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@jixster @charlotte61 here is a reference to that 20% : Giant cell arteritis: reviewing the advancing...
02433-y CLINICAL PRESENTATION GCA ... known clinical phenotypes: cranial GCA ... (C-GCA), large vessel GCA (LV-GCA), ... The majority of people with cranial GCA ... Nearly half of people with GCA have
Posted: Nov 22, 2023
Excellent questions!! Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA. Actemra is FDA approved for...
Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR but not GCA ... Actemra is FDA approved for GCA but ... people are being treated for PMR, GCA ... or both PMR and GCA. ... should work the same for either PMR or GCA
I had a lot of symptoms of GCA. I had pain in my cheekbones that was...
I had a lot of symptoms of GCA. ... started treatment immediately for GCA ... a biopsy, and it was positive for GCA ... I just googled headaches and GCA, and ... had a rheumatologist check you for GCA
Posted: Jun 21 3:21pm
My maternal aunt had GCA. My mother's family was primarily southern Italian descent. My mother in...
My maternal aunt had GCA. ... My mother in law had GCA. ... I read that the highest rates of GCA ... The earliest documentation of GCA was
Posted: May 30 2:31pm
The problem is that Actemra is only FDA approved for GCA and not always authorized for...
that Actemra is only FDA approved for GCA ... doctors will assume there is underlying GCA ... or "presumptive GCA" for people ... ;confirm" the diagnosis of PMR/GCA ... Other than PMR/GCA, there aren't
People often have teeth pulled to relieve TN pain. That intervention doesn’t work. I am screened...
I am screened for GCA by my rheumatologist ... No evidence of GCA but I’m being treated ... with Actemra as if I have GCA. ... have PMR, you should be checked for GCA
Posted: Jan 25 10:51am
Welcome @sloped483, It sounds like you may also have Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) along with PMR....
may also have Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... have shared: PMR connection to GCA ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-connection-to-gca ... / Have you been diagnosed with GCA
Posted: May 15, 2022
I'm not sure if this is the right place to reply, but I was diagnosed with...
to reply, but I was diagnosed with GCA ... and would like to connect with other GCA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 19, 2018
Hello @aewin, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone when it comes to being concerned about...
it comes to being concerned about GCA ... which could indicate that I also had GCA ... was fortunate that I did not have GCA ... don't have any experience with GCA ... --- How often does PMR progress to GCA
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
Hi @katclub, a new diagnosis can be scary, but you're not alone as you can see...
- Temporal biopsies to diagnose GCA ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gca-biopsies ... / - GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and ... Think I have Giant Cell Arteritis (or GCA ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/think-i-have-gca
Posted: Feb 11, 2023
Thanks for pointing that out, @isabelle7. Here are some links about PMR and GCA. --How often...
Here are some links about PMR and GCA ... --How often does PMR progress to GCA ... discussion/how-often-does-pmr-progress-to-gca ... / Also: --GCA and PMR https://connect.mayoclinic.org
Posted: Jul 27, 2024
Thank-you @johnbishop This is a GREAT link because it points out that diagnosing PMR/GCA is one...
it points out that diagnosing PMR/GCA ... is one thing and treating PMR/GCA is ... point out that historically, when PMR/GCA ... GC) are the standard treatment for GCA ... It does seem like PMR/GCA is getting
Posted: Mar 26, 2023
My maternal aunt and I both had PMR/GCA. Mine started in 2020, after an ankle injury....
My maternal aunt and I both had PMR/GCA ... her back prior to onset of her PMR/GCA ... Ancestry, and also some French, also had GCA
Posted: Jul 8 3:27pm
HI, @sbtheplumber, best to seek medical help immediately. If you experience any visual disturbance, go to...
GCA can cause loss of vision and blindness ... had PMR for a number of months, then GCA ... GCA requires a pretty high dose of prednisone ... medical treatment is critical for GCA
Posted: Jun 22 3:17pm
Yes GCA can develop before, during , and / or after completion of PMR treatment with...
Yes GCA can develop before, during , ... My Large Vessel GCA developed 6months ... PMR does not assure protection from GCA ... even the slightest possibility of a GCA
Posted: Mar 25 5:39pm
Welcome @minijohn, Thank you for sharing your experience with PMR and GCA. It is really helpful...
sharing your experience with PMR and GCA ... PMR and associated conditions like GCA ... find helpful. -- PMR connection to GCA ... / -- GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and ... Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA
Hi @charlotte61, You pose an interesting question. My guess is both conditions are related but that...
but that PMR doesn't progress to GCA ... whether or not you have or will develop GCA ... Although 40% to 60% of patients with GCA ... isolated PMR will develop symptoms of GCA ... my doctor always had me watch for GCA
Posted: Nov 12, 2023