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If you have Polymyalgia Rheumatica, it usually responds very well to Prednisone. Were you ever prescribed...
companion disorder Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... chronic inflammation and appropriate treatment ... I had it with GCA and had no energy
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
@JustinMcClanahan Thanks for inviting me to this page. I will check it out. My husband developed...
husband developed PMR May 2023 then GCA ... 12.5 by Feb 2024 when he developed GCA ... But one needs to have treatment with ... believe me when I suspected he had GCA
Posted: May 23, 2024
@tedmbrady My husband developed PMR 5/2023 and then GCA (giant cell arteritis) in 2/2024. It's been...
husband developed PMR 5/2023 and then GCA ... down to 12.5 mg before developing GCA ... not sure, but he had a really bad treatment-resistant
Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR. I read, somewhere, that PMR...
Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA ... that PMR does not necessarily lead to GCA ... By the time I was diagnosed with GCA ... anorexia, don't delay in seeking treatment ... Because I had GCA, my rheumatologist
Weight loss is common for untreated PMR/GCA. Weight gain is common for PMR/GCA treated with Prednisone....
Weight loss is common for untreated PMR/GCA ... Weight gain is common for PMR/GCA treated ... Diet and exercise are the primary treatments
Welcome! Glad to meet you, though so sorry you're now joining the PMR club as well......
not have been related to undiagnosed GCA ... know, prednisone is the first-line treatment
Posted: Mar 6, 2024
Hi @isabelle7, While you wait for others with experience with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), there is...
experience with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... In summary, in GCA there appears to ... Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment ... Recommendations-for-the-management-of-GCA.pdf
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
I'm amazed at everything that is being tried for PMR/GCA. I was only offered long term...
everything that is being tried for PMR/GCA ... Medical treatment should evolve. ... It seems like PMR/GCA was left behind
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
Kevzara wasn't available for PMR when my rheumatologist wanted me to try a biologic for "refractory...
because it was FDA approved in 2017 for GCA ... work for PMR because of how PMR and GCA ... it wasn't deemed to be optimal treatment ... 't deemed to be useful for the treatment
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
Yes ... I think that is true. https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment/treatment-plan/disease-management/the-first-medications-for-psa "Biologic DMARDs are used if your PsA wasn’t...
/www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment ... There are many treatments that are FDA ... that Actemra was FDA approved for GCA ... Actemra will corner the market for GCA ... the "only option" for PMR/GCA
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
Hi @nyxygirl, thanks for your message. In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors say I...
In terms of the GCA diagnosis, the doctors ... say I have "presumed GCA" or ... "non-cranial GCA". ... Fortunately, the treatment regime (first
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 14, 2023