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Interesting article

Certainly felt depressed at the start of my PMR journey! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37166293

Certainly felt depressed at the start of my PMR journey! http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne...

Griggser

•8 years ago

9 Replies

The 10% Rule

We see the 10% rule for tapering in several posts. Is that for a single taper & over what period of time; i.e. a month, a week, a day? Thanks So Much For Your...

We see the 10% rule for tapering in several posts. Is that for a single taper & ...

Jim-CJ

•8 years ago

19 Replies

Sneezing and cold type symptoms

Hi. I'm down to 1mg prednisolone after 3 and 1/2 years of PMR. I've been on 1mg since early July. I'm on holiday now and thought being away from work and...

Hi. I'm down to 1mg prednisolone after 3 and 1/2 years of PMR. I've been on 1mg ...

zorroaster

•8 years ago

6 Replies

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Adrenal

Hi all, I have been reducing pred slowly and am now down to 4.5, so far with little or no side effects. I'm just wondering how soon and how will I know if...

Hi all, I have been reducing pred slowly and am now down to 4.5, so far with lit...

JJackdaw

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Hair colouring

Hi everyone, I am currently on 10mgs pred for pmr, and to cheer myself up was thinking of having some semi permanent highlights done to my hair. Does anyone...

Hi everyone, I am currently on 10mgs pred for pmr, and to cheer myself up was th...

Crumb1

•8 years ago

23 Replies

Pmr/Gca

Hi, I'm Karen. I was diagnosed with Gca Feb 2016. I am on 50mg of steroids daily. I'm unable to decrease due to flares. I was on methotrexate for a couple of...

Hi, I'm Karen. I was diagnosed with Gca Feb 2016. I am on 50mg of steroids dai...

Karendoz205

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Gallbladder out Yesterday

Hello Everyone: Had my gallbladder out yesterday morning at 8AM. Everything went well and feeling not bad today. Diagnosed 12 days ago, on 50mg for 7 days,...

Hello Everyone: Had my gallbladder out yesterday morning at 8AM. Everything w...

Ligtocicar

•8 years ago

2 Replies

Can GCA keep 'coming & going' without medical treatment?

Hello to you all . I'm a newbie on the forum looking for Members' opinions or perhaps similar experiences of the painful and ( to me) quite strange symptoms...

Hello to you all . I'm a newbie on the forum looking for Members' opinions or p...

foolsandhorses

•8 years ago

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Prednisone reduction

I began on 60 mg. of prednisone in May and have reduced to 30mgs. four days ago. Previous reductions were pain free. Once I started 30mg, I developed a pain in...

I began on 60 mg. of prednisone in May and have reduced to 30mgs. four days ago....

Mgeorge

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Could Bloomington, il be a possible spot for a gathering?

Would Bloomington possibly be a halfway point for some to gather and share and exchange info? It would be worth taking a sick day off work for me. Any...

Would Bloomington possibly be a halfway point for some to gather and share and e...

bunnymom

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Seen my GP today.

Hi, I went this morning and seen my GP, I couldn't take the headache and neck pain, and fatigue and nausea ant my more. I was getting very concerned. She ended...

Hi, I went this morning and seen my GP, I couldn't take the headache and neck pa...

misaryk

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Any suggestions welcomed

Ok here goes, not having a great time of it lately. Retired on ll health end of March and had a couple of months of feeling quite good. It was if the stress of...

Ok here goes, not having a great time of it lately. Retired on ll health end of ...

Griggser

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Possible pmr

I have been diagnosed with pmr for 3 days. I was given prednisone 20 mg originally a fortnight ago for my symptoms and it was miraculous. Then doc had cold...

I have been diagnosed with pmr for 3 days. I was given prednisone 20 mg original...

Carrot1

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Tray

Feeling very fortunate to have been able to make the Maidstone support group again today! Really getting to know everyone there today and the support is...

Feeling very fortunate to have been able to make the Maidstone support group aga...

pmrdec112014

•8 years ago

1 Reply

Newby

Hi just found out about this site Diagnosed with PMG in December and struggling now to get below 6 mg prednisone . I am 54 and work full time Any tips......

Hi just found out about this site Diagnosed with PMG in December and struggling...

cardboardcutout

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Getting back to steroids

I'm sorry, this might be a long one. I had cataract surgery on my left eye and in the process got some fungal spores in it, so consequently the eye had to...

I'm sorry, this might be a long one. I had cataract surgery on my left eye and ...

fuzzybear

•8 years ago

6 Replies

GCA

Hi all , This is the first post for me , just been diagnosed with GCA after feeling unwell for about a month , I am on 40 mg of pred , and painkillers, due to...

Hi all , This is the first post for me , just been diagnosed with GCA after fee...

Heycarol

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Going on Holiday n really worried

I am going to be on a flight that is almost 4 hours. I am on 20 mgs back up from the 7mgs due to a flare up. At present I am tapering on dead slow plan to...

I am going to be on a flight that is almost 4 hours. I am on 20 mgs back up fro...

Hidden

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Should I increase preds, is this a flare?

Hi All Would be grateful for some advice please. Coming up to 15 months since diagnosis of PMR/GCA - rocky first year up and down with flares and contined to...

Hi All Would be grateful for some advice please. Coming up to 15 months since d...

lesley2015

•8 years ago

27 Replies

New to this

I have just been diagnosed with PMR and feeling so depressed with it all at present. From running marathons to being unable to climb stairs, get out of bed in...

I have just been diagnosed with PMR and feeling so depressed with it all at pres...

PollyF

•8 years ago

11 Replies

So now told no prednisone!? So confused.😕

Hi everyone, seen my rheumatologist on Thursday, I was hoping she would listen to what I had to say. I even brought print outs of the responses you folks so...

Hi everyone, seen my rheumatologist on Thursday, I was hoping she would listen t...

misaryk

•8 years ago

29 Replies

GCA came out of the blue!

After a working life of 44 years with little time off work from illness. I continued the three years of early retirement in the same vein, avoiding going to...

After a working life of 44 years with little time off work from illness. I conti...

DevonMichael

•8 years ago

36 Replies

Just diagnosed with PMR and concerned this will impact on my bladder cancer treatment -

Hi. I'm new here.... Does anyone know if there is a conflict of interest between Prednisolone and BCG treatment for bladder cancer? I was diagnosed with...

Hi. I'm new here.... Does anyone know if there is a conflict of interest betwee...

suethompson99t

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Flare

Hi I was diagnosed in 2002 with PMR, was put on Prednisolone but found it very difficult to decrease the dose and had several flare ups. I was then put on MTX...

Hi I was diagnosed in 2002 with PMR, was put on Prednisolone but found it very d...

panda12

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Has anyone experienced spontaneous bruising?

Today I noticed two areas of yellowish bruising with red dots on my lower abdomen. I cannot remember bumping myself. I did however look after my boisterous,...

Today I noticed two areas of yellowish bruising with red dots on my lower abdome...

SheffieldJane

•8 years ago

13 Replies

Local support group

As recently diagnosed with GCA it would be lovely to meet people in the same situation.Would anyone know if there is a support group in the Oldham area ? Thank...

As recently diagnosed with GCA it would be lovely to meet people in the same sit...

anniemb

•8 years ago

2 Replies

What to Eat

Hello everyone I'm from Northern Ontario Canada and was Diagnosed with PMR 10 days ago, went from 50mg to 20mg after 7 days. Feeling a bit stiff but coping....

Hello everyone I'm from Northern Ontario Canada and was Diagnosed with PMR 10 da...

Ligtocicar

•8 years ago

5 Replies

GCA progress two years on

Hi Everyone I haven't posted for a long time. I was diagnosed with GCA in May 2014 with very high levels of CRP, ESR and a positive temporal artery biopsy. I...

Hi Everyone I haven't posted for a long time. I was diagnosed with GCA in May 20...

EdithWales

•8 years ago

15 Replies

CAN CATARACTS BE OPERATED ON

I have been diagnosed with full blown cataract in left eye,and the right eye just the beginning of one .Can anyone tell me can they be operated on when on...

I have been diagnosed with full blown cataract in left eye,and the right eye jus...

denny-g

•8 years ago

14 Replies

shock treatments.................

At age 34, I had a nervous breakdown with depression and loss of memory. I had 3/4 shock treatments, which left me with severe headaches after.At age 59, I had...

At age 34, I had a nervous breakdown with depression and loss of memory. I had 3...

karools16

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Posts - PMRGCAuk | HealthUnlocked

PMRGCAuk

All posts for August 2016

Interesting article

The 10% Rule

Sneezing and cold type symptoms

Adrenal

Hair colouring

Pmr/Gca

Gallbladder out Yesterday

Can GCA keep 'coming & going' without medical treatment?

Prednisone reduction

Could Bloomington, il be a possible spot for a gathering?

Seen my GP today.

Any suggestions welcomed

Possible pmr

Tray

Newby

Getting back to steroids

GCA

Going on Holiday n really worried

Should I increase preds, is this a flare?

New to this

So now told no prednisone!? So confused.😕

GCA came out of the blue!

Just diagnosed with PMR and concerned this will impact on my bladder cancer treatment -

Flare

Has anyone experienced spontaneous bruising?

Local support group

What to Eat

GCA progress two years on

CAN CATARACTS BE OPERATED ON

shock treatments.................

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