PMR

I will be going to a rheumatologist soon and I’m wondering what others have experienced with regards to being evaluated for chronic pain. I have had shoulder, neck and hip pain for about a year and a half. I also have long-lasting pain whenever I have an injury (no matter how minor and no matter the location on my body). I have insomnia for the first time in my life and migraines, too. Hormone levels are good. I’ve had my ANA checked twice: once positive and once negative. I have some markers for lupus. I’ve had MRIs on my neck and shoulders, showing nothing but herniated discs. My mother and sister have fibromyalgia. My biggest question is whether I have fibromyalgia or PMR (or both) because of the location of the pain and my response to steroids (they have helped a lot). I know PMR is almost exclusively 50+ and I’m 45. Any thoughts? Thanks 🙂 #Fibromyalgia #PMR #PolymyalgiaRheumatica #ChronicPain

I just started talking 20mg #Prednisone 3x daily = 60mg. How soon will side effects appear? #weightgain How much weight did you gain & was it suddenly? I am having biopsy to diagnose #TemporalArteritis on Monday and there’s also possibility of #PMR Any information would be greatly appreciated ❤️
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The fatigue came along first and hit me like I'd just ran into a brick wall.... then came the strange ache which turned into pain. My GP prescribed prednisolone at 35mg per day ( apparently that is how they diagnose fibromyalgia if you go into remission with prednisolone then you definitely have polymyalgia rheumatica. My GP went away on holiday and I needed a new prescription my GP's surgery would not give me a repeat until I had been seen by the GP who originally diagnosed me with #PMR however, he was away on holiday and wouldn't be back for 3 weeks.  So I had to stop the medication then?

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