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My friend in Madrid, Spain was just diagnosed.

Karen

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My dear friend living in Madrid suffered for months, and after many tests was told he has polymyalgia reumatica. He is on a cortisone treatment, but how long is it safe to take cortisone? Is this just a "bandaid", or will the body start producing what it needs ultimately, and he can slowly go off the cortisone? His concerned friend, Karen

 
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