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Hi @dmoonchild, the chapter on Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Cecil and Goldman's Textbook...
Medicine has a diagnostic algorithm for PMR ... , CRP (c-reactive protein); GCA. ... jaw when eating, vision problems, fatigue ... I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a
Posted: Sep 29, 2022
I agree with gettintg the panel for autoimmune diseases, just to be on the safe side....
symptoms, loss of appetite, extreme fatigue ... disorders - Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... ) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) which
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Posted: Sep 28, 2022
Hi @traynor4, I had PMR, undiagnosed for a number of months with pain and stiffness throughout...
Hi @traynor4, I had PMR, undiagnosed ... I eventually experienced extreme fatigue ... With the GCA, I had terrible neck pain
Hi @josiemc24, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you were able to see a rheumatologist....
Both occurrences I've had of PMR ... I've never heard of PMR causing ... Symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica - Fatigue ... Arteritis is a related condition to PMR ... anything about Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA
I had a lot of symptoms of GCA. I had pain in my cheekbones that was...
I had a lot of symptoms of GCA. ... ears and on my scalp, and a lot of fatigue ... Are you currently being treated for PMR ... I had PMR for maybe 8 months or so before ... I started having symptoms of GCA.
Posted: Jun 21 3:21pm
If you have Polymyalgia Rheumatica, it usually responds very well to Prednisone. Were you ever prescribed...
PMR and its companion disorder Giant ... Cell Arteritis (GCA) can cause pain ... , extreme fatigue, malaise, and anemia ... I had it with GCA and had no energy
Thanks for the reminders. Wish it wasn't so. It's like a menu that I don't want...
Fatigue usually sets in for a few days ... M.D.'s plan. 19 months now with PMR ... The head aches made me think that GCA
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
Sorry, you have joined the PMR club. This is a good group to ask questions and...
Sorry, you have joined the PMR club. ... When I was diagnosed with PMR and possible ... GCA in late July 2024, I was started ... I was constantly fatigued, due to sleep ... initial symptoms returned, including the GCA
Posted: Feb 7 3:42pm
Hi @annelia, I had extreme fatigue before I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, Giant Cell...
Hi @annelia, I had extreme fatigue before ... about "low iron levels" in the PMR ... /GCA group. ... My anemia and fatigue resolved with
Hopefully GCA won't be an issue for you. I keep seeing the statistic that roughly 10-20...
Hopefully GCA won't be an issue ... roughly 10-20 percent of people with PMR ... will develop GCA. ... symptoms for this subtype: headache, fatigue ... #34;May include vague symptoms like fatigue
Posted: Feb 26 3:41am
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA in late July 2024. I started on 60...
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible ... GCA in late July 2024. ... original symptoms returned, including the GCA ... Since, I was having GCA symptoms and ... that constant feeling of malaise and fatigue
My first experience with an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR or GCA. It was triggered by an...
an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR ... or GCA. ... I just remember PMR started after I ... However, the overwhelming fatigue was ... adrenal insufficiency because the fatigue
I hope you don't mind my response to your question. I had symptoms of GCA for...
I had symptoms of GCA for a few months ... cheekbones and around my ears, and a lot of fatigue ... the emergency room doctor diagnosed GCA ... haven't had any more symptoms of GCA ... or PMR.
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
Hi @23amy, I had PMR then GCA, not diagnosed for a year. With PMR, I had...
Hi @23amy, I had PMR then GCA, not diagnosed ... With PMR, I had pain on a scale of 12 ... I lost my appetite and had extreme fatigue ... With GCA, I had a sore scalp, shooting ... and dry cough, no appetite, extreme fatigue
Posted: May 5 3:21pm
Those are good suggestions. Also be alert to any symptoms of GCA, since untreated PMR can...
Also be alert to any symptoms of GCA ... , since untreated PMR can lead to the ... development of GCA, as it did in my ... headaches, scalp tenderness, facial pain, fatigue
Posted: Jun 13 7:04am
Hello Joanne @jojobarrk, Welcome to Connect. I know it must be difficult for you trying to...
effects as well as the symptoms of PMR ... Mayo Clinic has more information on GCA ... , GCA and fatigue to learn what others ... search=PMR+and+GCA+%2Bfatigue. ... Did they mention GCA?
Posted: Sep 9, 2024
Wow. So many aspects of this that are totally new to me (GCA especially). I agree,...
of this that are totally new to me (GCA ... My main distress is the weakness, fatigur ... weakened, depressed flare state, the "PMR
You’re right; your situation does sound like PMR. May be worth at least setting an appointment...
right; your situation does sound like PMR ... There are other medications for PMR, ... PMR was either a slow burn, or he had ... affects seniors and their pain and fatigue ... -6 weeks and assessed properly for GCA
Posted: Apr 18, 2024
Hello @steinmo, Welcome to Connect. I don't have any experience with GCA but I have had...
don't have any experience with GCA ... have had 2 different flare ups of PMR ... I think fatigue can also be an indicator ... that you might find helpful: --- Fatigue ... able to share their experience with fatigue
Discussion: PMR and Head Drop
Posted: Jan 7, 2024
@cpd54, @johnbishop, and all...I'm amazed at the activities some of you can continue even with PMR...
some of you can continue even with PMR ... When PMR and GCA hit me hard in October ... bronchitis in September, and worsening fatigue ... consequences like increased pain, fatigue
Posted: Dec 20, 2023