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Salt substitute?

Has anyone discovered a substitute for salt that doesn’t just add another strong flavor? Not a fan of Mrs. Dash. I know I need to be more creative with...

Has anyone discovered a substitute for salt that doesn’t just add another st...

Mstiles

•5 years ago

31 Replies

Am i having a flare up

Last week i posted the fact I was having pain on my inner forearm, several of you came back and said it was likely golfers elbow, this was agreed when i saw...

Last week i posted the fact I was having pain on my inner forearm, several of yo...

SRIXON

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Flu jab

Hi All, Having read all the responses to my original post, I did some research on the Over 65 vaccine. I was unaware it contains Shingrex, which is certainly...

Hi All, Having read all the responses to my original post, I did some research o...

Magster54

•5 years ago

17 Replies

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Fluid retention

Wondering about fluid retention and Prednisone? Seems as I am reducing from 20 mg, now at 6 mg. I need to run to the bathroom more frequently. Wonder if...

Wondering about fluid retention and Prednisone? Seems as I am reducing from 20 ...

Gary1310

•5 years ago

19 Replies

Tapering

I have been trying to follow your advice and got to 17mgs and seem to be having a flare. Went to 20mgs still. Feel rough with bleary eyes fatigue sweats etc so...

I have been trying to follow your advice and got to 17mgs and seem to be having ...

Ryliefew123dogcat

•5 years ago

5 Replies

The last month

Diagnosed PMR Nov. last. Now starting my last month at 1mg pred. Everything has went smoothly. Hopefully I will still be as well at end Sept. Will be glad to...

Diagnosed PMR Nov. last. Now starting my last month at 1mg pred. Everything has ...

barny49

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Our AGM next Saturday 7th Sept.

Can I ask who, of our HU members, plan to attend our Annual General Meeting next Saturday? I have been a member of this forum since last September and would...

Can I ask who, of our HU members, plan to attend our Annual General Meeting next...

prunus

•5 years ago

27 Replies

GCA

Hi everyone , I am new to the site but was diagnosed with PMR 3 weeks ago and as I have some symptoms of what may be GCA and getting quite concerned . Can...

Hi everyone , I am new to the site but was diagnosed with PMR 3 weeks ago and as...

Hidden

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Thanks for the advice, it’s working!

Just a quick note to say I listened to all the responses I got to my recent request for advice. I’m pleased to say that 3 days after upping my pred to 20mg I’m...

Just a quick note to say I listened to all the responses I got to my recent requ...

Griggser

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Thin skin - It's no joke...

I'm living proof that pred thins our skin, so all of you, take warning by me... Yesterday while at a friend's house, I clumsily tripped up while going into...

I'm living proof that pred thins our skin, so all of you, take warning by me... ...

Marijo1951

•5 years ago

46 Replies

PMR-lite?

Hi everybody and my sympathies go towards all who suffer PMR more severely than I do. I am an 89 year old male. When I first developed PMR some years ago,...

Hi everybody and my sympathies go towards all who suffer PMR more severely than ...

Ashboy

•5 years ago

14 Replies

will upping my pred help lower back pain?

hi, After getting lots of good advice on how to go on from a fairly quick reduction from 60 mg to 20, i decided to reduce by 1mg for a start. That seemed...

hi, After getting lots of good advice on how to go on from a fairly quick redu...

Tiredcat

•5 years ago

42 Replies

Can acupuncture help PMR?

Hello, I have just found and joined this site. Was on prednisolone for 4 years ending in 2016 and managed ok after that - though walking for pleasure was...

Hello, I have just found and joined this site. Was on prednisolone for 4 years e...

swimaaaa

•5 years ago

16 Replies

DEXA scan results and thanks to this forum.

Firstly thanks to this forum for the advice about alendronic acid and dexa scans. In brief, I was diagnosed with PMR in April started pred in May. My GP...

Firstly thanks to this forum for the advice about alendronic acid and dexa scans...

Daisyfield

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Flu vaccine?

Hi All, my pharmacist has recommended I have a flu jab this winter (he is starting to do them next week). He's offering it because I'm 65 and eligible for it...

Hi All, my pharmacist has recommended I have a flu jab this winter (he is starti...

Magster54

•5 years ago

22 Replies

Any ideas on heart related problems and Prednisone?

Just went thru a terrible episode last night of cramp in jaw, odd pain on chest and around the back. Was pretty intense. We waited it out (foolishly?) and...

Just went thru a terrible episode last night of cramp in jaw, odd pain on chest ...

Linny3

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Yessssssssss

Just had an econsult with my GP after my recent blood test. My CRP is 1 and that is wonderful considering I did hit 120 when diagnosed last March. My pred...

Just had an econsult with my GP after my recent blood test. My CRP is 1 and that...

discoballs

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Revitive

Suffering from GCA for 3+ years, making progress but very weak and painful legs still. Ath experience of REVITIVE blood circulation equipment. Any good

Suffering from GCA for 3+ years, making progress but very weak and painful legs...

astley123

•5 years ago

4 Replies

HRT and BREAST CANCER new research

New research regarding HRT and Breast Cancer is highlighting a strong relationship - info every woman should be aware of (and share with younger women) so I am...

New research regarding HRT and Breast Cancer is highlighting a strong relationsh...

Rimmy

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Aadrenalin

Went to Reumy and he said my blood work was good. Reduce 1mg per month. Had blood work done yesterday and counts have gone up again. I am at 6mg presently. If...

Went to Reumy and he said my blood work was good. Reduce 1mg per month. Had bloo...

Robinsnest72

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Swings and roundabouts

Yesterday little or no pain, beautiful day outside, felt optimistic and even happy. Dreadful night’s sleep, horrid dreams, sweating. Today I can hardly lift my...

Yesterday little or no pain, beautiful day outside, felt optimistic and even hap...

Bridge31

•5 years ago

13 Replies

Flu jabs

Wonderful gurus! It is September in two days. I have been on Pred for five weeks. Do we have flu jabs or can they cause a flare? Xxx

Wonderful gurus! It is September in two days. I have been on Pred for five weeks...

Smokygirl

•5 years ago

25 Replies

Awful cramps in both legs and feet

Hello night time friends, Am on holiday in Italy Verona/Garda and am wide awake having had horrible cramps in both legs and both feet. (Had them for the...

Hello night time friends, Am on holiday in Italy Verona/Garda and am wide awake...

Oxford8

•5 years ago

27 Replies

Asthma Review and Prednisolone

Just had my annual asthma review and it came as no surprise that it’s quiet stable. My asthma nurse confirmed that taking steroids usually makes this possible....

Just had my annual asthma review and it came as no surprise that it’s quiet stab...

Wayfair

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Obsessed with Tapering

How did we and our doctors become obsessed with whether we can get from 6 mg of pred to 5.5? (as an example). ? Why do we seem to feel guilty if we can't reach...

How did we and our doctors become obsessed with whether we can get from 6 mg of ...

Christophene

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Was it Worth it? (HUMOUR INTENDED)

So .... I had to prepare.... no food six hours before......no clear fluids two hours before (on one of the hottest days on record!).......appointment time 1.30...

So .... I had to prepare.... no food six hours before......no clear fluids two h...

Marilyn1959

•5 years ago

24 Replies

Unable to reduce Pred. Any ideas?

I'm having real difficulty reducing my Pred dosage below 8mg. Any ideas? I started with PMR in December 2017 after a cycling accident, though it wasn't...

I'm having real difficulty reducing my Pred dosage below 8mg. Any ideas? I sta...

Cycling_bloke

•5 years ago

89 Replies

At a loss

I'm not getting on well, but wonder if this is as good as it is going to be. 2 weeks ago I decided unilaterally to try 20 preds up from 18 (still at 2am) as...

I'm not getting on well, but wonder if this is as good as it is going to be. 2 w...

spearce

•5 years ago

26 Replies

The saga continues...hit a brick wall

Hello all! Hope your summer was enjoyable! Mine was pretty good until recently. Part 1: I’ve hit a wall with the prednisone usage and the doctors. I can’t get...

Hello all! Hope your summer was enjoyable! Mine was pretty good until recently. ...

Kern1410

•5 years ago

33 Replies

What’s a realistic outlook for recovering strength/stamina/focus?

Context : I’m 64 and have a share in a pony to ride and look after one day a week. It was 2 days a week but last September I started a series of serious chest...

Context : I’m 64 and have a share in a pony to ride and look after one day a we...

Enfin

•5 years ago

9 Replies

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All posts for August 2019

Salt substitute?

Am i having a flare up

Flu jab

Fluid retention

Tapering

The last month

Our AGM next Saturday 7th Sept.

GCA

Thanks for the advice, it’s working!

Thin skin - It's no joke...

PMR-lite?

will upping my pred help lower back pain?

Can acupuncture help PMR?

DEXA scan results and thanks to this forum.

Flu vaccine?

Any ideas on heart related problems and Prednisone?

Yessssssssss

Revitive

HRT and BREAST CANCER new research

Aadrenalin

Swings and roundabouts

Flu jabs

Awful cramps in both legs and feet

Asthma Review and Prednisolone

Obsessed with Tapering

Was it Worth it? (HUMOUR INTENDED)

Unable to reduce Pred. Any ideas?

At a loss

The saga continues...hit a brick wall

What’s a realistic outlook for recovering strength/stamina/focus?

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