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I don’t know what to say. To me it sounds like GCA. But if the prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/955055/
To me it sounds like GCA. ... Usually GCA comes with scalp pain. ... feeling like that with Epstein-Barr and PMR
Discussion: My wife has autoimmune disease. She has inflammation in legs and arms.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Oct 28, 2023
I was seeing an ophthalmologist regularly for uveitis before PMR was diagnosed. He saw inflammation inside...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951243/
ophthalmologist regularly for uveitis before PMR ... When PMR was diagnosed, my ophthalmologist ... also check for "evidence" of GCA ... he didn't see any evidence of GCA ... anyway so I stopped worrying about GCA
Discussion: GCA Biopsy while on prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
I had onset of symptoms in July of last year at 58 yrs old. It took...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927981/
is a muscle and gets inflamed with PMR ... Concern was for GCA. ... up to 20 mg/day of prednisone until GCA ... While believe I need to treat PMR, I
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 11, 2023
I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been waiting for something new to report. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925743/
Results: I now have a diagnosis of PMR ... and moderate suspicion of GCA. ... prednisone preventively until the GCA ... I feel much better PMR-wise since starting ... Overall pain level of PMR has gone from
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 7, 2023
Hello @joan7, Welcome to Connect. Love the photos of your beautiful pups. They definitely put a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923026/
. --- GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and ... PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica): https ... you are having a biopsy to test for GCA
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 2, 2023
The following link talks about a research study with Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of PMR....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921508/
(tocilizumab) for the treatment of PMR ... Actemra still isn't FDA approved for PMR ... FDA approved for the treatment of GCA ... authorized my rheumatologist to treat PMR ... under the same guidelines used for GCA
Discussion: Does adrenal insufficiency with unregulated inflammation cause flares?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 30, 2023