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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I know.\u00a0 It’s that title thing.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>\"Scott<\/strong>What does PMR even mean?\u00a0 In my case you can almost be certain that it could stand for P<\/span>ersonal M<\/span>usings R<\/span>ant.\u00a0 In fact, the PMR actually stands for something in particular but could mean several things.\u00a0 I thought I’d start off explaining how this came about and then have a little fun with it.\u00a0 So, this is going to start off as a P<\/span>rivate M<\/span>isery R<\/span>ant but will morph into a P<\/span>un M<\/span>aking R<\/span>amble.\u00a0 Let’s get started.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Like other times when my blahgs have skipped a period of time, this one has a back story.\u00a0 About two months ago I thought I had the flu because I felt achy all over and that became serious pain in all my muscles.\u00a0 I took two days off of work and then the pain became so intense that my wife had to drive me to the hospital in the middle of the night.\u00a0 The on-call Doctor would diagnose me with Myositis which she felt was a result of a recent bout of flu.\u00a0 I was given a prescription of 600mg Ibuprofen and sent home.\u00a0 For two days I felt better.\u00a0 Then the pain came back again.\u00a0 Both of my legs and my left shoulder were so painful that I had problems sleeping at night.\u00a0 I couldn’t get my arm into a comfortable position and my legs pained so much that it was also like restless leg syndrome.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ten days of the pain and not sleeping well and I was exhausted.\u00a0 I had to sleep in a spare room in the house because I was keeping my wife awake.\u00a0 I kept getting up in the morning to go to work but things did not get better.\u00a0 Finally, two weeks ago, my wife took me back to the hospital and I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica; also known as PMR.\u00a0 So what’s the difference between Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Myositis?\u00a0 You tell me.\u00a0 Here’s an online description for Myositis from http:\/\/www.webmd.com<\/a>:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Myositis refers to any condition causing inflammation in muscles. Weakness, swelling, and pain are the most common myositis symptoms. Myositis causes include infection, injury, autoimmune conditions, and drug side effects.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Now from that same webside is the information on Polymyalgia Rheumatica:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Polymyalgia rheumatica is a rare, inflammatory condition that causes pain or stiffness in the large muscle groups, especially around the shoulders and hips. Other symptoms of the condition may include fatigue, a general feeling of illness, and weight loss. Despite the name, polymyalgia rheumatica is not related to rheumatoid arthritis. Some patients also have temporal arteritis, which causes inflammation that damages arteries. Corticosteroids are used in the treatment of both conditions, for which there is no known cause.<\/em><\/h4>\n

I think the difference here is that PMR has no known cause and the treatment is different.\u00a0 I was given a prescription for Prednisone which is a form of steroid treatment.\u00a0 It worked well within the first few days and significantly decreased the pain.\u00a0 I could walk better and started to be able to sleep and could put my own socks on.\u00a0 Unfortunately I have been on it for two weeks now and it takes longer to kick in and doesn’t last as long.\u00a0 Mornings are the worst with leg, thigh, and hip pain that still makes it difficult to put on my own socks.\u00a0 I’ll be going back to my Doctor this week for a follow-up.\u00a0 I guess I’ll be hearing my P<\/span>ersonal M<\/span>D R<\/span>ecommendation.\u00a0 I know, that one’s kind of a cheat but it fits.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now to move off of this and on to some fun. \u00a0 \"'Sorry,<\/a>The first time I started thinking about this blahg and parodying PMR, I had an idea for P<\/span>lease M<\/span>ilk R<\/span>esponsibly.\u00a0 It conjured up images for me of a poor cow being milked by a farmer with cold hands.\u00a0 The internet is such a great place for research because if you can imagine it, there’s probably a graphic out there for your imagination.\u00a0 The cartoon on the left was exactly what I had in mind.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of course I sometimes have too much time on my hands.\u00a0 Another thought I had was to dispel the myth that P<\/span>oetry M<\/span>ust R<\/span>hyme.\u00a0 I have published some of my poems in previous blahgs over the years and in my last blahg,\u00a0ME AND MY GRIEF<\/a>, I posted a new poem called “when my father died”<\/em>.\u00a0 Writing is a way of release and certainly I’ve demonstrated that my poems don’t always rhyme.\u00a0 I found a poem in one of my old journals that I wrote on April 12th, 1992.\u00a0 It’s about my wife and was written after we’d been married for five years.\u00a0 It doesn’t rhyme and the sentiment is still felt today: <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

I’m rememberin’ a girl who could raise hackles<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I’m rememberin’ a girl
\nwho could raise hackles<\/h4>\n

in humans?<\/h4>\n

and as I remember
\nshe turns to me half asleep
\nand kisses my back<\/h4>\n

where I think my hackles must be<\/h4>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So what’s next?\u00a0 How about a P<\/span>ersonal M<\/span>usic R<\/span>equest?\u00a0 I might want to also include this in my next section which, spoiler, is P<\/span>rivate M<\/span>ovie R<\/span>ecommendation.\u00a0 Recently, I saw the movie “The Greatest Showman” starring Hugh Jackman.\u00a0 I wasn’t sure what to think because I had heard mixed reviews.\u00a0 Mixed Reviews?\u00a0 Could we say, P<\/span>ossible M<\/span>ixed R<\/span>eviews.\u00a0 I had to sneak that one in.\u00a0 No PMR here for “The Greatest Showman”.\u00a0 \"The<\/a>I loved it.\u00a0 The story was good the music was phenomenal.\u00a0 I had to go out the next day and buy the soundtrack.\u00a0 One of my favourite songs from the movie is “Never Enough” which appears to be sung by Rebecca Ferguson, as the character Jenny Lind, but is in fact dubbed by Loren Allred.\u00a0 Here’s an amazing video of Lauren Allred actually singing the song live:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n