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pauline36422
pauline36422

good morning friends.   my question of the day IS   is it normal to have pain  a couple of days  then hardly any  for a couple of days, then  bad  pain  with  tingling  fingers another.

   I am trying to distingwish  weather its  pmr   or something else.    the pain is  not  in  my shoulder as such   but in  the muscle  bycept (   SPELLING IS RUBBISH)   I  am still at 3 n quarter  of pred,  after a flare.   thanks in advance x

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  • sandy65909
    sandy65909 pauline36422

    Posted

    I think PMR pain varies. I also find sometimes I have pain between shoulder and elbow  (in addition to random shoulder pain). I am learning to accept the randomness of this condition and continue going about my life day by day attempting to balance activity, rest, diet and attitude!
  • BioMedGeoff
    BioMedGeoff pauline36422

    Posted

    As I understand it, PMR pain and stiffness is usually bilateral. In other words in both shoulders and both buttocks, etc. I can tell when I have a flare because I find it hard to put my shirt on. I have had PMR for 13 years and suffer a flare roughly once a year. PMR is unpredictable and everyone with PMR is different. The golden rule, as far as I'm concerned, is that you should take enough prednisolone to remain pain free. Remember, prednisolone does not cure PMR but it keeps the inflammation under control. Good luck and I hope you can be pain free really soon. Geoff 

    • pauline36422
      pauline36422 BioMedGeoff

      Posted

      thanks jibber  but  its just the  bicep. in  my right arm,  this is what is making me think its not pmr. and the pins  needles  thing is a bit of a worry.   I have made an appointment for  blood test to see how my  blood is doing,  if that is ok I will then ask for  ultra  sound or  something.      just when I am feeling ok  something else turns up grrrrrrrrr
    • peggy_56092
      peggy_56092 pauline36422

      Posted

      I had pins and needles in my hands and going down my legs to my feet.  Also, every body part I had previously injured (before PMR) ached.  Pred eventually took care of  all those pains, tinglings, etc.
  • nick67069
    nick67069 pauline36422

    Posted

    Have you done something unusual, or carried something heavy with your right arm? Keep in mind that when we were younger, the pain from activities showed up the same on next day. Now it may be delayed to a second day, or even later.. I joke with my wife that by the time I get pain from what I have done, I have already forgotten what caused it  biggrin.
  • EileenH
    EileenH pauline36422

    Posted

    Bicep pain is common in PMR. Does it happen after you have been doing a bit more than usual with your arm? I only have to carry a heavy shopping bag and it shouts!!! And it doesn't happen at the time as Nick says.

    Which fingers tingle? And is this new or has it happened all through PMR? And I'm assuming you are right handed??

  • judith53461
    judith53461 pauline36422

    Posted

    I am new to this discussion group. I was diagnosed 1 1/2 years ago, my sed rate was zero but I had many PMR symptoms for several months before I was able to find rheumatologist who would see me.  I started on a Medrol pack, which worked immediately, Then I went off and the long road started to where I am now. I have reduced to 3 mgs per day, plus Plaquenil (50 mgs) and Garbapentin (300 mgs at night). The problem: I still experience pain in my biceps and sometimes in my quads.  I keep wondering if I will ever be my old self? Will the pain ever leave completely? I do not have GCA and my numbers are still all normal.

    Plus, I am scheduled for lumbar spine surgery next month. This is worrying because I don't want to lose ground.  However, I have several kinds of pain from different sources! 

    Thanks for this very helpful thread.

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