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@windyshores Thank you for your insight!! It helps me to feel that I'm not going crazy...
complicated of his issues (with PMR and GCA ... there are such limited options for treatment ... that was recently FDA approved for GCA ... has paused us on wanting to start treatment ... mouth is stable enough for years of treatment
You may be interested the Treat-to-target link given by John in his post above. Having searched...
trials and articles about PMR and GCA ... , they seem realistic about treatment ... and maintaining remission ("The treatment ... target of GCA and PMR should be remission ... Tapering off treatment should always
Posted: Aug 11, 2023
My very first injection of Actemra was on January 1st, 2019. I thought it was appropriate...
was diagnosed with PMR only and not GCA ... I had some of the symptoms of GCA but ... would be treated "as if I had GCA ... versus injections every 2 weeks for the treatment ... of GCA.
@tuckerp I definitely got the feeling that Dadcue is the king of prednisone and PMR. He...
another two years to complete the treatment ... Dadcue could have had some form of GCA ... husband suffer through that before GCA ... to be no other options for PMR or GCA
Hi @charlotte61, You pose an interesting question. My guess is both conditions are related but that...
but that PMR doesn't progress to GCA ... Although 40% to 60% of patients with GCA ... Latest Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment ... /chronic/latest-advances-diagnosis-treatment-polymyalgia-rheumatica ... my doctor always had me watch for GCA
Posted: Nov 12, 2023
Hi all. I do think it is best to seek out a rheumatologist for treatment of...
best to seek out a rheumatologist for treatment ... PMR and GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) are ... GCA is more severe - so I was put on ... states that "Steroid treated PMR + GCA
Posted: Aug 17, 2021
Hi e(@epvb) I agree with @ kmeikle1. It's important for you to be tested for GCA,...
important for you to be tested for GCA ... to an emergency room as a delay in treatment ... 'The dosage of prednisone for GCA
Posted: Apr 28, 2022
@jeep2004, I am sorry for what you have had to go through. Your rheumatologist sounds callous,...
She was positive for GCA. ... years later, I was also diagnosed with GCA ... When I told my PCP we suspected GCA, ... doctors have no interest in PMR and GCA ... physician who can give you proper treatment
Posted: Feb 8, 2023
Hi @vandyms1974, I read that about 30% of those with PMR develop GCA. I also read...
about 30% of those with PMR develop GCA ... read somewhere that diagnosis and treatment ... has no bearing on the development of GCA ... taper down from 40 mg Prednisone for GCA
Thank-you @johnbishop This is a GREAT link because it points out that diagnosing PMR/GCA is one...
it points out that diagnosing PMR/GCA ... is one thing and treating PMR/GCA is ... Glucocorticoids (GC) are the standard treatment ... for GCA and PMR. ... Up to now, T2T is not a recognized treatment
Posted: Mar 26, 2023
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone mid-May of 2021 for PMR and GCA, 40 mg. I...
prednisone mid-May of 2021 for PMR and GCA ... Unfortunately, I don't know of any other treatment ... for PMR and GCA other than corticosteroids
I completely understand: at my worst point, I was unable to walk without the use of...
treats PMR because of its connection to GCA ... times and they could advise your GP on treatment
Posted: Oct 12, 2022
Some people get Actemra (tocilizumab) approved for PMR but I don't think Actemra is approved if...
people have "presumptive" GCA ... Tocilizumab now being considered for treatment ... Past medical treatment for PMR includes ... should follow recommendations for treatment ... for GCA.
Hi @johnbishop GCA was a concern in the beginning, but by the time we found a...
Hi @johnbishop GCA was a concern in ... Rheumatologist told me that Prednisone was the treatment ... used to treat GCA.
@barbie60 I'm a few months shy of age 90, on prednisone since January for Giant Cell...
course I don't know how much my GCA ... treatment with prednisone has affected ... had one injection of Prolia when my GCA
Posted: Nov 14, 2021