Hello Let Me Start At The Beginning. 1 Went To

Hello
Let me start at the beginning.
1 Went to hospital with neck spasms
2 having neck and back pains. Went to pt for a few weeks with no results. Went to back dr and had Mri has degenerative disc and bone spur
3. Started with hip and shoulder pain. Aching joints and very sensitive to touch
4. Started losing weight
5. Trying to get onto a rheumatologist at this time. Couldn't get in for 6 weeks
6. went to er twice the second time had to be taken by ambulance because he could not get out of bed. I tried to help lift legs out but he had so much pain it just could not happen. The er Doctor on our second visit called a rheumatologist at this time and did some tests to try to determine what is going on. Got hm a spot with rheumatologist the next day
7. Dr thinks it's either RA or polymalgia rheumatic a. They started hm on 20 mg steroids
8. Tried going to 15 after after 7 days but had to go back to 20 (per dr)
9. They are going to be doing a biopsy on a thyroid and lung nodule that they found while doing cat scans the first time we were in hospital
So the reason I am writing is to see if you can possibly give us some insight into what w r dealing with. Main concerns at ths time is that he has lost 26 pounds in the last 3 weeks and rapidly losing muscle mass and has constant aches in his hands, wrists and shoulders. I know this is a lot of info but would like to see what u have to say
Thank you
Kelly