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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
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
All of this is interesting. I started with Actemra injections about 6 years ago but I...
think the success of Actemra to treat GCA ... Actemra gets paid for. "Presumptive GCA ... shame that so much about medical treatments
Discussion: New Dx of PMR
Posted: Feb 20 1:14pm
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
No ... uveitis is not the same as GCA. The visual disturbances and potential for vision...
No ... uveitis is not the same as GCA ... I don't have GCA but my rheumatologist ... still asks me about symptoms of GCA ... specialists when Prednisone is use as a treatment ... to be diagnosed by a specialist but treatment
Posted: Mar 1 2:12pm
Sounds like GCA and am glad they have started treatment. Classic symptoms. Have had GCA, not...
Sounds like GCA and am glad they have ... started treatment. ... Have had GCA, not counting the HA and ... GCA can cause brain aneurysm, abdominal
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 21 1:19pm
It sounds like you might need a higher dose if your pain isn't controlled in the...
I've been receiving treatment for ... GCA and PMR for about 8 months, and ... prednisone, and I also take Actemra for the GCA
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24 1:13pm
Ha ha same same . Haemoglobin dropped suddenly enough to think maybe I was bleeding. Thanks...
No PMR / GCA symptoms and inflammation ... grateful to have had such a good PMR / GCA ... treatment run so far . ... Returning to pre PMR/ GCA health I’m
Posted: Mar 16 10:02pm
@ddr, @ropnrose, and all... You are correct to watch your bone density and talk clearly with...
both needed and unwanted, with our treatment ... Sarcoid, PMR, GCA, Vasculitis, and whatever ... make clear decisions for your best treatment ... accept your situation and fight for treatment ... your body, fighting for your best treatment
Posted: Jan 30 7:28am
Maye, my vision is ok. I got treatment for the GCA just in time to save...
I got treatment for the GCA just in ... I think my GCA is only cranial.
Discussion: New Dx of PMR
Posted: Feb 18 6:05am
Wow, it's really amazing that you were able to get off of prednisone so quickly. I...
top .1 percent of people for minimal treatment ... I've been under treatment for almost ... I think the Actemra has the GCA and ... rheumatologist was conservative with my treatment ... significant visual involvement with my GCA
Discussion: New Dx of PMR
Posted: Feb 17 2:47am
Hi , as Jeff says I have non temporal , but extensive GCA & PMR diagnosed...
have non temporal , but extensive GCA ... ) I feel fortunate to have such treatment
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 20 7:04pm
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 . Immediate start on 50mg pred rapid taper...
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 ... and zero symptoms within 2 months of treatment ... Now I’m on Actemera as a mono treatment
Discussion: New Dx of PMR
Posted: Feb 16 9:27pm