really good news that they caught the GCA ... My PMR is in remission and I have no ... well to control both occurrences of PMR ... s your experience with Actemra for GCA ... thing I found with both occurrences of PMR

Started with PMR, I think, then had ... the GCA symptoms but no diagnosis. ... my blood work up but not definite PMR ... So, I am quite concerned about the GCA ... , more than the PMR.

that if we did not take care of the PMR ... , it could lead to GCA. ... prednisone and getting rid of the PMR ... sorry you are having a second bout of PMR ... mind sharing how you knew you had PMR

I was diagnosed with PMR after the shingles ... PMR and injection site redness/swelling ... doctor wants to discuss that perhaps PMR ... Because the doctors says I didn’t have GCA

some of the “rules” for dealing with PMR ... THERE ARE NO RULES THAT APPLY TO ALL PMR ... Sometimes PMR will produce markers ( ... A PMR diagnosis cannot be made on the ... recommend anything over 30 unless you have GCA

everything else and diagnosed me with PMR ... PMR is terrible! ... Not sure if you have any symptoms of GCA ... neurologist said he did not think I had GCA

I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2019 ... have since been told that I also have GCA

also have another conversation on GCA ... I have polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) ... understand it frequently is associated with GCA

prednisone almost 4 years ago when my GCA ... and PMR was positively diagnosed.I

@lindapc - I have had GCA and tapered ... Prednisone but more from just having the GCA ... I have never had PMR. ... blood test done every 3 months for the GCA

I have both GCA and PMR.

Hopefully your PMR will continue to ... I don't have GCA with my PMR but ... my first episode of PMR lasted about ... lifestyle changes to help treat the GCA ... changes they have had to make to treat GCA

Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly ... no where near what it is when the PMR ... range so he didn't think I had GCA ... the other symptoms associated with GCA ... My rheumatologist described PMR to me

I don't know what GCA is. ... your doctor has diagnosed you with PMR ... really sure what you have going on and PMR

off Kevzara and had a flare-up of PMR ... with some possible GCA symptoms.

I was diagnosed with PMR in September ... of 2024 and with GCA in November of ... minutes daily when I was diagnosed with GCA

get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR ... how-hard-is-it-to-get-on-actemra-tocilizumab-with-pmr ... tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR ... FDA approved for GCA: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... discussion/actemra-tocilizumab-to-treat-pmr

Yes GCA can develop before, during , ... and / or after completion of PMR treatment ... My Large Vessel GCA developed 6months ... after PMR diagnosis. ... articles that Low dose prednisone for PMR

Was diagnosed in July 2024 with PMR ... and possible GCA. ... I have read other's PMR journey ... I was very active before PMR.

both conditions are related but that PMR ... doesn't progress to GCA. ... have associated PMR symptoms at diagnosis ... 10% to 20% of patients with isolated PMR ... I've had PMR twice and it never