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Heavy cold and avfall

After a busy Christmas with grandchildren age 8 and 6 and long drives to Hampshire from home in North Yorkshire to see them I've succumbed to a really heavy...

After a busy Christmas with grandchildren age 8 and 6 and long drives to Hampshi...

PMRrunner

•4 months ago

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL 2024

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”—Albert Einstein

piglette

•4 months ago

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Happy New Year!

I hope 2024 is kind to everyone! Thank you to all those we have helped me this year.

I hope 2024 is kind to everyone! Thank you to all those we have helped me this y...

Bringonthemusic

•4 months ago

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To swim or not to swim?

The posts yesterday about swimming have really made me think….after six weeks on preds after PMR diagnosis, I can walk about half an hour with a rest half way...

The posts yesterday about swimming have really made me think….after six weeks on...

Freshairfiend

•4 months ago

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Happy Healthy New Year!

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy (and sassy) 2024 from the Highlands. Massive thanks to those who help us all out every day of the year. x

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy (and sassy) 2024 from the Highlands. M...

Highlandtiger

•4 months ago

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feeling scared coping with necessity to increase dose after flare

A bit of history..... My PMR was diagnosed in June 2021 and I started on 15mg prednisolone. (it had been undiagnosed since the Feb). I discovered this...

A bit of history..... My PMR was diagnosed in June 2021 and I started on 15mg pr...

orangebee

•4 months ago

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Happy New Year from PMRpro - Same procedure as every year, with my traditional link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LygFH2D1WHc Apparently it is now cult amongst Gen Z! Keep anything long enough and it comes back into fashion ... For those...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LygFH2D1WHc Apparently it is now cult amongst G...

PMRpro

Ambassador•4 months ago

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happy new year

happy new year to everyone xx

Abcd123455

•4 months ago

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Happy New Year to One and All

Wishing you all a very happy and healthier 2024. A huge thank you to all who do/have contributed this year, who at times have made us smile and chuckle, and,...

Wishing you all a very happy and healthier 2024. A huge thank you to all who do/...

Bcol

•4 months ago

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Gratitude

I can’t begin to imagine how I would have coped without the knowledge, wisdom and support of this group. Many many thanks and sincerest wishes for a happy and...

I can’t begin to imagine how I would have coped without the knowledge, wisdom an...

Ana-16

•4 months ago

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Happy New Year to you all

Here's hoping we are all in store for a fantastic 2024. All the very best to all the PMR team members.

Here's hoping we are all in store for a fantastic 2024. All the very best to all...

pal-o-mine

•4 months ago

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Happy Healthy 2024!🥳

Happy New Year everybody! Xx

SheffieldJane

•4 months ago

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Happy 2024

Wishing everyone a happy, healthier and stress-free 2024.HAPPY NEW YEAR my friends. Xxx

Wishing everyone a happy, healthier and stress-free 2024.HAPPY NEW YEAR my frien...

Kendrew

•4 months ago

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Fatigue, rashes, diarrhea, tapering...what next..

Hi Warriors. Am missing a lunch date today because of fatigue and all the above symptoms, plus low mood. Feel like I'm being a wimp, because this is not my...

Hi Warriors. Am missing a lunch date today because of fatigue and all the above ...

Temoral

•4 months ago

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Tapering and Fatigue

Hello All Some advice would be very welcome. I completed a slow taper (over 4 weeks) form 9.5 to 9mg prednisolone 10 days ago and thought I was doing quite...

Hello All Some advice would be very welcome. I completed a slow taper (over 4 w...

FleetRose

•4 months ago

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Get in the swim

Pre PMR I ran 5k every other day + fitness training workouts etc. I’ve tapered from 20mg to 6 in the last 3 months and so far so good but I miss the exercise!...

Pre PMR I ran 5k every other day + fitness training workouts etc. I’ve tapered f...

Knarllyknees

•4 months ago

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Is DGL licorice and prednisone contraindicated?

I have gastritis that was diagnosed well before being put on prednisone but now nearly 2 years on prednisone my gastritis is a bit more symptomatic and was...

I have gastritis that was diagnosed well before being put on prednisone but now ...

perceptual63

•4 months ago

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GCA - kidney problem

Hi All warriors. Diagnosed with GCA July, 2023. Put on 60 mg now tapered down to l7mg (Dec. 2023). All symptoms under control at this time. My last blood...

Hi All warriors. Diagnosed with GCA July, 2023. Put on 60 mg now tapered down t...

Groda

•4 months ago

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Flare up or just Fatigue?

I have tapered to 7.5 mg this month using Dorset Lady's table, but in the last few days I have pains around the hips which is only relieved by sitting down....

I have tapered to 7.5 mg this month using Dorset Lady's table, but in the last ...

Motida

•4 months ago

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Prednisolone query

I recently requested coated prednisolone which my doctor has prescribed. I expected they would not have a line down the middle, but they appear to look exactly...

I recently requested coated prednisolone which my doctor has prescribed. I expec...

Lclmlbls

•4 months ago

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thank you and more advice pleeeeeeze. 💗

so thanks for good advice and support when I was worrying re chest x ray. It was clear. the 2nd lot of antibiotics Clarithromycin seem to have knocked me for...

so thanks for good advice and support when I was worrying re chest x ray. It was...

Fiddlemum

•4 months ago

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hello

I was diagnosed with PMR about four years ago. Generally I am a positive person and I don’t dwell on my symptoms but getting off prednisolone seems to be...

I was diagnosed with PMR about four years ago. Generally I am a positive person...

Hidden

•4 months ago

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Back on Steroids

Hello to all Three years ago I was diagnosed with GCA and put on 75mg of Prednisilone tapering for 2 years till I finished. I managed to stay off Prednisone...

Hello to all Three years ago I was diagnosed with GCA and put on 75mg of Predni...

GCAVictim

•4 months ago

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Pred and bout of sickness

I’ve got a really bad bout of being sick and diaorhea. I usually take Omeprazole around 7.30 & my 10mg of pred around 8.30 but I’m still being sick. My...

I’ve got a really bad bout of being sick and diaorhea. I usually take Omeprazol...

Sibelius5

•4 months ago

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Can I take predisolone for PMR and have shockwave therapy for foot arthritis. Or will one affect the other?

Can I take predisolone for PMR and have shockwave therapy for foot arthritis. Or...

Sumojo

•4 months ago

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Flare?

Hi,I'm posting on behalf of my mum, who was diagnosed with PMR at the end of October this year, after I took her to A & E. She told them she was certain she...

Hi,I'm posting on behalf of my mum, who was diagnosed with PMR at the end of Oct...

NellieDoodles

•4 months ago

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Mycophenolate

I have large vessel vasculitis and have been treated with a combination of Methotrexate and Prednisone. The consultant is considering switching Methotrexate...

I have large vessel vasculitis and have been treated with a combination of Metho...

Mandyi

•4 months ago

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I really don't know where to start

My PMR is back and as bad as can be. I started out at 15mg and am taking methotrexate too. I've tapered to 14mg and I'm now unwilling to budge from this...

My PMR is back and as bad as can be. I started out at 15mg and am taking methotr...

Amkoffee

•4 months ago

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Borderline B12 Deficiency

Hi, I have been diagnosed with Borderline Vit B12 Deficiency and am wondering if long term Pred could have caused itHad PMR from 2014 for six years, it is back...

Hi, I have been diagnosed with Borderline Vit B12 Deficiency and am wondering if...

Attic

•4 months ago

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slightly anxious and just looking for moral support

Hoping you all had a good Christmas. Mine has been a bit rough as the whole family has been unwell including me with this cold/throat bug that is going around....

Hoping you all had a good Christmas. Mine has been a bit rough as the whole fami...

Abcd123455

•4 months ago

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All posts for December 2023

Heavy cold and avfall

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL 2024

Happy New Year!

To swim or not to swim?

Happy Healthy New Year!

feeling scared coping with necessity to increase dose after flare

Happy New Year from PMRpro - Same procedure as every year, with my traditional link

happy new year

Happy New Year to One and All

Gratitude

Happy New Year to you all

Happy Healthy 2024!🥳

Happy 2024

Fatigue, rashes, diarrhea, tapering...what next..

Tapering and Fatigue

Get in the swim

Is DGL licorice and prednisone contraindicated?

GCA - kidney problem

Flare up or just Fatigue?

Prednisolone query

thank you and more advice pleeeeeeze. 💗

hello

Back on Steroids

Pred and bout of sickness

Can I take predisolone for PMR and have shockwave therapy for foot arthritis. Or will one affect the other?

Flare?

Mycophenolate

I really don't know where to start

Borderline B12 Deficiency

slightly anxious and just looking for moral support

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