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Hands

Hi every one,been doing reasonable well down to 1mg of preds and still reducing few aches and pains but nothing i can not cope with bit tired too been on 1 mg...

Hi every one,been doing reasonable well down to 1mg of preds and still reducing ...

ritter

•9 years ago

11 Replies

Eye Sight

I have a question, around about September 2014 I had an eye test for reading glasses, since then on a few occasions I have had difficulty focussing to use pc...

I have a question, around about September 2014 I had an eye test for reading gla...

TimTooYoung

•9 years ago

12 Replies

Tray

Hi . Not sure if the previous post means the same as I am asking but I was wondering if there is any benefit to pmr by taking aloe vera which a friend has...

Hi . Not sure if the previous post means the same as I am asking but I was wonde...

pmrdec112014

•9 years ago

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Question regarding supplements

I'm 2 years into the GCA/PMR battle with prednisone now at 10mg. I'm wondering whether it would be good to support my body with botanicals? Does anyone have...

I'm 2 years into the GCA/PMR battle with prednisone now at 10mg. I'm wondering...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Holiday on a whim

Just had a mad half hour and booked a week in the Algarve going on 21st Feb if I remember I need to take a extra 7 days at maximum does I was on as safeguard...

Just had a mad half hour and booked a week in the Algarve going on 21st Feb if I...

olive2709

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Going better now

Pleased to say my GP follows the same line as that advised by you. Has kept me on 30mg for PMR, and pain is now receding. ESR down from 1.97 to 1.68, and CRP...

Pleased to say my GP follows the same line as that advised by you. Has kept me o...

Charlie1boy

•9 years ago

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First drive

Just had to drive first time since September family emergency went OK never been important took it up and passed test on automatic the same year I married my...

Just had to drive first time since September family emergency went OK never been...

olive2709

•9 years ago

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Painful Calf

I was diagnosed with GCA after 5 months of painful symptoms (my Doctor has never heard of GCA). 4 months after the symptoms started (I had had no treatment for...

I was diagnosed with GCA after 5 months of painful symptoms (my Doctor has never...

Wengen

•9 years ago

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GCA New Diagnosis

I am disappointed, I have been diagnosed with PMR since the beginning of November, having been prescribed Predisolone 15mg the symptoms disappeared within 24...

I am disappointed, I have been diagnosed with PMR since the beginning of Novembe...

TimTooYoung

•9 years ago

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What to do next

I've been on Preds since April last year , my gp thought I had PMR although my blood levels where . He gave me a dose of 15mg and with in days I felt so much...

I've been on Preds since April last year , my gp thought I had PMR although my b...

369yds

•9 years ago

9 Replies

Fuzzy brains

I am down to 3 mg of pred from 50mg, which has taken 2 years 3 months. Is it possible that the Pred is causing my difficulty in keeping a train of thought, and...

I am down to 3 mg of pred from 50mg, which has taken 2 years 3 months. Is it pos...

allotment-lover

•9 years ago

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VIRAL INFECTION

Hi I am a 59 year old who has had PMR for 26months. I have managed to get back down to 5mgs of Prednisalone but am experiencing PMR symptoms since having a...

Hi I am a 59 year old who has had PMR for 26months. I have managed to get back ...

LJhome

•9 years ago

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Confused still

Hi I appreciate the information and chat on here but I am also wondering about whether my symptoms are too atypical and fleeting to be pmr which was diagnosed...

Hi I appreciate the information and chat on here but I am also wondering about w...

Hidden

•9 years ago

8 Replies

Hot flushes and sweats

Has anyone else had a bad time on prednisilone with hot sweats. It is waking me up regularly at 3am and I feel like I am in a heat wave. I am taking 15mg of...

Has anyone else had a bad time on prednisilone with hot sweats. It is waking me ...

Sallyaches

•9 years ago

11 Replies

Depo injection

How long does it take for this to work daughter has RA had this jab today not doing well

How long does it take for this to work daughter has RA had this jab today not do...

olive2709

•9 years ago

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whats happening to me? I can,t beat this pain.

Things are getting really serious and I no longer am sure what's happening to me. The past nine months have been one continuos flare with so much pain despite...

Things are getting really serious and I no longer am sure what's happening to me...

Classicmichael

•9 years ago

7 Replies

GCA - Coughs, colds and flu

Coughs, colds and flu have really taken their toll this winter. Started on 60mg for GCA (positive biopsy) down to 7mg by mid November after 18 months and...

Coughs, colds and flu have really taken their toll this winter. Started on 60mg ...

Mythemm

•9 years ago

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Skin rash

Hello. Has anyone else had problems with a red rash on their face? Mine is around my nose and in the smile lines. It's not very itchy, but it's a bit scaly and...

Hello. Has anyone else had problems with a red rash on their face? Mine is aroun...

Angela123

•9 years ago

22 Replies

Leflunomide Not Working

I have been on the Leflunomide for a year now and for 4months on an increased dose, and I am having a nasty flare which started on 21st Dec. At the same time,...

I have been on the Leflunomide for a year now and for 4months on an increased do...

suzy1959

•9 years ago

11 Replies

Adrenal Fatigue.

Article in Daily Mail on Adrenal Fatigue if of any interest to anyone?

daveD

•9 years ago

2 Replies

Pain back of nose

Hi, have learnt a lot from you lovely people on this site, and now I have a question. It was first thought from the face ache and raised ESR 30, I had GCA,...

Hi, have learnt a lot from you lovely people on this site, and now I have a ques...

Tailor

•9 years ago

11 Replies

Tray..again

Could somebody explain exactly who the Bristol group are and also whether if all that live in Bristol with pmr follow the same protocols of "Bristol Group"...

Could somebody explain exactly who the Bristol group are and also whether if all...

pmrdec112014

•9 years ago

4 Replies

Methotrixate injections?

Have just been diagnosed with PMR after about 5 years of aches and stiffness. Was not responding well to 15mg of prednisilone so it was upped to 20 mg but...

Have just been diagnosed with PMR after about 5 years of aches and stiffness. Wa...

Sallyaches

•9 years ago

7 Replies

Rheum believes it is PMR. Cortiz. Shot/Shoulder

Took cortizone shot yesterday, left arm yesterday. Not much better. Both arms hurt. Waiting for result of blood test, Very painful -- shouldets, arms.

Took cortizone shot yesterday, left arm yesterday. Not much better. Both arms hu...

Whittlesey

•9 years ago

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I feel fantastic but ...

my GP has just phoned in a panic to say that my CRP has increased from 5 to 40 and my ESR from 33 to 52 when I had a blood test a couple of days ago against my...

my GP has just phoned in a panic to say that my CRP has increased from 5 to 40 a...

piglette

•9 years ago

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Narrowed esophagus

My Rheumy has asked me if I have difficulty swallowing. So I wonder if this is a symptom of GCA. I recently had a colonoscopy and endoscopy with a stretching...

My Rheumy has asked me if I have difficulty swallowing. So I wonder if this is a...

Asbeck

•9 years ago

9 Replies

Flare up and ESR

I was told by a Consultant 3 years ago that I had PRM because of my symptoms and my ESR was very high. The steroids were not bringing the inflammation down...

I was told by a Consultant 3 years ago that I had PRM because of my symptoms an...

dodo1

•9 years ago

10 Replies

At a loss

I have had PMR for 4 years now and have tried on many occasions to come off it....i got down to 3mg and felt ok.....but seemingly for no reason i now have...

I have had PMR for 4 years now and have tried on many occasions to come off it.....

mayhem

•9 years ago

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Anyone fallen out with their GP over all this ?

Went to GP this morn for blood results and to discuss my difficult christmas (depression) prob due to Pred. . . And I questioned a few things. . . Doc got up...

Went to GP this morn for blood results and to discuss my difficult christmas (de...

Lisa630

•9 years ago

14 Replies

Newly diagnosed with PMR

I have just been diagnosed with PMR after a good number of months of increasing pain and discomfort. Not knowing what is causing the symptoms can be a...

I have just been diagnosed with PMR after a good number of months of increasing ...

Patricia157

•9 years ago

14 Replies

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All posts for January 2015

Hands

Eye Sight

Tray

Question regarding supplements

Holiday on a whim

Going better now

First drive

Painful Calf

GCA New Diagnosis

What to do next

Fuzzy brains

VIRAL INFECTION

Confused still

Hot flushes and sweats

Depo injection

whats happening to me? I can,t beat this pain.

GCA - Coughs, colds and flu

Skin rash

Leflunomide Not Working

Adrenal Fatigue.

Pain back of nose

Tray..again

Methotrixate injections?

Rheum believes it is PMR. Cortiz. Shot/Shoulder

I feel fantastic but ...

Narrowed esophagus

Flare up and ESR

At a loss

Anyone fallen out with their GP over all this ?

Newly diagnosed with PMR

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