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I’m Bob, 85 year old male with GCA, diagnosed 7 months ago. My understanding is GCA...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032786/
I’m Bob, 85 year old male with GCA, ... My understanding is GCA is caused by ... GCA suddenly caused loss of vision ... DO ALL you can to prevent GCA
I had those symptoms and have GCA. I would go to another rheumatologist. Someone knowledgeable about...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971535/
I had those symptoms and have GCA. ... Someone knowledgeable about GCA.
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/giant-cell-arteritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20372758#:~:text=Giant%20cell%20arteritis%20causes%20inflammation,and%20go%2C%20or%20subside%20temporarily. GCA and PMR are "associated" but that doesn't mean they are...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970778/
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
https: ... GCA and PMR are "associated" ... #39;t always "progress" to GCA ... two is people can have PMR only or GCA ... of patients with PMR who experience GCA
Generally speaking it is patients without outward signs and symptoms suggestive of GCA. However, when other...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190945/
signs and symptoms suggestive of GCA ... However, when other means of detecting GCA ... artery biopsy and/or ultrasound, GCA ... It basically means people can have GCA ... #39;t 100% reliable for diagnosing GCA
Yes, I meant GCA.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1286083/
Yes, I meant GCA.
My mother had GCA. She was started on 60 mgs. of prednisone which is the typical...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245755/
My mother had GCA. ... given more than 15 when you contracted GCA ... many of us with PMR are watchful of GCA
"Interesting because a lot of people with pmr have gca." ------------ That was basically why my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180688/
because a lot of people with pmr have gca ... though I was never diagnosed with GCA ... with Actemra "as if" I had GCA ... research being done with Actemra to treat GCA
Hmm. Hopefully as mild835 suggests, your headaches will go away, but if not, watch for GCA...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/691334/
will go away, but if not, watch for GCA ... of people with PMR get GCA. ... GCA symptoms include headache, difficulty
Has anyone seen any research in how often GCA progresses to PMR?Just diagnosed with GCA and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/966892/
anyone seen any research in how often GCA ... Just diagnosed with GCA and wondering
Actemra (tocilizumab) is FDA approved for GCA. Kevzara (Sarilumab) is FDA approved for PMR. Both these...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1107005/
(tocilizumab) is FDA approved for GCA ... biologics "might work" for PMR or GCA ... would be treated "as if" I had GCA
@pag1949 If you have been diagnosed with GCA you must have had PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) already....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/967268/
pag1949 If you have been diagnosed with GCA ... as I know, PMR is the precursor to GCA
@johnbishop, @christopherc Just checking in to say that I have GCA and have had 2 strokes,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/666214/
Just checking in to say that I have GCA ... Prednisone at first bc GCA caused blindness ... certain all of this is a result of GCA ... refuse to identify it as "my" GCA
Hi @sidsell1, Yes, I did. Estimates are that 15 - 20% of persons with PMR develop...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126892/
- 20% of persons with PMR develop GCA ... months before I developed symptoms of GCA ... Do you think you might have GCA?
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA, July 2024. My GCA symptoms were headaches that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1332510/
was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... My GCA symptoms were headaches that ... didn't mean I didn't have GCA
People with PMR also need to remember that 15-20 percent of people with PMR develop GCA,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340564/
percent of people with PMR develop GCA ... GCA can cause vision loss, strokes,
Actually the treatments for PMR and GCA are not the same. The biologic drug Actemra is...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1307925/
Actually the treatments for PMR and GCA ... drug Actemra is approved to treat GCA
Yes, GCA can cause blindness or stroke if not treated with the proper dosage of prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857806/
Yes, GCA can cause blindness or stroke ... The definitive test for GCA is a biopsy
@SusanEllen66 Good news and glad to hear. Thanks. A positive GCA biopsy is difinitive; a negative...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/736980/
A positive GCA biopsy is difinitive; ... information if you are still suffering GCA ... that could still indicate you have GCA
Hello @artist01, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It sounds like you have a very understanding doctor...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286705/
there can be something good about GCA ... While I don't have GCA, I do have ... s your experience with Actemra for GCA ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gca ... -1/
- Worrying GCA development: Lost
Your lucky. I was put on Actemra and had 2 GCA relapses. Then went to Kevzara...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171403/
I was put on Actemra and had 2 GCA relapses ... specifically for PMR which precipitates GCA
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