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I just had a biopsy (Temporal) for GCA, which thank God, was negative. I have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870419/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Jun 1, 2023

I also belong to a group in the UK and they are hard pressed to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864788/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 22, 2023

I was diagnosed in August of 2019 with GCA. By October of that year, I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862912/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 19, 2023

You might want to ask his rheumatologist to prescribe some 1 mg prednisone tablets so that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861346/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 17, 2023

Thank you for your kind suggestion. I’ll ask her the next time we talk. I’m now,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851192/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Apr 29, 2023

I started with GCA in October, 2020 with 80 mg of Prednisone. I developed PMR in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/798258/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Jan 18, 2023

Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are "companion systemic inflammatory disorders". In the U.S., the annual incidence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/639161/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Sep 26, 2021

Have you tried splitting the 1 mg pills with a pill splitter and tapering down by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872076/

Discussion: Have you been able to taper prednisone with long lasting success?

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Posted: Jun 4, 2023

My journey with PMR sounds like yours. Although I’ve commented before I’ll repeat it for you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877824/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

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Posted: Jun 13, 2023

I can tell you all about reactive arthritis! I was diagnosed with that 30 years ago....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876684/

Discussion: Have you been able to taper prednisone with long lasting success?

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Posted: Jun 11, 2023

Anyone taking celebrex along with prednisone? My dr is beginning to taper pred and has added...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/879626/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 16, 2023

Hi, I am newly diagnosed with PMR and these were my symptoms. At first I experienced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882418/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 21, 2023

I hope that you get the care that you need very soon! I'm just 52 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882458/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 21, 2023

Hi @ripley, I had PMR undiagnosed for a year because I thought it was fibromyalgia. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883190/

Discussion: Any difficulty in diagnosis of PMR?

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Posted: Jun 22, 2023

Hi Ripley….My initial symptom in March was bilateral upper arm, hip and thigh pain. My labs...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/883736/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 23, 2023

I did not submit any medical records, and I do not remember signing a release (but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848941/

Discussion: The impact of Prednisone on A1C

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Posted: Apr 25, 2023

I have been on prednisone for 13 months. I have tapered slowly on purpose from 10...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849314/

Discussion: Prednisone Taper from 40 mg to 7.5 in one day ‘

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Posted: Apr 25, 2023

FYI, for those needing more information and/or experiences tapering, I found a helpful thread from 2017...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884640/

Discussion: When and How to Taper Prednisone

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Posted: Jun 25, 2023

this is great information! Thank you for sharing! I am having suspicion that my first Primary...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/678047/

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

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Posted: Feb 6, 2022

In 2010 I started prednisone 10mg after PMR was diagnosed by exclusion of other arthritic type...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/886084/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 27, 2023

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