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Nail fungus

Hiya Have had toe nail fungus for years can't get rid of it and am not taking any more medication which I heard does work but affects liver! When I tried to...

Hiya Have had toe nail fungus for years can't get rid of it and am not taking a...

shella

•7 years ago

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chronic nail fungus now turned black

hello everyone, i have had a chronic nail fungus for years on my index fingernail, i now have a part of it turned black about 3 weeks or so ago, i,m wondering...

hello everyone, i have had a chronic nail fungus for years on my index fingernai...

arvine

•7 years ago

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Stuck, not sure what to do from here?

Following on from my previous "pity party" post.. I have been making lifestyle changes.. No tea, coffee, alcohol, red meat, no fun... Have replaced with green...

Following on from my previous "pity party" post.. I have been making lifestyle c...

anicholson

•7 years ago

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I am now not sure...about anything,,?

Hi guys, I wrote about 3 weeks ago when my doctor had diagnosed me with polymyagia. ( crt at 122), and got advice from you as to the whole prednisone...

Hi guys, I wrote about 3 weeks ago when my doctor had diagnosed me with polymyag...

anicholson

•7 years ago

5 Replies

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PMRPro ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hope you have a lovely day. Best wishes and warm regards from Essex. Xxx

Marilyn1959

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Blood vessel inflammation PMR?

I'm confused about the inflammation people refer to in our blood vessels due to PMR. Can someone try and explain it or refer me to some articles. Is this...

I'm confused about the inflammation people refer to in our blood vessels due to ...

Lochy

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Depo-Medrol Booster Injection Advice

Good Morning All, Just looking for advice on a depo-medrol injection and what I now do with my 15mgs a day of normal prednisilone tablets. Yesterday - at...

Good Morning All, Just looking for advice on a depo-medrol injection and what I ...

Stkeyna

•7 years ago

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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PMRpro.I WISH YOU A VERY VERY HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY TODAY. I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO WHAT YOU WANTED BECAUSE OF HUBBY'S ILLNESS, BUT LET TODAY BE WONDERFUL,...

PMRpro.I WISH YOU A VERY VERY HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY TODAY. I KNOW YOU CA...

karools16

•7 years ago

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2nd day of prednisone gave me intense thigh pain

I went to the ER a day ago because after I got out the shower I had tingly feeling in my leg up to the top of my knee, weakness behind the knee with a racing...

I went to the ER a day ago because after I got out the shower I had tingly feeli...

Teddyghram

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Yet another update

First of all, I'm pleased to say that my recovery from having a wisdom tooth taken out is going well. Obviously the whole mouth is sore but, after the...

First of all, I'm pleased to say that my recovery from having a wisdom tooth tak...

Janann25

•7 years ago

10 Replies

The Lighter Side of PMR - The ‘Gift’ of HU Community Feedback… ;-)

Dear All Sincere Greetings as we grind towards another weekend on the exciting Roller Coaster of Life with PMR / GCA. It’s always a privilege to have my...

Dear All Sincere Greetings as we grind towards another weekend on the exciting R...

markbenjamin57

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Depression.

Hi - I am getting increasingly dreoressed. I was pretty depressed before diagnosis - due to the extreme pain and worry and my emotions have been pretty up and...

Hi - I am getting increasingly dreoressed. I was pretty depressed before diagnos...

Slosh

•7 years ago

61 Replies

I Finally made it!

Hi all you lovely people. Well its 4 weeks now since I took my last dose of Pred. Yippee. For me it has been more than 3 years since diagnosed with GCA/PMR so...

Hi all you lovely people. Well its 4 weeks now since I took my last dose of Pre...

Hidden

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Problems eye.

I all I am concerned about my eye.Tiny vain/ artery is slightly inflamed and sore to touch wurst on a morning then inproves after 25 ml predisalone. I'm...

I all I am concerned about my eye.Tiny vain/ artery is slightly inflamed and sor...

Rocketronzy

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Reducing 5mg Every 2 Weeks

Hello everyone: Haven't posted anything in over 10 months. Was diagnosed with PMR August 11, 2016 and was put on 50mg prednisone for 1 week and then went to...

Hello everyone: Haven't posted anything in over 10 months. Was diagnosed with PM...

Ligtocicar

•7 years ago

16 Replies

feet problems - on 3 mg Pred

Hello Everybody Any thoughts on what I can do to help my very painful feet. Had PMR 1 1/2 years and I am down to 3 mg. I was away and walked 22K steps daily...

Hello Everybody Any thoughts on what I can do to help my very painful feet. Had...

whitefishbay

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Hi everyone

Haven't been on site for a while so just wanted to say how much I have appreciated catching up with all your posts. Wealth of info and more importantly...

Haven't been on site for a while so just wanted to say how much I have appreciat...

tinwoman

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Painful legs and feet

I am currently reducing from 10 to 9 preds. At the time of diagnosis I had swollen and painful feet although after 3 days of predisolone my feet and ankles...

I am currently reducing from 10 to 9 preds. At the time of diagnosis I had swo...

Jojotay

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Other options for diagnosing GCA

Is there any other way to diagnose GCA of than doing temporal artery biopsy?

jwb43

•7 years ago

29 Replies

How does prednisolone work

As somebody who has just had their second GCA 'birthday' and have at last reduced again down to 8mg, I'm just curious to know how pred works. If our adrenals...

As somebody who has just had their second GCA 'birthday' and have at last reduce...

Cobnut

•7 years ago

10 Replies

New here - fatigue

I'm so glad I found this forum. I was diagnosed with PMR in February and am still getting used to it. It was interesting to read some of the items on fatigue...

I'm so glad I found this forum. I was diagnosed with PMR in February and am sti...

Hidden

•7 years ago

22 Replies

Birthday Celebrations - PMR Uninvited Guest Be Gone!!!!

So.... This weekend marked hubby's 60th birthday. How to celebrate, given my uninvited, unpredictable guest PMR would undoubtedly gate crash!!!!!!!!!!!!...

So.... This weekend marked hubby's 60th birthday. How to celebrate, given my uni...

Marilyn1959

•7 years ago

40 Replies

The tooth saga....

Well, I'm "pleased" to report that the problem wisdom tooth was actually taken out yesterday. I say "pleased" very wryly because it definitely wasn't a very...

Well, I'm "pleased" to report that the problem wisdom tooth was actually taken o...

Janann25

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Hand swelling

I also had hand swelling so bad in the morning for several hrs so that I was unable to wear my wedding ring. Currently my PMR is in remission

I also had hand swelling so bad in the morning for several hrs so that I was una...

Dorey

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Accidentally deleted post.

There was s post here last week about a dose of 5 mgs of Prednisone that is done for around 9 months. I t was a protocol from a doctor that some people are...

There was s post here last week about a dose of 5 mgs of Prednisone that is done...

Aleish

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Pmr

Hi. Is there another treatment for pmr besides prednisone? I have heard nothing but bad news about it saying it destroys cells?? If so I will just stay on...

Hi. Is there another treatment for pmr besides prednisone? I have heard nothing...

44humphreyst

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Reactive arthritus

Hi, has anyone suffered or is suffering from reactive arthritus? From a tiny cut on my foot, I got a fungal streptococcal infection which triggered reactive...

Hi, has anyone suffered or is suffering from reactive arthritus? From a tiny cut...

Hannah00

•7 years ago

2 Replies

when to take Lefluonomide ,with Pred, with Thyroxine

Thanks to all who advised me on my new Lefluonomide intake. I have separated the PRED- take, some time ago, to early am -the Thyroxine to evening meal time-...

Thanks to all who advised me on my new Lefluonomide intake. I have separated the...

Hidden

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Hi there, I'm new

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with GCA/PMR in September last year and I am really struggling with it all. I had a little window of feeling great in November...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with GCA/PMR in September last year and I am rea...

julianne3

•7 years ago

35 Replies

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All posts for August 2017

Nail fungus

chronic nail fungus now turned black

Stuck, not sure what to do from here?

I am now not sure...about anything,,?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PMRPro ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Blood vessel inflammation PMR?

Depo-Medrol Booster Injection Advice

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2nd day of prednisone gave me intense thigh pain

Yet another update

The Lighter Side of PMR - The ‘Gift’ of HU Community Feedback… ;-)

Depression.

I Finally made it!

Problems eye.

Reducing 5mg Every 2 Weeks

feet problems - on 3 mg Pred

Hi everyone

Painful legs and feet

Other options for diagnosing GCA

How does prednisolone work

New here - fatigue

Birthday Celebrations - PMR Uninvited Guest Be Gone!!!!

The tooth saga....

Hand swelling

Accidentally deleted post.

Pmr

Reactive arthritus

when to take Lefluonomide ,with Pred, with Thyroxine

Hi there, I'm new

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