Life after PMR ... the saga continues ....
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In a nutshell, I went through the whole diagnosis-DSNS routine between Oct 2014 and March 2017, when my PMR symptoms disappeared. In that time I had right hip and both knees (lost to osteoarthritis) replaced. About 6 mos before my PMr burnout, I had noticed a different kind of pain in my shoulders. My PCP diagnosed osteoarthritis, gave me an NSAID and some exercises to regain range of motion. Little relief. In April 2017,saw my orthopedist for follow up on knees, and asked him to X-ray shoulders. He did, and pronounced arthritis,necrosis, replacement. Went to a shoulder specialist, and ultimately have had both shoulders replaced in the last year. WHile all this was going on basal joint osteoarthritis appeared in both thumbs, and then other swelling in the wrists and hands consistent with rheumatoid arthritis. LORA! Late-onset RA, which I had heard about here from EileenH, and which I’ve since learned attacks different joints differently from usual RA, including the shoulders! I’m waiting to see a rheumatologist about my hands, and since they’re nearly the only thing left for my many arthritises to attack (since I now have 6 artificial joints!), maybe the arthritis of every sort will just work its way out my fingertips! I’m almost 70, so here’s hoping! One last note: I have a DNA report I,m working through and came upon an SNP for “severe osteoarthritis in the hands.” Swell!
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EileenH FLpanhndlKen
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What unremitting fun - NOT. OTOH, eventually there will be nothing natural left to hurt!!!
Does the rheumy think that possibly the PMR wasn't PMR but polymyalgic onset LORA?
Good to hear from you though.
FLpanhndlKen EileenH
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lodgerUK_NE FLpanhndlKen
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One thing that might help your joints (fingers) is Flexiseq, The ARC website will tell you all about it, it is a bio-mechanical gel and it works like WD40.
I use it on my knees and found my fingers improved..................
FLpanhndlKen lodgerUK_NE
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