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Just got down to 4/3 alternative days, had operation lots if trauma to legs , know my pains have come back in my arms , shoulders and legs. Can an operation cause polymyalga to come back
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tpaggs wendy43316
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wendy43316 tpaggs
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Been to doctors today I've got a bad infection in my groin .doctor has told me to up my steroids and I got to have a scan
EileenH tpaggs
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The practice used to be to increase the dosage to cover surgery but more recent thought is to monitor the patient more closely. It is something that is up to the individual surgeon and anaesthetist - some do, some don't.
tpaggs wendy43316
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Ooh! Hope the infection clears up quickly and you'll soon be feeling better.
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EileenH wendy43316
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I know how much (almost) everyone hates being on pred but there is no virtue in being on too low a dose to manage your symptoms - unless you decide you don't want to take it at all and will put up with the constant pain and immobility and the long term risks of unmanaged inflammation in your body.
You need to take enough to provide relief - too little and there are no benefits to balance the downsides. That's why the search is for the lowest dose that manages the symptoms as well as the starting dose does - you don't want to be on too much but you also don't want to be on not enough.
tpaggs wendy43316
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