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CRP/ESR and calcium levels

I have had Polymyalgia for three and a half years now, and after many ups and downs am now on 6mg Prednisolone together with 1 Lansoprazole tablet per day. I...

I have had Polymyalgia for three and a half years now, and after many ups and do...

Purplegloss

•3 years ago

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TEST results from Gallbladder.

I had a Hipa test for gallbladder squeeze and it showed I have 18% function. Supposed to have 40-100%... BUT I now am wondering if anyone did a "cleanse" for...

I had a Hipa test for gallbladder squeeze and it showed I have 18% function. Sup...

yogabonnie

•3 years ago

26 Replies

Weight loss

Please can anyone advise what is the best diet for losing a lot of belly fat that I have accumulated whilst taking prednisone

Please can anyone advise what is the best diet for losing a lot of belly fat tha...

Pinkpepper

•3 years ago

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Increased symptoms after Vaccination

I wonder if anyone has had this. After my first AZ jab (March), I was very 'off' for about a week. I also had a return of PMR symptoms for a lot longer - eg...

I wonder if anyone has had this. After my first AZ jab (March), I was very 'off...

Predderman2020

•3 years ago

37 Replies

75mgAspirin

I have Factor V Leiden ( heterozygous) this is a blood clotting hereditary disorder. I have had no blood clots and cannot trace this back through family. My...

I have Factor V Leiden ( heterozygous) this is a blood clotting hereditary disor...

Booge_15

•3 years ago

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Moon face

Hi , i am on pred for 5 months, start at 50 mg and now i am on 20 mg , i have moon face which is embarrassing me , i want to know the time required to return...

Hi , i am on pred for 5 months, start at 50 mg and now i am on 20 mg , i have mo...

Advidkc

•3 years ago

36 Replies

E mail change

My e mail address has changed, how do I update it please on the site

Celticrival

•3 years ago

1 Reply

ADVICE REQUEST POST SYNACTHEN TEST

I had a blood test on 24 March which showed my cortisol level was low. Not surprising really since I had finished a 7-week taper from 5.5 pred down to 5 mg...

I had a blood test on 24 March which showed my cortisol level was low. Not surp...

PMRGCA19

•3 years ago

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Help PMRGCAuk win a donation of £1,000

The Movement for Good Award gives out £1,000 donations to charities and we have a chance to win one of these donations - all we need you to do is vote for us!...

The Movement for Good Award gives out £1,000 donations to charities and we have ...

Fran_Benson

Partner•3 years ago

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Reducing Down Prednislone

Thanks all for the speedy replies. I am not sure how to respond to all your replies in one rather than individually so apologies if this is the wrong place...

Thanks all for the speedy replies. I am not sure how to respond to all your rep...

Rymer

•3 years ago

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Reducing down Prednislone

I am a newbie to PMA and this forum and was only diagnosed on 28th April 21. My GP spotted it straightaway and put me on 15 mg of Pred and has now said that...

I am a newbie to PMA and this forum and was only diagnosed on 28th April 21. My...

Rymer

•3 years ago

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ESR/CRP

I recently had my blood test done ,and I noticed on my blood test results that the CRP came up but the ESR went down has anybody had this?

I recently had my blood test done ,and I noticed on my blood test results that ...

Athena2020

•3 years ago

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Follow up on my post Diflucan issue.

As I wrote in another post the Diflucan given to me for thrush seem to have reduced my adrenal function to the point where I needed to go back up to 10 mg for...

As I wrote in another post the Diflucan given to me for thrush seem to have redu...

Karenjaninaz

•3 years ago

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DOMS

A really good dose of Doms today. Yesterday a quarter mile walk to the dentist, up 16 steps, down the same steps, and a quarter mile back home. Today it feels...

A really good dose of Doms today. Yesterday a quarter mile walk to the dentist,...

pmrgcavictim

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Tramadol

Morning, I am on 6/5.5mgs taper over 5 weeks and all going well so far. I have had an MRI of my left hip as I have been having pain and limited movement...

Morning, I am on 6/5.5mgs taper over 5 weeks and all going well so far. I have...

Retallack

•3 years ago

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Advice on latest blood test results

good morning everyone, after not having a blood test for PMR for 9 months, the latest figures show ESR at 22. I had upped my pred 3 weeks ago to 10mg for 5...

good morning everyone, after not having a blood test for PMR for 9 months, the l...

Jo1947

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Call from GP

Tele call with GP GP wanting to know my current dose of Pred. 4 1/2mg. GP says I have been on steroids for 3 +years and I need to come off. Taper by 1 a...

Tele call with GP GP wanting to know my current dose of Pred. 4 1/2mg. GP says...

Suffererc

•3 years ago

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Sudden bruised swollen hand

Yesterday l was eating my lunch when l looked down and saw that my left hand was very swollen, like a mound, with grey and pink bruising. It isn’t painful...

Yesterday l was eating my lunch when l looked down and saw that my left hand was...

Trulyscrumpious

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Waiting results

Hi all. Had my weekly appointment early this wk due to my dr being on a course rest of the week. She sent me for hips x- ray she said it sounds like I might...

Hi all. Had my weekly appointment early this wk due to my dr being on a course r...

Hidden

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Does anyone have experience with herbal supplements for PMR?

I am about a month into treatment for PMR. So far 20 mg/day of prednisone is helping, but I still have significant pain in the AM. After talking to my...

I am about a month into treatment for PMR. So far 20 mg/day of prednisone is he...

Nhawk

•3 years ago

13 Replies

Drug for glaucoma prevention, refill problems

I’m in the US. I’ve been on Zioptan eye drops because of being at risk of glaucoma from GCA and extreme nearsightedness to keep pressure down and prevent...

I’m in the US. I’ve been on Zioptan eye drops because of being at risk of g...

Mstiles

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Skin blotches

Has anyone gotten reddish purplish blotches on their hands and arms? I see that prednisone can cause this at some point. The blotches appear magically and are...

Has anyone gotten reddish purplish blotches on their hands and arms? I see that ...

Alebeau

•3 years ago

48 Replies

Swimming

Was just wondering if swimming would be a good idea if I have pmr in the shoulder area?

Was just wondering if swimming would be a good idea if I have pmr in the shoulde...

Ormesby13

•3 years ago

19 Replies

Wild/cold water swimming to manage inflammation?

Several weeks ago there was a thread which mentioned wild/cold water swimming as a way of managing/helping inflammation. Anyone who was interested might also...

Several weeks ago there was a thread which mentioned wild/cold water swimming as...

Hidden

•3 years ago

40 Replies

Post vaccine gca

Hand pmr in 2015, four years of Pred and finally off the steroids and reasonably ok but post 2nd Astra Zeneca vacrime 10 days ago plagues by constant...

Hand pmr in 2015, four years of Pred and finally off the steroids and reasonably...

Celticrival

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Hot flushes

I’m way past menopausal symptoms and I’m down to 8mg pred but these hot flushes are so annoying. Do they eventually stop as I taper further? Also I’m about to...

I’m way past menopausal symptoms and I’m down to 8mg pred but these hot flushes ...

AnniesRyder5

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Should I split my pred dose

I wake up in excruciating shoulder & arm pain around 3am in morning & can't get back to sleep so get up at 6 am to take 10 mg pred. The pain takes around 2 to...

I wake up in excruciating shoulder & arm pain around 3am in morning & can't get ...

JEMOK

•3 years ago

29 Replies

Weird feeling in toes and wobbly walking

This last year of the pandemic I’ve not addressed some things I should have what with the many difficulties. Things have piled up and I’m trying to sort...

This last year of the pandemic I’ve not addressed some things I should have ...

Mstiles

•3 years ago

16 Replies

Osteopenia/AA

Hi everyone...could some of you offer advice on my DEXA scan before Christmas: normal bone mineral density in the spine with a T-score of 1.8 and osteopenia...

Hi everyone...could some of you offer advice on my DEXA scan before Christmas: ...

90planetree

•3 years ago

27 Replies

Adrenal

This is the reason that people have to reduce very very slow to give your adrenal time to ajust.good luck ..very slow is really important.

This is the reason that people have to reduce very very slow to give your adrena...

ritter

•3 years ago

2 Replies

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PMRGCAuk

All posts for May 2021

CRP/ESR and calcium levels

TEST results from Gallbladder.

Weight loss

Increased symptoms after Vaccination

75mgAspirin

Moon face

E mail change

ADVICE REQUEST POST SYNACTHEN TEST

Help PMRGCAuk win a donation of £1,000

Reducing Down Prednislone

Reducing down Prednislone

ESR/CRP

Follow up on my post Diflucan issue.

DOMS

Tramadol

Advice on latest blood test results

Call from GP

Sudden bruised swollen hand

Waiting results

Does anyone have experience with herbal supplements for PMR?

Drug for glaucoma prevention, refill problems

Skin blotches

Swimming

Wild/cold water swimming to manage inflammation?

Post vaccine gca

Hot flushes

Should I split my pred dose

Weird feeling in toes and wobbly walking

Osteopenia/AA

Adrenal

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