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[GwenTheHen16]

Hi, I haven’t been on here for a while as was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer following a mammogram in late September. I underwent surgery for a mastectomy with a reconstruction on 15 th December and now starting my recovery! So going to be tricky managing my PMR symptoms as well as deal with this! Also waiting for a referral for a bulge in a disc in my neck following an MRI scan at the beginning of November which the physiotherapist sent me for. I had IV Prednisalone during my operation as well as after but dropped back to 7 1/2 now but some stiffness seems to be creeping back but my gp doesn’t seem to want me to go up again! Just hoping it won’t get worse!

[SnazzyD]

well done getting through that lot. Are you sure the stiffness is PMR?

[GwenTheHen16 in reply to SnazzyD]

Thank you. I’m pretty sure it is PMR as when the dose was increased during the operation and after felt really normal afterwards particularly with my knees and shoulders have often wondered whether it could be arthritis maybe!

[SnazzyD in reply to GwenTheHen16]

Have you been taking any anti-hormone drugs? Where was the tissue taken from for the reconstruction?

[GwenTheHen16 in reply to SnazzyD]

No but will have to at some point. I had a silicone one

[Merryfield]

Wishing you well in your breast surgery recovery and balancing PMR.

[GwenTheHen16 in reply to Merryfield]

Thank you.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

There are a few people on the forum who have trodden the same path. I'm sure some will reply.