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I am grateful for your input. I'm sorry you struggle with it to. Sending you prayers,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660489/
rheumatologist if he's tested for GCA ... I've been researching infrared treatment
Hi @ronbode - about 30% of people with PMR develop Giant Cell Arteritis. If untreated, it...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/659851/
of PMR and subsequent diagnosis of GCA ... made treatment with prednisone a necessity
@tsc Thanks for your message of encouragement. I haven't yet located the summaries you've posted on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/649975/
the summaries you've posted on GCA ... a rapid recovery from your PMR and GCA ... symptoms once you had Prednisone treatment ... My GCA drags on, but is vastly improved
Interesting! What symptoms were you experiencing more on one side? My whole scalp felt weird and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/628443/
told me it’s highly unlikely I have GCA ... but I’m being apprehensive now on my treatments
Hi all. I do think it is best to seek out a rheumatologist for treatment of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/627220/
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
Hi tennis1234567, It's too bad you have to wait do long to see the Rheumatologist. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/618379/
textbook I have says both PMR and GCA ... My aunt had GCA and was on high dosage ... discovered until very late in her treatment
@munchie, I really don't think anyone doctor or patient really knows the answer to your question....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286894/
corticosteroid therapy after 2 years of treatment ... for symptoms and signs suggestive of GCA
Yes off pred for pmr & GCA Had a 3 & half month rapid taper course...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523467/
Yes off pred for pmr & GCA
Had ... symptoms , no long term side effects from treatment
@jr46 My understanding of clinical trials is if you are in the control group, i. e....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520823/
or worse than the current standard treatment ... I cannot believe if you have GCA that ... they would not give you some treatment
You started on a high dose for someone with PMR! I started at 60 to treat...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511336/
I started at 60 to treat GCA and PMR ... appetite in the first few weeks I started treatment
@pmrsuzie I stopped taking prednisone about 6 months ago for GCA and PMR. I'm still taking...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510687/
prednisone about 6 months ago for GCA ... of prednisone you took during your treatment
@chamberlainrebekah5 The use of Rinvoq is catching on quickly. I think doctors are very willing to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1505105/
are very willing to try these newer treatments ... options for PMR/GCA. ... wasn't a great option for PMR/GCA ... abbvies-rinvoq-a-surging-new-option-for-gca-treatment ... newer and perhaps "better" treatment
@sjc123 Hi @sjc123: Hmmm...my Rheumatologist did not assure me that GCA would resolve. She said that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1502830/
Rheumatologist did not assure me that GCA ... either told or read that I'd be on treatment ... (Dx'd PMR/GCA both July 2024.)
Before I was diagnosed a year and a half ago I had an episode where I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1494716/
a few hours they diagnosed me with GCA ... temporal artery biopsy, but started treatment ... for the GCA immediately without waiting ... days later and confirmed that I had GCA ... results of biopsy before starting treatment
@alandy233 I'm sorry you are having such difficult problems with your vision. I was fortunate that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1480815/
6 weeks after I was diagnosed with GCA ... does Actemra help preserve vision in gca ... It's used when standard steroid treatment ... shown improvement, particularly if treatment ... at least some of their vision from GCA
I am very glad I found this support group. So helpful to not feel alone with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1479757/
my formal PMR diagnosis and formal treatment ... to 40mg in 4 days after a negative gca
@vjm0223 That is a common position for a rheumatologist to take. They worry about the rheumatology...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1476570/
The treatment is the same because you ... the "only option" for PMR/GCA
@vjm0223 Excellent!!! Thank-you for posting this link. I think there should be warnings when treatment with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1465422/
think there should be warnings when treatment ... shortest time possible" for PMR/GCA ... long term prednisone to treat PMR/GCA
@ndep As far as I know Prednisone was his only treatment. After he had GCA he...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1455059/
as I know Prednisone was his only treatment ... After he had GCA he was on it for a ... prednisone to prevent a recurrence of the GCA
@mark1952 Thank you, I continue to be pain free with respect to both PMR/GCA while tapering...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1447451/
pain free with respect to both PMR/GCA ... I am hoping that you do not have GCA ... My GCA started suddenly a few days after ... the US was normal after 2 weeks of treatment
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