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Our government doesn't get overly involved in medical decisions except for granting FDA approval of the...
by pharmaceutical companies for the treatment ... approval of Actemra by the FDA for the treatment ... of GCA. ... but plenty of patients who have GCA ... working for patients who had both GCA
The problem with testing for adrenal insufficiency is because cortisol levels can't be tested reliably until...
Not many people with PMR/GCA can do ... people on long term prednisone for PMR/GCA ... prednisone. "Glucocorticoid treatment ... reluctance to stop glucocorticoid treatment ... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32031663/ What is the treatment
Posted: Apr 11, 2024
I'm in awe with biologics in general. I remember being on a forum for people with...
they weren't impressed that my treatment ... autoimmune disorders dictates what treatment ... it is correct, there might be other treatment ... PMR/GCA were autoimmune disorders that ... were left behind as far as treatment
I’m so sorry to hear you’ve had relapses. My husband was diagnosed with PMR in May...
diagnosed with PMR in May 2023 and GCA ... case being severe and resistant to treatment ... he doesn’t get relapses because his GCA
Posted: Mar 20, 2024
Genetic testing has potential for diagnostic purposes, prognostic purposes and therapeutic purposes. I'm not sure what...
much progress has been made for PMR/GCA ... The treatment is still prednisone and ... Treatment for most autoimmune disorders ... People with PMR/GCA have precious few ... treatment options besides prednisone
Posted: Mar 12, 2024
Hi Isabelle -- thanks for your post, and so sorry you've had to go through so...
little doctors know about PMR and GCA ... that if I ever develop symptoms of GCA ... at times to get the attention and treatment ... least my GP is aware of the dangers of GCA
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
DMARD's are medications that change the progression of inflammatory arthritis. That is where the "disease modifying"...
commonly tried after about 2 years of treatment ... treats the symptoms until PMR and/or GCA ... happen in 2 years but sometimes PMR/GCA
@valerie6062. @654321, @beaver and all...Wow, Valerie. You've been through the wringer with these autoimmune attacks. I'm...
I am very concerned about the GCA and ... I now wonder if GCA was creeping in ... goes well and they find answers and treatment
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 3, 2024
@654321, @beaver, and all...It sounds like you've made some decisions about your treatments and are moving...
;ve made some decisions about your treatments ... like, and that there are procedures, treatments ... I think my body will react to the treatment ... Tried to taper off but the PMR and GCA ... But, if the treatments help reduce the
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
these issues, to discuss and adjust treatment ... keep me on a steroid for the PMR, GCA
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
Hello @taxmeless, Welcome to Connect. I would definitely be concerned about GCA given the symptoms you...
would definitely be concerned about GCA ... to make sure I didn't also have GCA ... Has your doctor started you on any treatment ... for GCA? ... had a temporal biopsy to check for GCA
Posted: Jan 11, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in April 2023. High doses of Prednisone relieved my...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in ... the rheumatologist to see what other treatment ... Has anyone had other treatments that
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
Interesting paper about IL-6 and inflammatory diseases The Two-Faced Cytokine IL-6 in Host Defense and Diseases...
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu ... GCA is the most common large vessel ... study involving 251 patients with GCA ... compared six months of treatment with ... Japan approved TCZ for the treatment
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
Prednisone helps arthritis too. It depends on whether the arthritic pain is inflammatory pain or not....
Prednisone was first used as a treatment ... of effective, safe, and inexpensive treatment ... active RA" and not a long term treatment ... PMR/GCA have some catching up to do
Not being able to taper gracefully is a good way to describe it. There was nothing...
article/fda-approves-sarilumab-for-the-treatment-of-adults-with-glucocorticoid-resistant-pmr ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA.
Thank you for your words, which have given me hope. I am so glad to hear...
I believe that approaching the treatment ... I was diagnosed with GCA in February ... However, throughout treatment for GCA ... that I have large-vessel vasculitis (GCA
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 30, 2023