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Medical alert bracelets

Rather than continuing to hijack the post where the med alert thread appeared, here is a new post. I have just spent a little time online and in Canada there...

Rather than continuing to hijack the post where the med alert thread appeared, h...

•9 years ago

Shingles and Prednisolone

I have just come back from a tea party where the person I was sitting next to said that she had had shingles 'but was all right now'. It sounded as if it was...

I have just come back from a tea party where the person I was sitting next to sa...

•9 years ago

Update to PMRGCA meeting on 21st October at the Copthorne Hotel Plymouth PL1 1AR

Update to PMRGCA meeting on 21st October at the Copthorne Hotel Plymouth PL1 1AR 2pm with Dr Bhaskar Dasgupta a Leading Rheumatologist and Head of Rheumatology...

Update to PMRGCA meeting on 21st October at the Copthorne Hotel Plymouth PL1 1AR...

•9 years ago

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REVISED SPEAKER PLYMOUTH 21ST OCTOBER

Update to PMRGCA meeting on 21st October at the Copthorne Hotel Plymouth PL1 1AR with Dr Bhaskar Dasgupta a Leading Rheumatologist and Head of Rheumatology at...

Update to PMRGCA meeting on 21st October at the Copthorne Hotel Plymouth PL1 1AR...

•9 years ago

Pred and healing

I have PMR since May 2012. I suffered a displaced fracture of the femur two years ago (due to a fracture caused by the Alendronic Acid). It was pinned with an...

I have PMR since May 2012. I suffered a displaced fracture of the femur two year...

•9 years ago

Tapering Pred

Hi, I'm still very new to all of this so am after some advice please. My doctor wanted me to drop down from 20-15mg last week. After being on this forum I...

Hi, I'm still very new to all of this so am after some advice please. My doctor...

•9 years ago

Asking for a scan

Hi everyone, thought I had posted this a few days ago, but it didn't seem to have appeared so will have another try. I was diagnosed in September last year,...

Hi everyone, thought I had posted this a few days ago, but it didn't seem to hav...

•9 years ago

Result at Last!

Sorry, I am a bit lax about posting things, followed the advice you all kindly offered, took my husband With me when I went to see GP, asked for the 15mg Pred...

Sorry, I am a bit lax about posting things, followed the advice you all kindly o...

•9 years ago

Weak legs

Has anyone had severe weakness in legs, down to 1.75 pred, but legs are very weak, have no strength in them, have been doing some weight bearing exercises when...

Has anyone had severe weakness in legs, down to 1.75 pred, but legs are very wea...

•9 years ago

Just wondering...

Hi Again. Looking for ideas, 3-4 times a month I get a tight, full feeling in my head & kinda foggy brain, nothing matters to Me, don't feel like eating,...

Hi Again. Looking for ideas, 3-4 times a month I get a tight, full feeling in ...

•9 years ago

prednisone and surgery

I have to undergo surgery on my nose to remove a cancer growth. Should I stop the prednisone a few days before the surgery. Can't ask my GP - he is on...

I have to undergo surgery on my nose to remove a cancer growth. Should I stop t...

•9 years ago

Simvastatin and pred

Piglette you mentioned that simvastin and pred are an ill advised combination. Is there another statin that could be taken. My Rheumy advised me to go back on...

Piglette you mentioned that simvastin and pred are an ill advised combination. I...

•9 years ago

dentist !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Went to dentist for checkup last week and she said one of my teeth was crumbling.....normally great teeth, no probs. She thought it could be connected to pred....

Went to dentist for checkup last week and she said one of my teeth was crumbling...

•9 years ago

what is the difference

I understand that as you reduce your steroids you can get withdrawal pain but how do you know that the pains and aches are due that and not the PMR? Are there...

I understand that as you reduce your steroids you can get withdrawal pain but ho...

•9 years ago

Hello All

So I'm back down to 30mg after having to go back up to 40 with a flare 3 weeks ago. Doing well so far, going to stay at this dose for at least another week...

So I'm back down to 30mg after having to go back up to 40 with a flare 3 weeks a...

•9 years ago

PMR

I have been getting very swollen ankles and cramp in both feet and pain traveling up my shines and cramp in my calves and hands at the same time I am also...

I have been getting very swollen ankles and cramp in both feet and pain travelin...

•9 years ago

GCA and prednisone

Has anyone been on prednisone for almost a year of more that 30 mgs. ? Finally got down to 26.5 this week on my own. See dr. in two weeks. Started with 60...

Has anyone been on prednisone for almost a year of more that 30 mgs. ? Finally...

•9 years ago

low dosage pred

I am new to this forum and have just read PMRpro Vounteer's comments on this subject. I would appreciate his/her views on my experience. I have had 5 courses...

I am new to this forum and have just read PMRpro Vounteer's comments on this sub...

•9 years ago

Severe Headaches for 7 days

This has been the most difficult week since I was diagnosed with GCA/PMR. The GCA diagnosis was in July while I was on 40mg of Prednisone. I had some visual...

This has been the most difficult week since I was diagnosed with GCA/PMR. The GC...

•9 years ago

Minimum dose

I hope this is not a silly question, but how do you know when you have reached your minimum dose of prednisolone without going past it? I'm down to 9mg from 15...

I hope this is not a silly question, but how do you know when you have reached y...

•9 years ago

Reduction of 1mg

Hello all, I am needing your excellent advice once again, GCA/PMR 2013 restarted steroids December 2014....been unwell with unrelated virus problems but on...

Hello all, I am needing your excellent advice once again, GCA/PMR 2013 restarted...

•9 years ago

Maybe a silly question

Hi, Im starting steroids next week and was reading up about PMR. What is not clear to me is what the condition actually is. I know its inflamtion, is that of...

Hi, Im starting steroids next week and was reading up about PMR. What is not cle...

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•9 years ago

Interesting encounter

Yesterday morning I was enjoying my usual walk along a trail that runs beside the harbour, when a woman coming in the other direction stopped and said I looked...

Yesterday morning I was enjoying my usual walk along a trail that runs beside th...

•9 years ago

Wean vs remission

As I've weaned over 6 months from 10 mg/day to 1.5 mg every other day, I've had a few minor setbacks that have me now at 2.5 mg every other day. My question...

As I've weaned over 6 months from 10 mg/day to 1.5 mg every other day, I've had ...

•9 years ago

New care plan

This coming Monday I will have the last of my booked 20min appointments with GP . All through this GCA treatment she has been great, pred will be down to 1/2mg...

This coming Monday I will have the last of my booked 20min appointments with GP ...

•9 years ago

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