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Me too with low grade headaches and/or/whooshing/ringing. Am stuck in my tapering down from 20 MG...
biopsy to find out if I might have GCA ... if it's the prednisone or the pmr ... from a doctor who seems to know about PMR
Thank-you but when I looked to find information I found the following: "What Is Not Eligible...
much prednisone to take daily for PMR ... /GCA. ... that was recently FDA approved for PMR ... Actemra was only FDA approved for GCA ... I don't have GCA.
Posted: May 30, 2023
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago ... other autoimmune disorders but not GCA ... tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... is mediated by IL-6 mimicking GCA. ... recommendations for treatment for GCA
Thanks for your comments. My Prednisone tapering schedule goes down to 10 mg in 2 weeks,...
was about 10x higher than most with PMR ... non-cranial Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... exactly the one used to treat the GCA ... nejmoa1613849 Perhaps non-cranial GCA
I would also suggest the arterial biopsy at the temple to rule out a cousin of...
the temple to rule out a cousin of PMR ... Although it is rare, I have a friend with PMR ... , and two with GCA. ... early stages of being diagnosed with GCA
Hello, I too think the covid booster gave me PMR which morphed into GCA. I want...
too think the covid booster gave me PMR ... which morphed into GCA. ... Rheumatologist in May 2021 I was diagnosed with PMR ... and in September it had morphed into GCA
My inflammation markers (ESD and CRP) are both low normal (EDD = 4 mm/hr and CRP...
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible ... GCA on Feb 2, 2023, and am currently ... to the Actemra trials for treating GCA
Posted: Apr 10, 2023
Here's my understanding of what I will be dealing with in terms of the payment schemes...
(not PMR - Actemra is not FDA approved ... for PMR yet, and that is one to the ... prescription for Kevzara to treat PMR ... diagnosis, although not PMR. ... and non-cranial GCA.
I wouldn't think Genetech would care about the diagnosis as long as a doctor thinks Actemra...
prednisone isn't FDA approved for PMR ... "managed the symptoms" of PMR ... the same inflammation mechanism as GCA ... Since Actemra was FDA approved for GCA ... , he thought it was likely that PMR
Yes the Pred is def brutal, but a miracle when first diagnosed. I was diagnosed with...
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan. 2022 ... 2023 I had to go to ER with signs of GCA ... biopsy from all reports is negative for GCA
Posted: Mar 6, 2023
Yes. First Pfizer vax May 2021. Pain in neck and shoulders all that summer. I bought...
the Chiro if he thought it could be PMR ... me to a Neurologist, who diagnosed PMR ... Recently (Jan. 2023) I had a GCA scare