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I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone due to very high levels of inflammation due to...
inflammation due to PMR and/or non-cranial GCA ... Prednisone, especially for long term treatment
Posted: Jan 20 5:49pm
After the GCA diagnosis I started another prednisone taper and also started infusions of Actemra. I...
After the GCA diagnosis I started another ... I have not had any GCA symptoms since ... starting the treatment.
Posted: Nov 24, 2023
Is there a mechanism to get a "second opinion" about specific topics from medical experts in...
medical experts in the field of PMR/GCA ... second opinion about a diagnosis or treatment ... medical experts in the field of PMR/GCA ... Yet, for PMR/GCA, long term prednisone ... I'm interested in biologics as treatment
Posted: Apr 22 3:59pm
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
been since he got PMR in May 2023 and GCA ... And I really hope you don't get GCA ... , after he was resistant to normal treatment ... to GCA and ended up hospitalized with ... I feel my husband, without proper treatment
@windyshores This is very helpful information and something I was wondering about. We're so new to...
great with his giant cell arteritis treatment ... He then developed GCA (giant cell arteritis ... The other illnesses, PMR and GCA, though ... horrible at least have a treatment
Posted: May 23 12:03pm
It might be an adrenal problem rather than a problem with Actemra. I successfully tapered off...
The problem wasn't PMR or GCA but ... year of "adjustments" to my treatment ... past 3 years with no symptoms of PMR/GCA
If you have Polymyalgia Rheumatica, it usually responds very well to Prednisone. Were you ever prescribed...
companion disorder Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... chronic inflammation and appropriate treatment ... I had it with GCA and had no energy
Hi @aewin , the incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR. They are companion inflammatory...
Hi @aewin , the incidence of GCA is ... number of months, before I developed GCA ... PMR and GCA are scary, but with good ... treatment, they can be managed. ... need to, until you get the proper treatment
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
Anyone who would even think of the possibility of losing their eyesight, would be very nervous...
shows what your chances are of having GCA ... So regarding GCA. ... Upon onset of GCA symptoms, a person ... mentioned where you are with your treatment ... yet where you haven't received treatment
I’ve been taking Actemra injections for 1 1/2 yrs. Feeling good and markers are normal but...
advised that I should continue this treatment ... Has anyone discontinued Actemra as a treatment ... for GCA and been in remission?
Posted: Jun 12, 2022
@oztrax, Here's some information you might want to discuss with your GP if you can't see...
Management of GCA and PMR should be ... physician recognising the need for urgent treatment ... of GCA to avoid ischaemic complications ... The treatment targets are achievement ... assessing disease activity and selecting treatment
Posted: Mar 26, 2023
Hi@floridabonnie, I had PMR, not diagnosed for a year (partly my fault), with consistent and unremitting...
artery biopsy and was positive for GCA ... 40 mg of Prednisone and just ended treatment ... GCA is nothing to mess with - untreated ... If you do have GCA your immune system ... By the way, my mother in law had GCA
Posted: Oct 10, 2022
I take Actemra for the treatment of PMR. Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment of...
I take Actemra for the treatment of ... Actemra is FDA approved for the treatment ... of GCA. ... recently approved by the FDA for the treatment ... pathway is implicated in both PMR and GCA