Chest pains
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I am currently experiencing a new symptom. PMR dianosed Dec 2014 put on 20 mg dropped to 2.5 by Sep 2015 pain got really bad Nov 2015 went back to 4 mg and stayed there rheumy wants to put me on methotrexate. When I declined he fired me. Now waiting for another referral. I currently have pains in my chest only was to describe it is hurts when I move or press on my chest plate/bones and wondered if anyone else has had this. Joanne
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EileenH jo42444
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jo42444 EileenH
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EileenH jo42444
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You know, if you have got to 4mg on your own there is no reason at all to use MTX and there is no real need to be under a rheumy - won't your GP help you manage the final stages? To be at 4mg after 18 months is something most of us just dream about.
jo42444 EileenH
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ptolemy jo42444
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Oregonjohn-UK ptolemy
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faye______00403 Oregonjohn-UK
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second opinion. He concurred since sed rate was 92. Rheumy started me on l0mg of pred a day. How much good do you think that would have done my pain?. I went back to GP and he upped it to 20 and I never went to rheumy again. Just because they have the titile of Rheumy doesn't mean they know what they are doing.
know what they are doing
Oregonjohn-UK faye______00403
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My wife is a Specialist Nurse with a BSc in Public Health (Occupational Health) and she had an idea it might be PMR, one reason she got me to go back to the surgery.
artfingers faye______00403
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faye______00403 artfingers
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help your pain? Just curious
EileenH artfingers
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artfingers faye______00403
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Saw GP 5/22/15 CRP 59.9 SED rate not done
Saw Rheum. 9/2015 CRP 4.1 SED rate 27
11/3/15 CRP 1.6 SED rate 5 (taking 10 mg pred)
I go Monday for blood tests again and to meet with Rheum. I seem to manage symptoms fine at 8mg right now but even pushing it down to 7.5 I really can tell the difference. Of course I had to shovel out my stuck van from yesterday's snow storm so shoulders sure hurt today! At least I got out of the road! (I'm in Michigan)
faye______00403 artfingers
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I"d love to be able to get down that low and not have the
pain. I tried going from l7mg to l6mg and pain started all
over. I'm now trying Slow/Dead Stop (whatever it's called)
to see if I can get some better results.