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Post COVID jab DVT?

Hi, new to this. Question: anyone come across an occurrence of DVT after the first AZ COVID-19 jab. It happened to me about 10 days afterwards. Resulting in me...

Hi, new to this. Question: anyone come across an occurrence of DVT after the fir...

Andrew-B1

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Pred

Hi all, I've noticed over the last few days that about 1-2pm I start getting aches and pains and get really tired where I need to have a nap. Could this be...

Hi all, I've noticed over the last few days that about 1-2pm I start getting ach...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Ecclesiastical Movement for Good - nominations are open TODAY

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PMRpro

Ambassador•3 years ago

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Aching painful joints

Hello, I managed to wean myself off prednisolone at Easter, after a year on steroids. I still have to take Methotrexate. However, I have stiff and really...

Hello, I managed to wean myself off prednisolone at Easter, after a year on ster...

Emmylou3

•3 years ago

22 Replies

Zoe/Kings Covid tracker

I know many here report on the Zoe app including Dorset Lady. I too have done so but started in the early days before PMR. DL commented on another post...

I know many here report on the Zoe app including Dorset Lady. I too have done so...

DogAgilityObsessed

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Adrenal Crisis

I am now on 8 mgs prednisolone. Due to reduce soon. Am I now in adrenal crisis zone? Had letter from GP surgery giving me advice on steroid emergency card I...

I am now on 8 mgs prednisolone. Due to reduce soon. Am I now in adrenal crisis z...

Reddev

•3 years ago

19 Replies

Reducing Pred

Can reducing pred cause red skin and itching?

madhouse1

•3 years ago

56 Replies

Tortuous left temporal artery

Hi everyone, further to onset of new and worsening symptoms during the past 3 months such as all over body stiffness, increase in all over body pain and left...

Hi everyone, further to onset of new and worsening symptoms during the past 3 mo...

Horsewhisper

•3 years ago

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4th day of 15mg Pred. Update and request for your advice again please.

So pattern continues. Better sleep now and if wake up only getting pain at level 4-5 which is manageable and no more waking up in agony (phew). But on waking...

So pattern continues. Better sleep now and if wake up only getting pain at level...

Grannyasbo

•3 years ago

8 Replies

Stuck at 30 mg

Stuck on 30mg how long can I stay there?Tapering by 1.5 mg not working

Bridge1990

•3 years ago

17 Replies

DietDoctor keto

Is the full DietDoctor Keto plan suitable for weight loss when on prednisolone as it is high fat plz? I’m desperate to lose weight ...

Is the full DietDoctor Keto plan suitable for weight loss when on prednisolone...

Tayzee

•3 years ago

20 Replies

Help where do I start?

Help!!!!....I’ve put on 2 stones (28lb) since starting pred ... I just don’t have motivation to stop comfort eating in the evenings and am in a habit of choc...

Help!!!!....I’ve put on 2 stones (28lb) since starting pred ... I just don’t ha...

Tayzee

•3 years ago

50 Replies

Fast 800 - thanks

Thank you all for your hints, ideas, and encouragement. My lovely husband was my "check" when I tended to eat too much, he would tell me that I didn't need...

Thank you all for your hints, ideas, and encouragement. My lovely husband was m...

ChrisinNam

•3 years ago

4 Replies

BBC News - Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant - studyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57214596

More interesting information. Even having had two OAZ jabs until there are more comprehensive trials and information about where we stand I will not be making...

More interesting information. Even having had two OAZ jabs until there are more ...

Bcol

•3 years ago

30 Replies

Adrenal insufficiency?

Hello all. I've got GCA / PMR / LVV, diagnosed last year. I've been on prednisone since last September, first at 60 mg, then at 20 for a good while, then at...

Hello all. I've got GCA / PMR / LVV, diagnosed last year. I've been on prednis...

winfong

•3 years ago

27 Replies

Another update

So following on from shingles I have post hermetic neuralgia. I posted the other day that I had been offered a Stella the ganglion block (nerve block). I had...

So following on from shingles I have post hermetic neuralgia. I posted the other...

Griggser

•3 years ago

11 Replies

Pred and under-active thyroid

Good morning everyone I was just wondering if anyone has the same problems as myself. I’m on a tapering dose of Pred , down to 6 mg a day . My question is...

Good morning everyone I was just wondering if anyone has the same problems as m...

MacNa

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Aching fingers

Hello to all my kind and helpful friends, my GP has put me back up to 10mgs Prednisolone as I wasn’t getting on too well with 8.5. After 3 days I am feeling...

Hello to all my kind and helpful friends, my GP has put me back up to 10mgs Pred...

sewingscissors

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Covid vaccination - household members of shielded.

Hi all. Apologies if this has already been posted. England only. If you are classed as clinically extremely vulnerable to covid (and lots of us are here) and...

Hi all. Apologies if this has already been posted. England only. If you are cla...

Coffeebeans

•3 years ago

18 Replies

Fast 800

I put on far too much weight, first when I was in severe pain for a month before being prescribed Pred, and then when I was trying to come to terms with being...

I put on far too much weight, first when I was in severe pain for a month before...

ChrisinNam

•3 years ago

61 Replies

Low carb rebel (inspired by Rosina1871's question of yesterday)

This was originally going to be a response to Rosina1871, but I then decided to make it a separate post as I would like to see other people's comments on my...

This was originally going to be a response to Rosina1871, but I then decided to ...

Marijo1951

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Can't catch a break

I was in the process of reducing my prednisone down to 9mg and started instituting an exercise regimen that includes biking. This past Wednesday I went out...

I was in the process of reducing my prednisone down to 9mg and started instituti...

rocketman42

•3 years ago

27 Replies

Beware

Hi all. I have been posting about muscle spasms that i have been experiencing these last three weeks. Not pleasant. However i got nowhere with my surgery...

Hi all. I have been posting about muscle spasms that i have been experiencing ...

Cosmos22Marigold

•3 years ago

36 Replies

Naive question

I know that a low carb diet is necessary when on steroids to avoid weight gain, but does the different dosage of steroids influence the amount of carbs you can...

I know that a low carb diet is necessary when on steroids to avoid weight gain, ...

Rosina1871

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Just a quick question

Hi everyone. Am I at risk of stomach damage as soon as I start taking Pred? Ive been on it for 4 months with no stomach problems yet my doctor and now...

Hi everyone. Am I at risk of stomach damage as soon as I start taking Pred? Ive...

Hidden

•3 years ago

32 Replies

Deglycyrrhizinated licorice and acid reflux

I’m in the US and see an integrative health MD who oversees supplements and some tests, in addition to a GP and rheumatologist. Have PMR/GCA. I haven’t...

I’m in the US and see an integrative health MD who oversees supplements and...

Mstiles

•3 years ago

24 Replies

PMR

Hi I have just joined this group to share my experience with my recently diagnosed PMR. I have responded well to Prednisone so far and carrying out daily...

Hi I have just joined this group to share my experience with my recently diagnos...

Olympian

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Flare Up

I have been off prednisone for a year but lately have been having a return of the pain and stiffness. Have any of you just gone back on prednisone short term...

I have been off prednisone for a year but lately have been having a return of th...

Sped53

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Covid antibody testing - is it worth it? Spoiler alert: probably not!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7954518/ If you are considering spending good money on one of the antibody testing kits that are commercially...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7954518/ If you are considering spe...

PMRpro

Ambassador•3 years ago

12 Replies

Tapering

Hi all, my rheumatologist has had me on quite a fast taper, I started on 60mg at the beginning of September and now I’m on 2.5mg (Pred). I’ve now lost my...

Hi all, my rheumatologist has had me on quite a fast taper, I started on 60mg at...

Helipad

•3 years ago

32 Replies

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All posts for May 2021

Post COVID jab DVT?

Pred

Ecclesiastical Movement for Good - nominations are open TODAY

Aching painful joints

Zoe/Kings Covid tracker

Adrenal Crisis

Reducing Pred

Tortuous left temporal artery

4th day of 15mg Pred. Update and request for your advice again please.

Stuck at 30 mg

DietDoctor keto

Help where do I start?

Fast 800 - thanks

BBC News - Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant - studyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57214596

Adrenal insufficiency?

Another update

Pred and under-active thyroid

Aching fingers

Covid vaccination - household members of shielded.

Fast 800

Low carb rebel (inspired by Rosina1871's question of yesterday)

Can't catch a break

Beware

Naive question

Just a quick question

Deglycyrrhizinated licorice and acid reflux

PMR

Flare Up

Covid antibody testing - is it worth it? Spoiler alert: probably not!

Tapering

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