Wheels falling off again....!

[Heron82]

In January this year I felt almost back to my fitter pre-PMR self than I had done in a long time. So much so I engaged a personal trainer specialising in helping older women improve their fitness. All was well until I had surgery on my right hand due to grade 4 OA in my wrists. 2 weeks post-surgery I was unable to pull clothes off over my head and struggled to put on and remove coats, my upper arm and shoulders being very painful. I upped the pred from 7.5 mg to 12 mg for 5 days then returned to 8 mg.

A week later my left wrist and tendons in both elbows became very sore, friction in clothes was/is very painful. The physiotherapist diagnosed with De Quervains tendonitis in my wrist, told me to rest and wear a splint for 6 - 8 wks. I now have splints on both hands, and am in pain from the wrists to hands. (My dog is also recovering from surgery and on crate rest, 4 more wks to go.) I had a blood test yesterday and have upped the pred back to 10 mg for a week. Has anyone else had issues with their tendons? Onwards and upwards, at least spring is on its way.

Prof Dasgupta's talk at the w/e on DSPN was enlightening in many respects, especially for those of us who have had this condition for several yrs. Thank you for arranging these updates.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Oh dear - but it could be worse - YOU could be confined to a crate too! 😉

My wrists and the bases of my thumbs ache abominably when there is a change in the weather coming. I think there is some tendinitis there too - it always builds up if I try to go under 7mg pred so I stay at the dose that keeps me comfortable.

[SheffieldJane]

So sorry to hear this Heron82. Wishing you and your dog a complete recovery, and soon. X

[Downtime]

I’m suffering from tendon problems at the moment . My wrists and hands are very painful and the wrist tendons are swollen. I’ve upped the pred to 9mg and it’s helped a bit. I’m nearly 3 years into PMR and fed up with it all as I just want to come off the steroids.

[Heron82 in reply to Downtime]

So sorry that you too are suffering. My tendons have never featured as part of my PMR. Upping the dose is helping. Nothing helps other than pred works when a flare raises its ugly head. Try to just go with it, otherwise it may get one down.

I hope things get better for you soon. X

[Mfaepink1973]

Sorry to hear you and your dog are having problems, I’ve no advice but just wanted to wish you both a speedy recovery

[Pixix]

Yes. I recently had 3 ultrasounds and have a tendon tear in my shoulder, & tendinitis in my foot. I have not had tendon issues in the past. I have been on crutches for 8 weeks after a bad fall after a soft tissue injury (currently not named). Oh, & I have tendinopathy, too. Must look them up soon to find difference. At the same time my husband was admitted to hospital with pneumonia, & the walking from car park to ward is lengthy. My shoulder tendon trouble is worsening due to use of crutches bearing my weight, to keep it off my knee. Don’t know what the treatment will be, or the way forward, just focused on getting hubby out of hospital & looking after him. Not achieving pain control, despite tramadol, pain patches & time release morphine, but have had an email overnight from my Dr who will try & help. I plan to ask him why some of my tendons seem to be in trouble, & is it linked to PMR or pred. Good luck with yours! S x