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Hi @charlena, I recently was able to taper off of prednisone for my second occurrence of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/196483/
prednisone for my second occurrence of PMR ... This second occurance of PMR has been ... check me for the Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... Mayo Clinic website has more info on GCA
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rhuematica
Support Group: Bones, Joints & Muscles
Posted: Apr 17, 2018
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR about 8 months ago. My GCA was confirmed with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1254016/
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR about ... My GCA was confirmed with a biopsy the ... valid after starting prednisone for GCA ... I never had headaches with my GCA, but
Discussion: Should I have temporal biopsy for GCA even after 8 weeks prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 9 1:46pm
Thank you for your comments....I appreciate hearing from everyone. I think GCA can start before PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1256767/
I think GCA can start before PMR as ... well as sometime after PMR. ... might still show up in the artery if GCA ... is there and if it started after PMR
Discussion: Should I have temporal biopsy for GCA even after 8 weeks prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 13 8:02am
Hi @neztrop, I am so sorry to hear that you have had problems with tapering, but...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1235872/
and am on Actemra due to suspected GCA ... earlier than anticipated (age 63) due to PMR ... has an impact on the severity of the PMR ... remain healthy to fully recover from PMR
Discussion: Kevzara
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 13 10:10am
My rheumatologists group follows a protocol and most all their PMR patients are off Pred within...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237389/
follows a protocol and most all their PMR ... get Actemra approved for me to treat PMR ... Actemra was only FDA approved for GCA ... and I didn't have GCA. ... to Prednisone for the treatment of PMR
Discussion: Kevzara
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 15 9:40am
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the end of June of 2024. I had undiagnosed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1211061/
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the ... I had undiagnosed PMR for about a year ... because of vision problems from the GCA ... low dose aspirin recommended for the GCA
Discussion: Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 14 7:19am
I began having symptoms at 54. Of course I didn't know it at the time but...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000418/
#39;t know it at the time but it was PMR ... Then symptoms of GCA started. ... My PMR went away almost immediately ... but I had GCA for 4 years, with a relapse
Discussion: PMR onset under 55?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 20, 2024
Be careful and monitor yourself for any symptoms of GCA. I treated myself for PMR with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1245469/
monitor yourself for any symptoms of GCA ... I treated myself for PMR with acetaminophen ... for year without knowing I had PMR, ... and I eventually developed GCA.
Discussion: Working out with PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 25 5:26pm