appreciated.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Thiago1396]

Aye well - a very sensible diagnosis on the part ot the medics!!!! Part of PMR can be myofascial pain syndrome - and THAT is typical. We don't issue warnings about you having a new normal for nothing you know!!! We hope to save you this agony but often no-one believes us until they experience it!

I've had something similar - and I hadn't been hauling dog food about!

[Thiago1396 in reply to PMRpro]

Quite worrying what else is around the corners of PMR - I sincerely hope this is NOT myofascial Syndrome, just read about it 😳

One thing this has taught me is “I have a new normal” 🙄

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Thiago1396]

I have it - it isn't that bad and you can treat it in other ways, not just pred, though local pred injections can have a magical effect, But so can a good physio or sports massage therapist doing manual mobilisation - think a tennis player having a medical time out.

[Thiago1396]

thank you for being here and so informative and supportive. This PMR journey is full of twists and turns with plenty of bumps and hollows.