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Well ... where should I begin? I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with uveitis some 20...
Uveitis can cause blindness just like GCA ... that he didn't see any sign of GCA ... of inflammatory arthritis and PMR/GCA ... sulfasalazine during my total of 30 years of treatment ... I'm now on a biologic treatment
Posted: Mar 24, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR about 15 years ago. For twenty years before PMR was diagnosed...
seeing my ophthalmologist for the treatment ... rheumatologist told me the symptoms of GCA ... rheumatologist how would I know if it was GCA
Posted: Mar 4, 2023
That sounds bad, @tsc. Sorry to hear it. I also lost 8 lbs in the 3...
So far, it seems I don't have GCA ... With GCA, you must have had much higher ... of prednisone and had a different treatment
The biologic that worked for me was Actemra. Unfortunately, Actemra isn't FDA approved for the treatment...
Actemra isn't FDA approved for the treatment ... However, it is approved for the treatment ... of GCA and a few other autoimmune disorders ... I don't have GCA but I have another ... just thought if Actemra works for GCA
Posted: Dec 21, 2022
Hi @keelin, if prednisone did not help your pain, odds are you do not have PMR....
GCA needs treatment because it can cause ... to prednisone and you do not have GCA
Posted: Nov 18, 2022
Hi @annettetompkins that is a true horror story! I'm sorry that your doctor was so blase....
I had the symptoms of PMR and GCA for ... If you can see a rheumatologist for treatment ... about 30% of people with PMR develop GCA ... Untreated GCA can result in blindness ... My mother-in-law had GCA, diagnosed
Hi @mzamyl I am sorry to hear about your pain. I can't imagine living with the...
diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... Untreated, GCA can cause stroke and/ ... ve read here that some people start treatment
@sharenb, That is a great question about giant cell arteritus (GCA). In my followup exams with...
question about giant cell arteritus (GCA ... He told me that GCA is often a major ... Giant cell arteritis - Diagnosis and treatment ... diseases-conditions/giant-cell-arteritis/diagnosis-treatment ... , what medication is the best treatment
I was diagnosed with GCA in January 2020 - my sed rate was 117 - and...
I was diagnosed with GCA in January ... links to some info about Actemra and GCA ... tocilizumab-shows-promise-as-a-new-treatment-for-gca-pmr ... / https://www.actemra.com/gca/about-actemra ... /actemra-for-gca.html Reading over
Posted: Mar 30, 2020
Hello @vfaye, I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and am thankful that it is now in...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402515/ PMR, GCA ... www.rheumatologynetwork.com/vasculitis/pmr-gca-tied-statin-use-case-report ... mentioned you are trying alternate treatment ... Here are some alternate treatments for ... www.rheumatologynetwork.com/jointbone-health/2015-treatment-recommendations-polymyalgia-rheumatica
Posted: Nov 29, 2019
My rheumatologist says it is "unlikely" that I will get off Actemra unless it stops working....
rheumatologist believes I might always need treatment ... Stopping PMR/GCA in its tracks is something
Posted: Apr 24 3:59pm
I, too, am interested in knowing if people are successful in stopping their Actemra. Friends and...
I was very proactive in getting treatment ... for PMR/GCA, because I knew what I ... discussion with her about how long her PMR/GCA
Posted: Apr 24 5:33pm
You know, I hurt all over all the time to some extent, so I'm not one...
I have Sarcoid, PMR, GCA, Osteo -Arthritis ... , responds differently to meds and treatments ... your best advocate for new issues and treatments
Discussion: Aging
Posted: Jan 23 9:40am