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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 7 8:52am | Replies (353)
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@geniecm

I would like to read a book about GCA. Can you give me the title and author's name? Thanks for your input...5 mg! so happy for you!

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Nov 30, 2019

@geniecm, I think this may be the book @dar9216 mentioned.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: a survival guide by Kate Gilbert
-- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22402185-polymyalgia-rheumatica-and-giant-cell-arteritis

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dar9216 | @dar9216 | Nov 30, 2019

I found it on Amazon, author Kate Gilbert. "Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: a survival guide. 2nd Edition.

I suffered big time with the unidentified polymyalgia pain for 2 years. Chiropractic, physical therapy, personal trainers, TMJ specialists... it all made things worse. Only thing I didn't have was headaches. Finally, I saw my nurse about a cough and mentioned I had lost some weight. Blood work showed Sed rate 92, and then the fireworks began! Cat scans and MRI showed a lot of inflammation. Bilateral biopsy confirmed. I am so thankful this nurse paid attention, but now I ask a LOT of questions of any practitioner.

Prior to this blog I only found people with polymyalgia at Mayo. Nice to hear from those with GCA!!

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