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Yes, my biopsy was positive. They performed the biopsy on the second day I was in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1308937/
vision problems associated with the GCA ... My vision turned out ok with treatment ... necessarily mean you don't have GCA
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 20 6:56pm
Yes, I kept my vision. The day I was diagnosed with GCA, I went to the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1247936/
The day I was diagnosed with GCA, I ... check the health of my eyes from the GCA ... just googled about blindness from GCA ... and it said up to 20% of people with GCA ... of the outcome depends on seeking treatment
Discussion: Are specialists necessary?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 1 9:46am
My experience is very similar to yours. I was diagnosed in late June 2024 with PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1246483/
diagnosed in late June 2024 with PMR and GCA ... was a little conservative with my treatment ... I had had vision problems from the GCA ... It sounds to me like your GCA is flaring
Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 27 9:31am
My Mother was sick for months, complaining of fatigue, joint pain, weight loss and then jaw...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/151169/
On his worksheet he had GCA/TA for diagnosis ... Mother's lack of timely diagnosis and treatment ... out of the hospital, why wasn't IV treatment ... we sent back to the hospital for IV treatment
Discussion: Giant cell arteritis:I’m afraid and would appreciate any advice
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 12, 2017
I have PMR and GCA. I learned to look at my energy like it's money in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252403/
I have PMR and GCA. ... Over time and treatment my energy level ... Eight months into treatment I mostly
Discussion: How do you deal with fatigue that accompanies autoimmune disorders?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 7 9:24am
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR about 8 months ago. My GCA was confirmed with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1254016/
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR about ... My GCA was confirmed with a biopsy the ... second day of treatment with high dose ... valid after starting prednisone for GCA ... I never had headaches with my GCA, but
Discussion: Should I have temporal biopsy for GCA even after 8 weeks prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 9 1:46pm
I was on 60 mg for about 6 weeks, and then it took 6 more weeks...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1255204/
to serious vision problems from the GCA ... #39;t had any pain since beginning treatment ... figured out soon and find the right treatment
Discussion: Low iron levels and PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 11 4:43am
My rheumatologists group follows a protocol and most all their PMR patients are off Pred within...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237389/
Actemra was only FDA approved for GCA ... and I didn't have GCA. ... alternative to Prednisone for the treatment
Discussion: Kevzara
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 15 9:40am
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the end of June of 2024. I had undiagnosed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211061/
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the ... because of vision problems from the GCA ... , my first 3 days of treatment involved ... low dose aspirin recommended for the GCA ... Early in treatment I was usually tired
Discussion: Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 14 7:19am
I'm not sure well for sure that I have this however I am certain but it's...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1242998/
companies to start covering the correct treatments ... So with GCA we need help with reversing
Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 22 11:43am
Be careful and monitor yourself for any symptoms of GCA. I treated myself for PMR with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245469/
monitor yourself for any symptoms of GCA ... had PMR, and I eventually developed GCA ... I've been under treatment for 8
Discussion: Working out with PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 25 5:26pm
Hi @frenchfrank51, I had PMR ,then GCA, undiagnosed for a year. I complained of extreme fatigue,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258649/
Hi @frenchfrank51, I had PMR ,then GCA ... temporal artery biopsy which confirmed GCA ... the conditions associated with PMR/GCA ... #34; and resolves with appropriate treatment ... for PMR/GCA.
Discussion: Low iron levels and PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 15 12:50pm