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Here's a link to an article from the National Institute of Health re PMR and GCA,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/848224/
National Institute of Health re PMR and GCA ... polymyalgia-rheumatica-giant-cell-arteritis My maternal aunt got PMR/GCA ... My mother-in-law got PMR/GCA in the
Discussion: How did your PMR begin?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 23, 2023
My experience with GCA is similar in that I too have large vessel vasculitis GCA ,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194814/
My experience with GCA is similar in ... I too have large vessel vasculitis GCA ... Pet scan confirmed extensive GCA of ... Anyway just be aware GCA is not always ... Dr told me he had 10 new GCA patients
Discussion: GCA conserns
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 21, 2024
Hi everybody. Another rare vascular disease that causes all sorts of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/333555/
of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... instead of weekly, the one treatment for GCA ... querying vascular issues) ever had GCA ... That's the Gold Standard test for GCA ... various issues I've dealt with as a GCA
Discussion: Vascular neuropathy?
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 31, 2021
The following link talks about a research study with Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of PMR....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921508/
FDA approved for the treatment of GCA ... tocilizumab-leads-to-improvement-in-patients-with-active-polymyalgia-rheumatica-despite-prednisone-therapy I don't have GCA ... under the same guidelines used for GCA
Discussion: Does adrenal insufficiency with unregulated inflammation cause flares?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 30, 2023
@tsc mentioned the risk of stroke or blindness…it’s a very serious risk. My dad had a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/906757/
We will never know if it was GCA-related ... And make sure to specify GCA if for ... GCA requires prednisone too, but at
Discussion: PMR diagnosed but now headache for almost a month.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 3, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR and likely GCA in late July 2024. I was on 60...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1249692/
was diagnosed with PMR and likely GCA ... but they weren't the same as the GCA ... My GCA headaches returned.
Discussion: Actrema advice
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 3 4:12pm
Hi, I was diagnosed in November 2017 with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatic (PMR)......
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/180660/
November 2017 with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... GCA gives you a wicked headache (that ... treatment is corticosteroids, and if it is GCA
Discussion: Burning Pain Right Side Head, Neck, Shoulders...possible neuralgia?
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Aug 30, 2018
Here's my understanding of what I will be dealing with in terms of the payment schemes...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832149/
prescription for Actemra to treat GCA ... for Actemra based on a diagnosis for GCA ... combination of PMR and non-cranial GCA ... GCA only indicated by blood markers ... NOT detect the enlarged arteries of GCA
Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 26, 2023
Kevzara Connect cut me off as well. Compared to you I guess my insurance company offered...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190096/
looking for evidence that I that I have GCA ... and have had a biopsy to look for GCA ... people with PMR who have sub-clinical GCA
Discussion: After remission ... has anyone discontinued Actemra or Kevzara?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 14, 2024
Hi Isabelle -- thanks for your post, and so sorry you've had to go through so...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029968/
little doctors know about PMR and GCA ... that if I ever develop symptoms of GCA ... least my GP is aware of the dangers of GCA
Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
Hello @pmm2001, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we moved your post into an existing...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781225/
discussion on the same topic here: -- GCA ... @tsc and others with GCA experience ... other symptoms due to the risk of GCA
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 5, 2022
According to the following link: "About 10 percent of people with polymyalgia rheumatica have giant cell...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030660/
patients with visual symptoms due to GCA ... people who have been diagnosed with GCA ... diagnosis and treatment initiation in GCA ... Blindness continues to occur in 20% of GCA ... Unfortunately, even with early treatment of GCA
Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 9, 2024