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Hello @leerow60, Welcome to Connect. I can't begin to imagine how difficult your journey with GCA,...
how difficult your journey with GCA, PMR ... , Scleroderma, RA and more has been ... --- Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR ... discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr
What you say is true. However, there is nothing that prevents a person with RA from...
nothing that prevents a person with RA ... from developing PMR. ... The same is true for people with PMR ... any type of arthritis and still have PMR ... In my case, PMR exacerbated my arthritis
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 10, 2024
Knees, shoulders, hips and ankles are all "large joints and typically aren't the presenting signs of...
aren't the presenting signs of RA ... My impression of RA is disfigured hands ... diagnosed with something else like RA ... or PMR later on. ... I think doctors call things PMR and
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 9, 2024
And I think my initial symptoms were more of a PMR scenario - hips, shoulders, knees...
my initial symptoms were more of a PMR ... So I’m solidly RA but I do recall that ... feel for anyone who has had to endure PMR
Posted: Feb 7, 2024
Hello everyone, I can’t begin to tell you all how important being able to communicate with...
flared and then was diagnosed with PMR ... , now RA. ... decision now is what to do about the RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 27, 2024
Thank-you. I didn't know what to expect if Actemra ever stopped working. I thought it would...
Another question ... are people with RA ... People with PMR are basically given ... Then we are told to wait until PMR goes ... than prednisone for most people with PMR
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
After having PMR for 3 months, was then diagnosed with RA affecting both hands. Began 8mg...
After having PMR for 3 months, was ... then diagnosed with RA affecting both ... Going on 11 months with PMR.
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 13, 2024
dadcue; I know that this is long term and at 82 the side effects long term...
been on prednisone for 20 years for RA ... has also been taking prednisone for RA ... fortunate that Kevzara was approved for PMR
So many autoimmune disorders can mimic RA. It is no wonder that it is hard to...
many autoimmune disorders can mimic RA ... RA whether it be seropositive or seronegative ... text=PSA%20can%20closely%20mimic%20RA ... arthritis" which aren't the RA ... Reactive arthritis (ReA) also mimics RA
Posted: Dec 30, 2023
I have no idea if it’s even possible, but I believe I had PMR initially and...
even possible, but I believe I had PMR ... initially and it evolved into RA. ... Blood test for RA FACTOR WAS… positive ... positive, that maybe I’ve had both PMR ... and RA.
Posted: Dec 22, 2023
I was did with PMR in 2012. It was HORRIBLE. My ESR and CRP were off...
I was did with PMR in 2012. ... PMR generally is a temporary disorder ... to figure out I have Seronegative RA ... ( which 30% of RA patients have).
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
I also am scheduled to go from 5 to 4 today. I was told I could...
on 8mg per week of Methotrexate for RA ... that I developed 2 months after the PMR
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
Interesting paper about IL-6 and inflammatory diseases The Two-Faced Cytokine IL-6 in Host Defense and Diseases...
safety and effectiveness of TCZ for RA ... Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) PMR is ... patients with active and recent onset PMR ... IIa trial involving newly diagnosed PMR ... glucocorticoid doses in patients with PMR
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
Prednisone helps arthritis too. It depends on whether the arthritic pain is inflammatory pain or not....
." Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is ... active rheumatoid arthritis." RA ... would emphasize "early active RA ... and not a long term treatment for RA ... PMR/GCA have some catching up to do