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Rotator cuff problems

I appear to have started with PMR after having an operation for a torn tendon in my shoulder. I also had bursitis in both shoulders. I saw that someone else...

I appear to have started with PMR after having an operation for a torn tendon in...

Hidden

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Share your story please!

Hello everyone, Several people on this forum have said some very kind things about the book I published a couple of years ago - Polymyalgia Rheumatica and...

Hello everyone, Several people on this forum have said some very kind things abo...

Polywotsit

PMRGCAuk team member•8 years ago

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Unexplained shoulder and hip pain , bloods good .

Hi all advice if possible , May 1st dropped to 6.5 mg Pred from 7, within 5 days pain in hips at the weekend my right arm/ shoulder which I had operated on for...

Hi all advice if possible , May 1st dropped to 6.5 mg Pred from 7, within 5 days...

Gaz227

•8 years ago

9 Replies

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Rheumatologist in the south west?

PMRpro Celtic and Dorset Lady! I am hopeing you know of a good Rheumatologist in the South Wet, Exeter,Torquay Plymouth? or a good one in this area that knows...

PMRpro Celtic and Dorset Lady! I am hopeing you know of a good Rheumatologist i...

isabella2015

•8 years ago

24 Replies

Hair thinning

Hi does anyone know if your hair regains thickness after taking pred ? I am down to 7 mg per day reduced down from 15mg last August .My hair seems to be very...

Hi does anyone know if your hair regains thickness after taking pred ? I am down...

withington1961

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Rheumatologist??

Hello! My gp yesterday insisted I should carry on at 15mgs pred. for my GLC and Polymyalgia, so will see and go upa titchy bit if the pain continues. What I...

Hello! My gp yesterday insisted I should carry on at 15mgs pred. for my GLC an...

isabella2015

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Link with Polymyalgia and GCA

I am diagnosed with GCA and I wondered it that means that when I start to cut down on the Predisilone will I also get Polymyalgia? I am due to be prescribed...

I am diagnosed with GCA and I wondered it that means that when I start to cut do...

christine2715

•8 years ago

3 Replies

So much to learn

I am newly, ie. 5 months ago diagnosed. I live in England, and retired as a doctor 4 years ago, but my speciality was nothing to do with rheumatology about...

I am newly, ie. 5 months ago diagnosed. I live in England, and retired as a doct...

patsy69

•8 years ago

20 Replies

MST!!!!!

Hi was wondering if anyone else is on MST continus, I am on 30mg twice a day!

Odhran4

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Help, please

Help! I wandered into this community by mistake and don't know how to get out. I select "unfollow", but it doesn't register. What do I need to do?

Help! I wandered into this community by mistake and don't know how to get out. I...

London37

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Cataract op

Good morning Does anyone have experience of cataract op with Polymyalgia/GCA. Had cataract done in one eye about 3 weeks ago,and it's seems to have upset my...

Good morning Does anyone have experience of cataract op with Polymyalgia/GCA. Ha...

Deeroy2015

•8 years ago

14 Replies

GCA - tapering Pred?

In May 2015 I came off my cortisone treatment after having had PMR and GCA for 2 years and 7 months. CRP and ESR immediately began to rise. Stiffness,...

In May 2015 I came off my cortisone treatment after having had PMR and GCA f...

amieangel

•8 years ago

1 Reply

SHall I ask my gp to up my preds??

I am seeing my gp tomorrow for the 2nd time after he put me on 20 pre then I afew days after 15 mg. I have been away and because I found this forum have some...

I am seeing my gp tomorrow for the 2nd time after he put me on 20 pre then I afe...

isabella2015

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Made it to 3mg rather easily-PMR

I'm over a year with PMR diagnosed March last year. Started on pred in April at 15. Had to go to 30 to work and slowly got back to 15 after 3 months. Decreased...

I'm over a year with PMR diagnosed March last year. Started on pred in April at ...

Debra77

•8 years ago

26 Replies

Nauseous Headaches

Hi I have had PMR for 5 years and have been tapering my doses up and down for a few years now I am doing well on 4mgs but lately have been getting terrible...

Hi I have had PMR for 5 years and have been tapering my doses up and down for a ...

pammy_hyland

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Fatigue at 5.5 mg pred

Hello. Wondering if this fatigue is something I have to work through, or if it's a sign I need to increase prednisone? Was doing well with .5 mg taper until I...

Hello. Wondering if this fatigue is something I have to work through, or if it's...

Meg1711b

•8 years ago

19 Replies

Double dosage of pred

I am on 7mg of Pred by mistake I have taken one dose this morning and one this evening what should I do do I miss the one tomorrow morning?

I am on 7mg of Pred by mistake I have taken one dose this morning and one this e...

Vpankhurst

•8 years ago

16 Replies

Sweats

I believe I might have asked this questions before but am asking today as have had a horrible day with sweats It's very embarrassing when you are somewhere ie...

I believe I might have asked this questions before but am asking today as have h...

Rusty8

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Polymyalgia Rheumatica ?

I'm new here but I have been reading lots of your messages and post. I would be so grateful to anyone who could give me some advice or just to tell me I'm not...

I'm new here but I have been reading lots of your messages and post. I would be ...

Emilytom52

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Pain in hip, knees and now thighs and calves

I am on a low dose of pred, 5mg daily, for GCA, having come down from 40mg over nearly two years. Since I came down to 5mg some five weeks ago I have had pain...

I am on a low dose of pred, 5mg daily, for GCA, having come down from 40mg over ...

PenelopeVita-Finzi

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Thank you for your replies

Today I saw my orthopaedic surgeon. The bone scan came back ok with the normal degenerative signs of someone my age. However, he was horrified to see how...

Today I saw my orthopaedic surgeon. The bone scan came back ok with the normal d...

Dawnie08

•8 years ago

19 Replies

predisone gastritis

I have been getting very painful reaction from my prednisone. I am looking for the coated tablets and they do not sell them in the US or Canada. Does anyone...

I have been getting very painful reaction from my prednisone. I am looking for ...

Nap1

•8 years ago

10 Replies

First post , is it just me or ...

Is it just me or does anyone else get short of breath ? I went off work late last year because I became short of breath , this was the start of my illness,...

Is it just me or does anyone else get short of breath ? I went off work late la...

Hidden

•8 years ago

20 Replies

GCA and double vision

Hi all I have been following this forum for over 2 years now and have found it to be excellent. This is my first post and I am hoping someone can help. I was...

Hi all I have been following this forum for over 2 years now and have found it t...

Hidden

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Pred reduction

Hi all, I'm currently taking 2.5mg Pred having had PMR for last 18 months or so. When I'm ready to reduce (tablets on come in 2.5mg and 1mg form) i'd rather...

Hi all, I'm currently taking 2.5mg Pred having had PMR for last 18 months or so....

David_H

•8 years ago

13 Replies

When will my Buffalo Hump go - OR - how to get rid of it ?

Hi Again. I have been on 8 mg Pred. for 3 weeks now - down from 60 mg 12 months ago. I'm stable, without withdrawal or side effects. BUT – how do I get rid...

Hi Again. I have been on 8 mg Pred. for 3 weeks now - down from 60 mg 12 months...

Hidden

•8 years ago

4 Replies

HELP my Mum please!

My Mum is going through an extremely tough & painful time. She's 68 & her GP, after countless appointments & prescription changes & test, has told her she may...

My Mum is going through an extremely tough & painful time. She's 68 & her GP, a...

EmmaA40

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Have I been expecting to much

I starting on 15 mg prednisolone after a hiccup (running out of pills for a few days) I felt good for about a week and now I,m sore again and walking so slow...

I starting on 15 mg prednisolone after a hiccup (running out of pills for a few ...

Mistyscot

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Slow method of reduction

Can someone remind me who devised the slow method of Pred reduction, please? I gave a copy to my Rheumy recently.

Can someone remind me who devised the slow method of Pred reduction, please? I g...

Trenny

•8 years ago

8 Replies

What to do if am sick (ie vomit)?

I am just recovering from over a week of illness and have got into a terrible mess with my mediction - prednisolone and sinemet, (for Parknson's) in...

I am just recovering from over a week of illness and have got into a terrible me...

Trenny

•8 years ago

5 Replies

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All posts for May 2016

Rotator cuff problems

Share your story please!

Unexplained shoulder and hip pain , bloods good .

Rheumatologist in the south west?

Hair thinning

Rheumatologist??

Link with Polymyalgia and GCA

So much to learn

MST!!!!!

Help, please

Cataract op

GCA - tapering Pred?

SHall I ask my gp to up my preds??

Made it to 3mg rather easily-PMR

Nauseous Headaches

Fatigue at 5.5 mg pred

Double dosage of pred

Sweats

Polymyalgia Rheumatica ?

Pain in hip, knees and now thighs and calves

Thank you for your replies

predisone gastritis

First post , is it just me or ...

GCA and double vision

Pred reduction

When will my Buffalo Hump go - OR - how to get rid of it ?

HELP my Mum please!

Have I been expecting to much

Slow method of reduction

What to do if am sick (ie vomit)?

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