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PMRGCAuk

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Is this normal ?

Hi all I am new to this as I was only diagnosed 3 weeks ago so am just looking f...

High white blood cell count on prednisone

Just a little question. Is it normal to have a very high count of white blood ce...
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Dizziness

Anyone else experienced dizzy spells on 60mg preds. Today has been particularly ...
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Rayos Time release prednisone

Hi, Haven’t posted in a while, but read every day. Update be 5 years next month ...
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Stressed

My dear husband has been diagnosed with heart problems and needs triple heart by...
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Why Stress is a Good Thing....Read on if you have PMR/ GCA , Fibro, or any Chronic Pain Condition and I will explain why I've not gone Mad!

Morning all Forum Folks and Faraway Friends , Auntie Bleary-eyed here . I hope t...
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Not happy

I had a missed phone call from the hospital today, when I rang back it was a rec...
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Not again

Third appointment with rheumy cancelled. This time with no alternative follow up...
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Hello PMR Forum I am new here.

I have PMR. I wish I had never heard of it, but once it gets you, you will neve...
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It never rains, it pours!☔️

I posted last week asking for some advice around a flare I was experiencing and ...
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TRURO Meet Up Group

Camborne Group has been renamed “Truro Meet Up Group” as, for sometime, we have ...
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Tapering Severe Return of Symptoms

I began 20 mgs of Pred approx. 3 months ago after an unsuccessful attempt to red...

Glasgow Support Group

I attended my first PMR support group meeting on Glasgow on Monday. I was diagno...
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Update "Hospital" (Geriatric ward)!

I've been refused! I'm too healthy!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You've got to laugh! It tickled ...
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Rheumotologist wants to change from prednisone to methotrexate...

Has anyone been switched from prednisone to methotrexate? My rheumatologist wan...
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Weary and confused

GP told me Latest blood tests good and I should reduce my dosage of steroids. My...
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Success! Off of prednisone and Actemra.

Hi. GCA/PMR 8-2017, start 60mg prednisone. 10-2017 started weekly shots of Act...
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Tapering

Hi l took your advice on going back to 25mgs pred from 20mgs nearly 2 weeks ago ...

GCA, tapering and blood tests.

I see Ann 1 asked a similar question and I am wondering about further tapering. ...
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Comfort in food

Here's an interesting observation. I was doing low carb and noticed my back pain...
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Rheumy update

Saw the rheumy last week and although I didn’t get the results yet for the DXA s...
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"When Grief Gets Physical"

Great article! I was diagnosed with GCA & PMR just 6 months after the (unexpect...
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Another funny turn

Hi all, I had another funny turn last night, pretty much the same as Friday nigh...
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Steroids and sickness

I have been on steroids for three years now with GCA and got down to 1mg and las...
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Something New to Worry About

To my dismay, have just been Dx osteopeanic T femur -0.9, spine -1.6. Yet to se...
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Painful and swollen hand

I've had PMR for 3.5 years now and have been reducing slowing from 20 mg without...
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Yet more negative blood tests!

Hello again! You may remember my somewhat reckless steroid reduction from0mg to ...
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Leflunomide

Has anyone had experience of this drug for PMR?? Any info would be most welcome-...
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Tapering

Was diognosed June 2017 have been tapering using dsm from 20mg since then got to...
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Thank you, thank you for advice re. Pony share - and trip to Manchester to see grandson

Update: I went to see Tony (the pony!) yesterday and had a good chat with his lo...
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