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Stress = Pain!

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Lizzie_Ellen
Lizzie_Ellen

After several weeks almost pain free with none of that feeling of utter fatigue, I have today proved to myself that PMR thrives on stress :!: One of my best friend's died on Sunday after a long and difficult illness and then yesterday I sat listening to a paediatric cardiac consultant telling me and my daughter that my lovely grandson (14) needed major heart surgery soon - and today :?: Ouch!!! Everything aches and I'm shattered sad . I feel flattened - my grandson's reaction when asked how he felt about the operation? 'I'll deal with it and can I bring my laptop in with me :lol: ' don't you just love kids :magic: I hope everyone is well.

Lizzie xx

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  • Lizzie_Ellen
    Lizzie_Ellen

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    Thanks Mrs O. My message made it to sent! I feel quite proud :D I'm now off to put my feet up, eat a big dish of fresh pineapple and read the paper. Bliss :tomato: (I'm improvising!)

    Lizzie

  • eleanorlane
    eleanorlane

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    PMR and Thyroid Problems

    CathyG

    I respomded sometime ago about having these two problems together but somehow some my posts do not get on.

    Anyway, I'm almost 86 years (young?- 3 more days) and have had hypothyroidism since I was 18. It began after the birth of my first son. I've been on some form of thyroxine ever since. I've had PMR for (at least) 21 months now. Started at 15 mgs of predmisone and am now at 2 1/2 mgs. It was pretty rough at first but have come down slowly and fin the advice of all of our fellow sufferers so very helpful! Many thanks to all who read this - may God bless tham all!

    Yes, I have heart palpatations sometimes - not too often - but I rest and try not to get to excited about them and calm my mind and soon they subside and my heart is beating normally again. I also take a blood pressure medicine and that seems to agree with the thyroxine and prednisone OK = but so many medicines I have had allergic reactions to, I am very wary of taking anything more than these.

    I lead a pretty normal life (for being so old - ooh - there I've said it). I keep house for myself and a single son and when the weather permits - play eighteen holes of golf once a week.

    I do have aches - but nothing severe - and I do tire a lot. But by resting every now and then and falling into bed by 8:30 - that is if there's not a family party going on- I get by fine. I say family party because I have a raft of kids- grandkids and great- grandkids.

    Well, I've gone on long enough. Just know that you'll come through this fine and that you have someone out here sho knows what you are going through.

    Tinker

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