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@megz Thank you for your explanation of what happened to you and what you've learned about...
Given he was already sick with PMR, ... and just coming down with GCA (we didn ... Then last year in May he developed PMR ... is GCA (giant cell arteritis - it&#39 ... is the only FDA approved drug for GCA
Anyone who would even think of the possibility of losing their eyesight, would be very nervous...
have treated quite a few cases of PMR ... and GCA, especially PMR since COVID ... So regarding GCA. ... are only 10% if you have PMR. ... So the way I see it, if I keep my PMR
It might be an adrenal problem rather than a problem with Actemra. I successfully tapered off...
(12 years) of prednisone use for PMR ... The problem wasn't PMR or GCA but ... Humira didn't work well when PMR ... the past 3 years with no symptoms of PMR ... /GCA.
My first experience with an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR or GCA. It was triggered by an...
an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR ... or GCA. ... I just remember PMR started after I ... At first when PMR symptoms started, ... Finally, PMR was diagnosed nearly 20
Unfortunately you can't simply stop taking prednisone. Methotrexate might help you get off Prednisone sooner if...
evidence that methotrexate works for PMR ... I had many PMR relapses no matter how ... that was diagnosed 25 years before PMR ... people are allowed to get Actemra for GCA ... and GCA but that is just based on what
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
@doreenc Wow! You have been through it!! I tend to disagree with you about the "fragility...
Our first rheumatologist (he has PMR ... and GCA, high doses of prednisone to ... healthy until May 2023 when he developed PMR ... He's on another drug for the GCA
@pkh3381, @beaver, @astaingegerdm, @pb50, @johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA and PMR following a Covid infection in...
@johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA ... and PMR following a Covid infection ... I'm 77 now, dealing with new PMR ... , GCA, and microscopic poly????? ... and GCA.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2024
@mkportzen, and all... Wow! You've really been through some difficult times with this mess. I'm so...
After the 2nd Covid, I developed new PMR ... and GCA that hit me suddenly and was ... , while taking Prednisone 10mg for PMR ... for GCA.
@lashley7 I understand you not wanting to live with the possible side effects of steroids. But...
PMR but just hoped and prayed he wouldn ... as he was tapering off Prednisone (PMR ... With these illnesses, both PMR and GCA ... As far as PMR, I'm not sure it&#39 ... inflammation levels rise again and your PMR
Ropnrose, I agree with everything you said. Havana, I will add I had no pain at...
Ropnrose, do you have GCA? ... Someone mentioned that is only given for GCA ... not for PMR alone.
Posted: 5 days ago
I just wish to add that pain is never the best indication for how much prednisone...
I suspect GCA pain is the same relative ... to PMR pain. ... The prednisone dose for GCA is 60 mg ... People with PMR get 15 mg when they ... arthritis versus the chronic pain of PMR
Posted: Aug 30 7:50am
Hello @jeff97 and welcome to the GCA/PMR blog. For some background informaiont about aortic aneurysms. The...
Hello @jeff97 and welcome to the GCA ... /PMR blog. ... Studies show that GCA/PMR patients develop ... you are also blessed by catching the GCA ... Good Luck in the future with GCA.
Posted: Aug 30 9:01pm
You didn't mention in your original post that you were taking 60mg which is a very...
for giant cell arteritis rather than PMR ... control night and morning pain with PMR ... #39;t heard of it being needed with GCA
Posted: Sep 1 8:06pm
I engaged in all the 'bad habits' during my youth, at the same time, being a...
I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA at 68 yo ... have this nagging thought of how my PMR ... with GI issues was the trigger for my PMR
A recent CT scan after an emergency admission to hospital was able to pick up potential...
weeks later that cleared me of any GCA ... PET scan will pick up issues from GCA ... care only for the last 2 years, for PMR
Posted: Aug 31 3:15am