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Hi @tinman2020 and @karinaph I sometimes wonder how bad my PMR and GCA would have been...
sometimes wonder how bad my PMR and GCA ... Textbook of Medicine Chapter on PMR and GCA ... corticosteroids." Imagine there was no treatment ... people just languished and died, from GCA
@artist01 Laurie, I think we should probably be having this conversation in the PMR group. You...
aortic aneurysm down the road with GCA ... . 30% of those with PMR develop GCA ... practice and experience preceding our treatments
Posted: Oct 25, 2021
Hi @artist01, I am so sorry about your eyesight and your strokes. Were you suffering a...
Although my mother-in-law had GCA, and ... that more people post about PMR than GCA ... I was wondering when PMR and GCA were ... discovered and if there was any treatment
Posted: Oct 19, 2021
Hi @maryft, Here's some information on how GCA is diagnosed. From what I remember my rheumatologist...
Here's some information on how GCA ... higher dose of prednisone if you have GCA ... Giant cell arteritis - Diagnosis and treatment ... as the diagnostic gold standard for GCA ... local ..." --- The Diagnosis and Treatment
Discussion: PMR and vision
Posted: Aug 14, 2021
The only caution I would give you is to watch closely for the symptoms of Giant...
itself is not life threatening, but GCA ... condition called giant cell arteritis (GCA ... This needs urgent treatment as there ... rheumatica (PMR) | Causes, symptoms, treatments
Posted: May 13, 2021
Hi everybody. Another rare vascular disease that causes all sorts of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis...
of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... 2 weeks instead of weekly, the one treatment ... for GCA, and doctors are watching my ... querying vascular issues) ever had GCA ... That's the Gold Standard test for GCA
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 31, 2021
My husband was diagnosed w GCA 1.5 years ago. Prior to biopsied diagnosis, he began 60mg...
My husband was diagnosed w GCA 1.5 years ... month ago he tried Qutenza 8% patch treatment ... they’ll have for life regardless of treatment
Hello @geniecm - just wanted to let you know I've moved your post on giant cell...
your post on giant cell arteritis (GCA ... ) and your treatment with prednisone ... Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... 've spoken with before on your treatment
I was lucky my doctor diagnosed GCA at my first appointment, then referred me to a...
I was lucky my doctor diagnosed GCA ... determine its cause—allergy to my meds or GCA ... he concluded it might be part of my GCA ... who didn’t think it was related to GCA ... for my early diagnosis, subsequent treatment
I will probably never recover from the effects of the prednisone in my treatment. It did...
the effects of the prednisone in my treatment ... It did bring remission of the GCA. ... I am presently undergoing laser treatment
I used DMSO topically once a day on the shoulders for PMR pain for about 4...
prednisone taper I promptly developed GCA ... including the nagging shoulder pain, and GCA ... DMSO is FDA approved and used for the treatment
@mark1952 Prednisone 15 mg daily is too low a dose for suspected GCA. The recommended starting...
daily is too low a dose for suspected GCA ... started immediately on suspicion of GCA ... rapidly resolve after a week or less on treatment ... I have had PMR for 2.5 yrs and now GCA ... percentage of people with PMR and/or GCA
Posted: Nov 22, 2025
My introduction to PMR came from a friend that was just going through Giant Cell Artertis...
going through Giant Cell Artertis (GCA ... ) treatment. ... She now is considered both PMR and GCA ... My friend with GCA has had GCA come ... Or any other treatment besides prednisone
Posted: Nov 2, 2025
I love that survey from the UK. The patients who responded to the survey are members...
to the survey are members of a PMR/GCA ... Only people with GCA are allowed to ... For GCA, Actemra is limited to one ... some people in the UK have received treatment
Posted: Sep 29, 2025