Pmr and pain all over

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last night i went to a surprise birthday party that to my surprise was outdoors in the 88 degree heat and humidity (i thought it would be in an airconditioned ballroom). for 3 hours i sat in a small metal garden chair and agonized. or stood to talk to people and agonized from standing. the longer i sat, the weaker and sicker i got until by the time we left, i was miserable and sore all over and dripping with my pollen allergies.

today every muscle in my body aches and im weak. probably doms? im at 5 mg, have had pmr since sept 2016. ive been doing split dose but decided this morning to take the whole 5; split dose doesnt seem to make a difference for me; ive tried twice.

here is my question: what do i do today and for the next few days? rest? or try to move? rest makes pmr worse, movement helps, everyone says. i dont have much of an exercise routine--i walk a little when i can, and do a few exercises, but right now i have hip bursitits, cant see physio for 2 more weeks. i just want some advice as to what to do today and maybe next couple days in terms of rest v movement. thank you.

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    My guess is what did you in was the combination of being tired from the party and allergy, each one of them requiring your body to make more cortisol . Since you are at 5mg, you adrenals are still not awaken completely, so I would bump up the pred for a day or two to take care of added inflammation. Additional 1-2 mg should get you back on track quickly and avoid other problems IMO.

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      Since i was miserable sore all day yesterday with no relief in sight, im thinking im gonna do that. i just did it a month ago after all the easter prep and festivities; if i dont bounce right back, im gonna give up and go back to 5 1/2 or 6 for awhile. my plan was to stay at 5 for the summer which means for the second year in a row ive bombed out at 5. i know, its not a race, i know.

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      And when your body does it at the same time more than once - it is often a message!!! But you still do have to keep trying ...

    • Posted

      They took away our emojis and haven't given them back despite our begging petitions!

      A sad face comes from typing colon followed by open bracket : (but without a space 😦

      On some platforms adding a comma makes a frownie face : ( , 😦,

      So let's see if it works!!!!!

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      thanks, eileen, how sweet. i was kinda kidding about the emoji--as you can see, i was whining about having to increase pred dose once again. it just takes so darn long to get back down again. as you well know, im sure.

    • Posted

      Twopies , I always try a use an emoji. Keep smiling 🙂🙂🙂

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    No - but you can have a sad face 😦

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