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Here's my understanding of what I will be dealing with in terms of the payment schemes...
prescription for Actemra to treat GCA ... for Actemra based on a diagnosis for GCA ... combination of PMR and non-cranial GCA ... headache behind my eyes - double vision ... GCA only indicated by blood markers
I had an "interesting" experience with double vision. I think it was generated by PMR inflammation....
interesting" experience with double vision ... concern was Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... inflamed head arteries that characterize GCA ... That generated double vision. ... Since this double vision episode, the
Posted: Mar 4, 2023
Hi @issyb, Can you get a message to the rheumatologist or primary care physician to advise...
in a person exhibiting symptoms of GCA ... When I was first diagnosed with GCA ... My mother-in-law had GCA as well and ... from mine, so I never imagined I had GCA ... Also I had some vision problems in my
Hello @SusanEllen66. I can imagine your experience last weekend with losing your vision was very scary....
experience last weekend with losing your vision ... discussion on Giant Cell Arteritis (or GCA ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/think-i-have-gca
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
@maryannhaller. By "GCS" do you mean GCA, Giant Cell Arteritis? Surely, with your symptoms, your rheumatologist...
By "GCS" do you mean GCA, Giant ... The "golden" test for GCA is ... 's the only sure diagnosis for GCA ... Prednisone injections because the GCA ... That saved the vision in my left eye
@carol75 . Hello Carol. You and your doctor are correct. Sometimes a patient might have negative...
still be correctly diagnosed with GCA ... biopsy, I had already lost most of the vision ... told me afterward that he knew I had GCA ... per day, in an effort to save the vision
Hello, @aspine if you were properly diagnosed with PMR and on the appropriate dosage of prednisone,...
thought I had Giant Cell Arteritis, GCA ... about 30% of people with PMR develop GCA ... Any problems with vision, tender scalp ... cough, loss of appetite, anemia can be GCA
@karinaph, I have been diagnosed with GCA since June, 1919. Because I had already lost my...
karinaph, I have been diagnosed with GCA ... Because I had already lost my vision ... Prednisone for 3 days, to preserve the vision ... taken off Actemra injections for my GCA ... a lot of pain, having stopped the GCA
Posted: Feb 23, 2021
I was diagnosed with PMR after the shingles shot. The fact that no one wants to...
Because the doctors says I didn’t have GCA ... ( even though my vision changed dramatically
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Oct 27, 2020
PMR often coexists with GCA. I have not been able to find another person with GCA...
PMR often coexists with GCA. ... been able to find another person with GCA ... GCA stands for giant cell arteritis. ... Started 3 years ago with vision loss ... They did a biopsy and confirmed GCA.
Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly joint pain and stiffness in my arms, shoulders, hands...
range so he didn't think I had GCA ... the other symptoms associated with GCA ... - tender scalp, jaw pain, double vision
Posted: Apr 17, 2018