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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
You’re welcome. I hope you’re able to get some relief and answers soon. I came across...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/901075/
If it is PMR, the pain and fatigue can ... And it occurs so often with GCA, which ... never know if it was related to the PMR ... /GCA or not because by then he’d already
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 24, 2023
Hi! I'll be 80 in a couple weeks. Diagnosed with GCA – which began May 26,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896300/
Diagnosed with GCA – which began May ... " scalp – which is a prevalent GCA ... #39;s recommended by Genentech for GCA ... 8 which UNC normally uses for both GCA ... and PMR patients.
Discussion: What's your experience with Actemra (tocilizumab) for GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 15, 2023
Sorry to hear of your struggles with these diagnoses and it sounds like with insurance also....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895216/
other diagnoses you mentioned, except GCA ... arthritis that commonly occurs with PMR ... be very dangerous with pre-existing GCA
Discussion: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA FALL CAUSING LCA/GCA/TEMPORIAL ARTERITIS
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 13, 2023
I know that it’s scary, and I worry about side effects to medication too, but I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890027/
life from untreated and under-treated PMR ... ; if you’re diagnosed with PMR you’re ... And untreated PMR, we know can cause ... has resolved), there’s the risk of GCA ... inflammation (uevitis), which is a symptom of GCA
Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
We’re all rooting for you. I know what you mean about turning to the forums… It’s...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888778/
lab results strongly suspicious of PMR ... I have a theory that PMR gets missed ... ’ll never know if not treating the PMR ... He was never screened for GCA (which
Discussion: Can PMR come on more gradually?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 2, 2023