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Hi Bev I had PMR and subsequently GCA going back to 2013. I am still on...
Hi Bev I had PMR and subsequently GCA ... 2017, I was part of the trials for Actemra ... I have been on and off with Actemra ... I did not have a problem with Actemra
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Posted: Jan 26, 2024
I use kettlebells and exercise bands for strength training 3x a week on our home patio....
extraordinarily severe case of PMR/non-cranial GCA ... complete remission due to therapy with Actemra
Posted: Jan 20, 2024
I was switched from Pred to Actemra after 8 months. I don't recall any horrible side...
I was switched from Pred to Actemra ... me, not so much the side affects of Actemra ... I was out on Actemra right after the ... I was on Actemra 3.5 years when I was ... I've been free of GCA and PMR since
Posted: Jan 10, 2024
I have had 15 treatments of ACTEMRA for GCA (I also have PMR) but wanted to...
I have had 15 treatments of ACTEMRA ... for GCA (I also have PMR) but wanted ... being treated at mayo has been using ACTEMRA ... for GCA. ... diagnosed with PMR in May 2022 and GCA
Hi John, Thanks for your work with this forum. It’s a great resource for patients to...
I am in my 4th year with GCA, on prednisone ... , and also Actemra since 12/22, and ... I was thinking that the Actemra infusions ... health issues, have read up on PMR/GCA
Posted: Nov 13, 2023
I have just started Actemra in conjunction with 6mg of prednisone for GCA. I previously had...
I have just started Actemra in conjunction ... with 6mg of prednisone for GCA. ... I had been warned about GCA but forgot ... 15 months later on my journey with GCA ... My rheumatologist went for Actemra because
Interesting. By coincidence, I am taking acyclovir right now, 400 mg x 3/day. We'll see if...
background, I was diagnosed with PMR and/or GCA ... Weekly shots of Acterma (tocilizumab ... The Actemra shots will likely continue
Posted: Oct 15, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR about 17 years ago. I took prednisone for 13 out of...
cytokine implicated in both PMR and GCA ... inflammation that results in PMR and/or GCA ... Actema is FDA approved for GCA. ... Actemra worked for me. ... https://www.actemra.com/gca/considerations
Just started again Actemra. Not sure it’s my PMR or GCA that’s flaring. Have had them...
Just started again Actemra. ... Not sure it’s my PMR or GCA that’s flaring ... We will see how much the Actemra helps
@5333 and @emo Oh my goodness! Yes! @johnbishop is so right. You must hasten to a...
My GCA began with extreme fatigue and ... a year of prednisone I was put on Actemra ... so very important, especially since GCA ... , which he told me often goes with GCA