"I'm 49, could this be PMR" follow up
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I went to the doctor on Tuesday and described all my symptoms. He seemed to think it was PMR he wanted to draw labs before he ordered the prednisone to see what my baseline was. Well my labs were completely normal. So I got a message from him that since my imflatory markers were normal and my age that that ruled out PMR. I sent him back a message asking if we could try the prednisone anyway. He said that it wouldn't do any good. He would order labs to rule out RA and order x-rays of my hips and shoulders. The xrays are normal except for some "degenerative changes" and calcification in the right shoulder. I haven't seen anything about the lab reseults yet. He said a rheumatologist won't even look at me till labs and xrays are done. The closest rhematologist is 3 hours away. I usually don't have a problem with my doctor and I differing on what treatment I should try for something. All I know is I am miserable.
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Just to say that it took me over a week with a daily dosage of 25mgs to get pain relief. Rapidly dropped to 20, made my way slowly to 15. Some people get relief in 24 hours with a dosage of 15mgs. Basically get your GP to give you the amount you may need for a proper trial.