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If you have recently ended up in a doctor's office and been told that you have polymyalgia rheumatica, it is quite possible that the name alone was enough to scare you.  A disease with such a long name ... it has got to be something horrendous!  I am sure that your doctor did follow up with an explanation of what it is, but you quite possibly have a number of questions running around in your head. What exactly is polymyalgia rheumatica or PMR? Breaking down the name will