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I had my first visit with him about 8 weeks ago. I gave him a very...
of my last 3 1/2-year history with PMR ... pain and my increased concern about GCA ... made no comment on my concern about GCA ... and again expressed my concern about GCA
Hi Sandi, I recall being anxious and wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR would...
wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR ... mg within a year, I started getting GCA ... relapse with excessive, unrelenting PMR
I was diagnosed with GCA in 2020 and put on 80 mg. of Prednisone(so that I...
I was diagnosed with GCA in 2020 and ... asked my doctor if he thought I had PMR ... elevated sedimentation and/or CRP to have PMR
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
Thank you for the warm wishes. I began the prednisone at 40 mg., back in 2014,...
back in 2014, and I didn't have GCA ... , it was just the PMR, alone. ... and I'm truly grateful that the PMR
Posted: Jul 10, 2022
Hi @deniseinca, the head and jaw pains could be symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis, a companion...
Arteritis, a companion disorder of PMR ... GCA is treated with a higher dosage ... of prednisone than PMR and most often
I had two bouts with PMR and then was in remissions When I quickly developed double...
I had two bouts with PMR and then was ... taking that large dose of prednisone- GCA ... even before a definitive diagnosis of GCA
Posted: Jun 18, 2022
Hi @mild835, jaw pain and pain in the temples can be symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis...
Arteritis which about 30% of those with PMR ... usually 40 - 50 mg) is needed to control GCA ... temporal artery biopsy to rule out GCA ... best to be vigilant, as untreated, GCA
When my PMR was active I was not aware that jaw pain was a symptom of...
When my PMR was active I was not aware ... that jaw pain was a symptom of GCA ... control the pain, so I doubt if I had GCA
Posted: May 15, 2022
Hi @mzamyl I am sorry to hear about your pain. I can't imagine living with the...
;t imagine living with the pain of PMR ... I had PMR undiagnosed for about 10 months ... diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... It is the companion disorder of PMR ... Untreated, GCA can cause stroke and/
Hi reesh, At 70, It wasn't too hard for me to come to terms with PMR...
hard for me to come to terms with PMR ... + GCA. ... My mother-in-law got GCA in her 80s ... through this extraordinary experience of PMR
PMR is a difficult diagnosis..i say this as a physician[retired] because it is not an inpatient...
PMR is a difficult diagnosis..i say ... not an inpatient diagnosis, unlike GCA ... rheumatology elective..i myself suffer from PMR