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Polymialgia

Discussion in 'Health & Fitness' started by klatu, Feb 18, 2013.

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  1. klatu

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    #1 klatu, Feb 18, 2013
    Anybody here have this? I've been to the local specialists, and they tell me it will go away on it's own. I've been in terrible pain now for almost 2 yrs. I was on Prednizone for about a year, and it actually stopped the pain, but they said I could not stay on it any more. Now I'm on nsaids that don't help much. This is not good, it's all I can do to get out of my 308 GTS, so this has to stop.

    Klatu
     
  2. wax

    wax Five Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 wax, Feb 18, 2013
    Not a Doc, but . . .

    My understanding is it can take up to three years to recover.

    Hang in there!
     
  3. bpu699

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    #3 bpu699, Mar 12, 2013
    Polymyalgia is a serious autoimmune disease, and can cause blindness and strokes...

    You need to be under the care of a rheumatologist... It does not just go away...

    If you mean fibromyalgia... That's a whole different issue...

    Bo
     
  4. Chirotractor

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    #4 Chirotractor, Mar 13, 2013
    Low dose prednisone might be the solution.
    If 5 mg or even 2,5 mg are sufficient it will have little side effects.
    From your single post it is not possible to give exact answers, even
    for me as an orthopedist this is not possible.

    Ed
     
  5. Ingenere

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    #5 Ingenere, Mar 22, 2013
    I don't like hearing, "It'll just go away" from docs. Especially after one has been suffering for 2 years.

    In my practice, that tells me the doc either had no idea what you have, or didn't want to put the time in to figure it out.

    2nd opinion time...
     

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