I was diagnosed with polymyagia rheumatica in July, 2014 because I only have one kidney I have chosen so far not to use prednesone. I am very stiff/sore in morinings and usally after motrin and several stretching excercises I am okay from 11 to 4 and after sitting in afternoon I am stiff and sore when I get up. The highest my C-reactive protein has been is 16 and sed rate 39. that was July 23. Aug. 25 CRP was14 and sed rate31 Dec 9 crp was 3 and sed rate was 9. I am baffled as I still have same amount of pain. Is it possible I do not have PMR and if not any ideas of what it could be? I began and anti-imflammatory diet on Dec.4 but could that have affected the blood results? Your input would be greatly appreciated. Linda Adkins
These levels of CRP and ESR actually don't correlate with polymyalgia rheumatic. Generally the values of ESR are much higher. So it maybe fibromyalgia, or it may be rheumatoid arthritis, it is difficult to tell. The best person to consult would be a rheumatologist for this problem.