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Thanks for your comments. My Prednisone tapering schedule goes down to 10 mg in 2 weeks,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861851/
non-cranial Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... My Actemra & Prednisone treatment ... exactly the one used to treat the GCA ... nejmoa1613849
Perhaps non-cranial GCA
First, I wish to say that it takes fortitude to come off prednisone like that. On...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860893/
for my eye problem which wasn't GCA ... ;t think Actemra would be the best treatment
Hello~I'm so happy to have found this group. When I lost the sight in my left...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856637/
left eye and was then diagnosed with GCA ... I found a support group for PMR/GCA ... considered the side effects part of the treatment
I would also suggest the arterial biopsy at the temple to rule out a cousin of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854915/
Steroids are a part of the ongoing treatment ... have a friend with PMR, and two with GCA ... early stages of being diagnosed with GCA
My inflammation markers (ESD and CRP) are both low normal (EDD = 4 mm/hr and CRP...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/840706/
It is far, far less than before treatment ... was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA ... to the Actemra trials for treating GCA ... In addition to the pain before treatment ... have a stroke (this happened after treatment
Here's my understanding of what I will be dealing with in terms of the payment schemes...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832149/
will cover just under 4 months of treatment ... prescription for Actemra to treat GCA ... combination of PMR and non-cranial GCA ... GCA only indicated by blood markers ... after weeks to months of prednisone treatment
I wouldn't think Genetech would care about the diagnosis as long as a doctor thinks Actemra...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831650/
evidence that "long term" treatment ... the same inflammation mechanism as GCA ... Since Actemra was FDA approved for GCA ... likely that PMR would also respond to treatment
Hi @redboat, I told my rheumatologist there is nothing like the pain of PMR. I called...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813533/
The only treatment I got for GCA was
I sympathize with you! I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone for 13 years before...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808858/
Therein lies the problem with long term treatment ... Even GCA is difficult to diagnose after
I’ve been taking 60mg of prednisone. My Rheumatologist and I are going back to square one....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739457/
So, I don’t have GCA. ... Unfortunately, the best treatment for
@joeblo746, This is from 2017 and mentions Hydroxychloroquine as a PMR treatment although I had not...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/738585/
mentions Hydroxychloroquine as a PMR treatment ... Although 40% to 60% of patients with GCA ... Latest Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment ... Although this site rates the treatments ... www.stuffthatworks.health/polymyalgia-rheumatica/treatments
@joeblo746, If the 20 mg doesn't get it done for you it's time to have a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/738571/
that have had Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... their PMR generally have to start treatment
Hi @mzamyl, my rheumatologist told me that tapering is a fine balancing act. A doctor friend...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694930/
prednisone is needed - with PMR and GCA ... Eventually PMR and GCA go away. ... with this disease before there was a treatment
I don't have the time to research when I last wrote but, short story, had Grover's...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/683474/
Then in 2020 I developed GCA, went on ... husband's death brought on the GCA ... only thing I have not done is the UVA treatment
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
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