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I like to share my personal experience. I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years...
Prednisone for more than 12 years after PMR ... Prior to being diagnosed with PMR, I ... After long term Prednisone use for PMR ... when they assume any and all pain is PMR ... /GCA if you can find the right rheumatologist
I totally get the "Sweet Tooth" topic, and have found myself with a spoon in the...
of feeling better with this crappy PMR ... After my initial diagnosis of PMR, possible ... progression to GCA was assigned a
Posted: Oct 4, 2024
@carlarosie Hello and welcome to this PMR forum! There are some very knowledgeable people here that...
carlarosie Hello and welcome to this PMR ... If you have concerns about GCA I would ... Actemra is the FDA approved drug for GCA
Posted: Sep 24, 2024
Kevzara (sarilumab) is self administered by an injection under the skin -- it isn't given as...
It is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA ... It is FDA approved for GCA but not PMR ... I have PMR, reactive arthritis and uveitis
Posted: Sep 23, 2024
"Experts who really know about PMR advise that you go back up to the dose where...
"Experts who really know about PMR ... Symptoms may not be caused by PMR/GCA ... rheumatologist might say you don't have PMR
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
What I don't understand is if steroids ruin your eyes at PMR levels given, what will...
understand is if steroids ruin your eyes at PMR ... eyes when given in enormous doses for GCA
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
I too had PMR and I suspect it left me with this terrible back pain. I...
I too had PMR and I suspect it left ... I now suspect that the PMR never really ... reason and I really pray it is not GCA ... another condition directly related to PMR
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
Hi @gailg, I can't answer your question about doctors in Colorado,but I had full onset PMR...
doctors in Colorado,but I had full onset PMR ... I had GCA. ... medical textbook's chapter on PMR ... clinical response, it says treat as PMR ... The possibility of occult GCA should
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
I’ve had some trouble with my vision also, just never tied it in with my PMR!...
also, just never tied it in with my PMR ... I don’t have any other symptoms of GCA
Posted: Jul 15, 2024
Thanks for the info! What you had to go through with your husband to get a...
your husband to get a diagnosis of GCA ... it comes to something as serious as GCA ... on prednisone almost a year ago for PMR ... lower than that without a return of PMR
Posted: Jul 11, 2024
@charlotte61 , @trina24 , @nancy53 I know having PMR and worrying about GCA is frightening. But...
trina24 , @nancy53 I know having PMR ... and worrying about GCA is frightening ... My husband had PMR then developed GCA ... with GCA will have had PMR This ... My husband has PMR and developed GCA
Posted: Jul 11, 2024
I'm currently doing Actema infusions for "refractory PMR." I was on prednisone for more than 12...
Actema infusions for "refractory PMR ... prednisone for more than 12 years for PMR ... without ever being diagnosed with GCA ... Actemra isn't FDA approved for PMR ... ;as you would treat a patient with GCA
I'm wondering if some of the severe headaches you mentioned could be an indication of Giant...
indication of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... When my PMR was active my doctor and ... 267 @tsc has some experience with GCA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 22, 2024
A doctor friend told me to go to the ER immediately if I had any visual...
Informed about a patient's history of PMR ... /GCA, the ER doctors treat with IV steroids ... this in Connect I was diagnosed with GCA ... re right, @jabrown0407, anyone with PMR ... to be informed of the symptoms of GCA
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Jun 19, 2024