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Comments (349)
Maye, my vision is ok. I got treatment for the GCA just in time to save...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1239593/
Maye, my vision is ok. ... I got treatment for the GCA just in ... I think my GCA is only cranial.
Discussion: New to PMR diagnosis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 18 6:05am
I'm sorry you're experiencing GCA. I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR almost a year ago....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1283706/
#39;m sorry you're experiencing GCA ... I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR almost ... grade fever, and temporary loss of vision ... manage the prescriptions you need for GCA ... to go through to recover from the GCA
Discussion: Can you split Prednisone dose for GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 17 3:01am
"My understanding of the initial tapering is that there is an assumption that the starting dose...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1289247/
looked like I was starting to develop GCA ... years ago but it wasn't to treat GCA ... treat uveitis which can also cause vision ... For PMR/GCA prednisone doesn't rapidly
Discussion: What is the goal when tapering?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 24 9:23pm
"My fear is always GCA and did have some symptoms and a biopsy during my 3rd...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1320655/
"My fear is always GCA and did have ... -- I'm mostly over my fear of GCA ... screen me for signs and symptoms of GCA ... autoimmune condition that can cause vision
Discussion: PMR relapse symptoms
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 5 7:24am
I'm not a doctor but I think anytime you have PMR/GCA and you have something happening...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1299583/
doctor but I think anytime you have PMR/GCA ... have something happening with your vision ... play around with as you can lose your vision
Discussion: PMR/GCA
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 8 7:43am
It is interesting that you had a flare of psoriasis after stopping Prednisone. Has anyone ever...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1150891/
not saying you don't have PMR/GCA ... reason why you can't have both PMR/GCA ... Uveitis can cause vision loss and is ... treated as a medical emergency just like GCA
Discussion: I am on ACTEMRA for my giant Cell Arteritis but it seems like my PMR ?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Oct 2, 2024
We finally saw Rheumatologist and he sent my husband for urgent bloodwork. It came back ok....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1148615/
says there is further decrease in vision ... left with a small strip of blurred vision ... Anyhow GCA & PMR are a nasty business
Discussion: Trembling and shaking, no energy - PMR?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 28, 2024
I have been on prednisone for 3 years now. At one point I was up to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1137500/
At one point I was up to 60 mg for GCA ... drops have eased the pressure and my vision
Discussion: Effects of Prednisone on Eyes
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
I would absolutely agree that PMR precedes GCA flares in some people. That would happen to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1136482/
absolutely agree that PMR precedes GCA ... uveitis can affect a person's vision ... too and can lead to vision loss.
Discussion: Can PMR progress to inflammatory arthritis?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Sep 5, 2024
Anyone who would even think of the possibility of losing their eyesight, would be very nervous...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1113291/
shows what your chances are of having GCA ... TMJ but I also had really bad double vision ... treated quite a few cases of PMR and GCA ... So regarding GCA. ... Upon onset of GCA symptoms, a person
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 28, 2024
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1047530/
been since he got PMR in May 2023 and GCA ... And I really hope you don't get GCA ... even though he had PMR with all the GCA ... symptoms other than vision loss, and ... admitted his was the worse case of GCA
Discussion: Living with someone on high-dose long-term prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 8, 2024