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There are tools that could diagnosed GCA. An ultrasound or temporal artery biopsy. As @jeff97 suggested,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1388930/
There are tools that could diagnosed GCA ... I acquired PMR and suspected GCA in ... The GCA didn't really affect my ... My vision is worse now, than pre-PMR ... /GCA.
Discussion: I have PMR can tapering bring about GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 7 4:14pm
I have GCA and PMR, so I'm familiar with both conditions. It sounds like your PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1388407/
I have GCA and PMR, so I'm familiar ... It sounds like your PMR is not completely ... ophthalmologist and tell them you have PMR ... and are concerned about GCA, and they ... can look for any early signs of GCA
Discussion: I have PMR can tapering bring about GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 7 3:53am
I just finished taking prednisone to treat GCA and PMR. I didn't have any headaches as...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1384241/
finished taking prednisone to treat GCA ... and PMR. ... insufficiency, blood pressure changes, or a PMR ... your doctor to make sure it isn't GCA ... Headaches are a common symptom of GCA
Discussion: Anyone experienced low-grade headaches as they ended the tapering?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 1 12:28pm
Our stories are very similar. Along with PMR I also have GCA. I got down to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1355506/
Along with PMR I also have GCA. ... I went to 2mg and had no PMR symptoms ... but the GCA symptoms came on fast.
Discussion: Polymyalgia rheumatica: Any thoughts on my taper plan?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 24 3:13pm
My Abs Lymph value is consistently low. I've read that the value can be low due...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1356872/
prednisone and Actemra for a year to treat GCA ... and PMR, and both of those drugs are ... high when I was first diagnosed with GCA ... and PMR, but it improved quickly once
Discussion: Abnormal Abs Neut Abs Lymph lab values
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 26 10:46am
Thank you, folks, for your replies. Tomorrow they (the practice where I have been going for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1358599/
practice where I have been going for PMR ... (80 mg) to help with the pain for GCA ... the possible outcomes for untreated GCA
Discussion: Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 28 2:48pm
Speaking of Dr. Megan ... she posted another great video recently. This one isn't specifically about...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1357439/
This one isn't specifically about PMR ... she has made several videos about PMR ... /GCA based on information she received ... experts from Harvard in the field of PMR ... /GCA.
Discussion: Anyone successfully treating PMR without Prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 27 9:01am
It was a long 12 year journey but now PMR is being treated without prednisone. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1357186/
was a long 12 year journey but now PMR ... I started out with Prednisone when PMR ... had to realize that not all pain was PMR ... That face pain had nothing to do with GCA ... almost 5 years with no relapses of PMR
Discussion: Anyone successfully treating PMR without Prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 26 6:20pm
My maternal aunt and I both had PMR/GCA. Mine started in 2020, after an ankle injury....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1343868/
My maternal aunt and I both had PMR/ ... GCA. ... injured her back prior to onset of her PMR ... /GCA. ... Ancestry, and also some French, also had GCA
Discussion: Does PMR run in families?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 8 3:27pm
Chronic inflammation is bad but so is chronic Prednisone use. There are other ways to treat...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340597/
to be the "only option" for PMR ... Biologics are being tried for PMR. ... ---------------------- In theory, PMR ... PMR is generally manageable and the ... complications like those associated with GCA
Discussion: PCP advising fast taper
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 3 4:57pm
Yes it was Actemra (tocilizumab). It isn't so new anymore and many people are on Actemra...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1368814/
many people are on Actemra for mostly GCA ... had been recently FDA approved for GCA ... I wasn't diagnosed with GCA ... ... only PMR among other things. ... was the "only option" for PMR
Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 12 6:47am