When I finally went to see the GP back in early August after a long slow recovery from Covid at the start of the year, my shoulders, upper arms and legs felt constantly as though I was walking uphill lugging two heavy suitcases. I was so relieved with my diagnosis because in the two years previously I had battled two frozen shoulders and thought I was in for another one.PMR diagnosis 7 weeks ago led me here and a mine of information about a little known condition and treatment that an aunt had in later life.
Due to an iffy childhood I've always craved attention and I confess to being a bit overindulgent in my posting, but it's like a breath of fresh air to be heard and believed. Thank you all who have welcomed me and replied to me. Mentally I am doing better, physically it is a work in progress.
It is great when other people actually can understand what you are going through as they have first hand experience. You can have a sympathetic doctor, but it is not quite the same.
What a cute post, thank you. The weather is not particularly kind at the moment 🌧️🌊☔ but hubby brought his waterproofs and is out walking and running. I am having the rest I have needed for a long time and learning about this condition that has moved in on me.
That sounds a good compromise - you're both having some 'me time' in very different ways! It's a shame you're not getting a bit more sunshine, but it is nearly October!
LittleJane, you just stated what this forum is to all of us. Most all feel lost, in search of information, support, and people traveling the same journey to one degree or another. It isn't so lonesome when you are here and you can get your questions answered...and sometimes just vent our feelings. Lovely post💞
Interestingly, many of us had frozen shoulders before PMR, for me they morphed in to PMR gradually so it took a while to diagnose especially as I was young and a lot of research shows that it can be an indication of developing PMR, along with trochanteric bursitis.
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