pmr and alundronic acid
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after been on pred for 13 months staring at 20 and now down to 6mg and lowering by a quater at a a time. i have stopped taking alundronic acid, as it was giving me problems. i started taling vit d 3, will this be sufficient for my bones. all through my pred does i have been ok , apart from a little pain in the 2 bones i sit on which are still a little sore. but i can live with this pain. i just wonder if it will get progresivly worse when i get lower in my pred dose
can i just say this forum has been very helpfull so far polly
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MrsO-UK_Surrey pauline36422
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If you still have pain on sitting then do be careful with further reductions in the steroids at this stage - it might be wise to take a little longer between reductions especially as you have only been on the steroids for 13 months. Flares in the disease can be very common in the first 12-18 months, so, yes, at this stage your pain could get worse as you lower the dose. Slowly, slowly is key to getting better - remember that the steroids are not curing PMR, but are just controlling the inflammation until PMR decides to go into remission.
pauline36422 MrsO-UK_Surrey
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EileenH pauline36422
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The "pain in the bum" might be a little extra, not simply PMR, and there are other things to look at if it does get worse. Wait and see!
pauline36422 EileenH
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AND CAME BACK AROUND THE 12 MG RANGE BUTNOT GOT ANY WORSE ON FUTHER REDUCTION.
HTANKS FOR THE INFOE. IAM 72 YEARS, AND APART FROM THE PMR I AM IN GOOD HEALTH.