Diagnosed with a Health Condition at a Young Age

@Anika5361 hi. Is there a test for PMR or is it a ruling out if other things diagnosis? I’ve been in pain and illness for 12yrs and I was out on prednisone for the first time last month because I had CoVid on Sept for three full weeks and was quite sick. So when I saw my rheumatologist last month I told him how much excessive pain I’ve been in and had shortness of breath and fatigue and malaise and he said he thinks I was in a flare up after CoVid for all these months so he put me on the prednisone. I felt like a new person. My pain was minimal. The shortness of breath went away. I had energy. It was wonderful. I went back in after two weeks for a hip injections and both knees and didn’t feel I needed the knees done. Had no real pain in them. He said the response I was having to the prednisone was indicative of having PMR and the only med for it is Prednisone. But they took me of the prednisone and put me on Sulfasalazine and after a couple weeks I’ve been going right back to how I was before prednisone. I’m just not sure what to do and I’m not familiar with PMR at all. Thx for your time and help. Hope you are doing ok. I see your post is from 11mos ago.

@Anika5361 so you tested positive on test?