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Hi @lmdohrman, I was not diagnosed for a year. I think I had the pain of...
My mother-in-law had GCA in the mid ... emergency room as that needs immediate treatment ... I think of GCA as a thief in the night
Posted: Jun 16, 2022
@evinann, GCA is nothing to mess around with. I would seek help from a rheumatologist as...
@evinann, GCA is nothing to mess around ... diseases-conditions/giant-cell-arteritis/diagnosis-treatment
Posted: Mar 23, 2023
Hi @abbeyc The biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra (tocilizumab). It has been FDA approved...
It has been FDA approved for the treatment ... of GCA but not for PMR. ... think it is a game changer for the treatment ... of GCA.
Hi @tracykarran, You might find the following discussions helpful since you mentioned being diagnosed with GCA...
you mentioned being diagnosed with GCA ... still have pain with your current treatment ... . -- GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and ... -- Educational Conferences for PMR/GCA
I have tried Actemra via injection the results were impressive for pain reduction however I previously...
become infected with COVID during treatment ... happy with me as i have refused this treatment ... This is my 4th year with PMR and GCA
Hello @lynd, Welcome to Connect. Headaches can be a symptom of prednisone withdrawal but I'm not...
temple areas due to the concern of GCA ... think blood tests alone can diagnose GCA ... information on the topic: "How is GCA ... Giant cell arteritis - Diagnosis and treatment ... diseases-conditions/giant-cell-arteritis/diagnosis-treatment
Posted: Jan 21, 2023
I was lucky my doctor diagnosed GCA at my first appointment, then referred me to a...
I was lucky my doctor diagnosed GCA ... determine its cause—allergy to my meds or GCA ... he concluded it might be part of my GCA ... who didn’t think it was related to GCA ... for my early diagnosis, subsequent treatment
Hi everybody. Another rare vascular disease that causes all sorts of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis...
of issues is Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... 2 weeks instead of weekly, the one treatment ... for GCA, and doctors are watching my ... querying vascular issues) ever had GCA ... That's the Gold Standard test for GCA
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 31, 2021
Welcome @ripley, It must be really hard not knowing what's causing the left sided headaches and...
-- Temporal biopsies to diagnose GCA ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gca-biopsies ... Fever." --- Temporal Arteritis: Treatment
Posted: Jan 31, 2022
My husband was diagnosed w GCA 1.5 years ago. Prior to biopsied diagnosis, he began 60mg...
My husband was diagnosed w GCA 1.5 years ... month ago he tried Qutenza 8% patch treatment ... they’ll have for life regardless of treatment
Hi @tinman2020 and @karinaph I sometimes wonder how bad my PMR and GCA would have been...
sometimes wonder how bad my PMR and GCA ... Textbook of Medicine Chapter on PMR and GCA ... corticosteroids." Imagine there was no treatment ... people just languished and died, from GCA
Hi @artist01, I am so sorry about your eyesight and your strokes. Were you suffering a...
Although my mother-in-law had GCA, and ... that more people post about PMR than GCA ... I was wondering when PMR and GCA were ... discovered and if there was any treatment
Posted: Oct 19, 2021
@artist01 Laurie, I think we should probably be having this conversation in the PMR group. You...
aortic aneurysm down the road with GCA ... . 30% of those with PMR develop GCA ... practice and experience preceding our treatments
Posted: Oct 25, 2021