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@barbie60 I'm a few months shy of age 90, on prednisone since January for Giant Cell...
course I don't know how much my GCA ... treatment with prednisone has affected ... had one injection of Prolia when my GCA
Posted: Nov 14, 2021
Hello, @artist01 Although I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a year before diagnosis, once...
Although I had symptoms of PMR and GCA ... for a year before diagnosis, once treatment ... My mother-in-law became sick with GCA ... s Council in her facility, and the GCA ... articles about studies on PMR and GCA
Posted: Oct 28, 2021
It's kind of hard to say since each person feels pain a little differently. For me...
might also have Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... Fortunately for me, I didn't have GCA ... Lifestyle Changes That Can Aid in the Treatment ... diet-and-lifestyle-changes-that-can-aid-in-the-treatment-of-polymyalgia-rheumatica
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 16, 2021
Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are "companion systemic inflammatory disorders". In the U.S., the annual incidence...
Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are ... The incidence and prevalence of GCA ... I found an article online, "Treatment ... Treatment has not been shown to improve ... ." So whether PMR advances to GCA
Thank you for your response. I am wondering if you actually had GCA, PMR or both...
I am wondering if you actually had GCA ... , PMR or both and how your treatment ... Do I get full blown treatment for GCA
I have personally been pain free since I started treatment 8 months ago. My quality of...
personally been pain free since I started treatment ... improved over the time I had PMR and GCA ... If you have pain from PMR or GCA, that ... having pain is normal for PMR and/or GCA
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 25 5:31pm
Frenchfrank51 Several months after my pmr diagnosis, my CRP and ESR suddenly elevated. Haemoglobin plummeted, despite...
however showed diffuse large vessel GCA ... very quickly corrected with immediate treatment ... be throughly checked for possible GCA
Posted: Mar 11 10:46pm
I was having episodes of temporary vision loss, so I started on high dose prednisone before...
on high dose prednisone before the GCA ... negative biopsy will not rule out GCA ... within a few weeks of starting steroid treatment ... for suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA ... is high, further investigation or treatment
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 19 4:00pm
My experience is different from yours. I had undiagnosed PMR for about 6 months, then caught...
Covid, and then developed symptoms of GCA ... ;s possible having Covid triggered GCA ... a few vaccinations since beginning treatment ... for PMR and GCA. ... last Covid booster after starting treatment
Ditto @tsc Your diagnosis of PMR and then GCA experience is very much the same as...
tsc Your diagnosis of PMR and then GCA ... anemia , it was anti inflammatory treatments
Posted: Mar 16 4:22pm
Hi Pauletta @rachelp, there is quite a bit of information available on Tocilizumab used for PMR...
Tocilizumab shows promise as a new treatment ... for GCA, PMR -- https://www.acrdailynewslive.org ... tocilizumab-shows-promise-as-a-new-treatment-for-gca-pmr
Posted: Nov 14, 2018
Hi, I was diagnosed in November 2017 with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR)......
November 2017 with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... GCA gives you a wicked headache (that ... The only treatment is corticosteroids ... , and if it is GCA and not treated YOU
Something else to consider, do you have good cushioned shoes? I jog and/or walk every day,...
I think the average treatment for PMR ... I have GCA and PMR, and I've been ... receiving treatment for almost 8 months
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Feb 15 4:22pm
I'm glad you didn't lose your vision to GCA. I had a similar threat of vision...
you didn't lose your vision to GCA ... 60 mg of prednisone was my standard treatment ... specialist says Humira is the optimal treatment
Posted: Mar 1 12:19pm