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PMR/GCA East Anglia Support Group

Join us ay Needham Market Community Centre,School St, Needham Market, IP6 8BB on...

birthday curse.

2 years ago on my 70th birthday I got a kidney stone which, eventually with hos...
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Teach Them Well

To say I was thrilled would be an understatement! ...but I was over the moon to...
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Tapering

Three months ago a tapered down from 20 mil to 15 by taking a quarter of every t...
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Started tapering

Thanks for all your suggestions. Yday was my first day of DSNS and I took 12.5mg...
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Sharing my experiences tapering from 6mg to 4mg..

Tapering from 6 to 5 and now to 4 has been "interesting" to say the least. I wo...
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Doctor or Not 🤔

Sitting here and ready to ring the doctor for visit! Ready to ring and decided t...
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"Treating Giant Cell Arteritis"

Good article from Hospital Healthcare Europe. Nothing, earth shattering or grou...
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Preds at night ?

Hi all just wondering if anyone has taken their preds before going to bed ?? If ...

Tapering 15-12.5

Hi Gp has told me to start tapering to 12.5 mgs as I’ve been on 15 mg Pred since...
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Qualified receptionists!

I will take this further as this isn’t the first time our doctors Pitt bulls hav...

No! It's Arteritis Not Arthritis!!!!

Fitted for a 24 hour Heart Monitor today after my recent tumble & hospital stay....
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Finally got to see gp!

Well finally got to see my gp and had my rant and rave about the receptionist an...

T score result

Hello again to you all, I posted a question about osteoporosis last month. Tha...
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Numbness and tingling: another update for friends with same issues

Hello to everyone concerned with neuropathy symptoms. I had an appointment with...
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Seeing the light at the end of PMR tunnel 😊

Hi All- I’ve been hiding out in Mn, gardening, going to work, and helping folks ...
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Dexa “T” scores and “Z” scores—- need advice

I have GCA/PMR (temporal biopsy negative) and previously posted that my “new” (w...
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Had Bettter Introduce Myself

I've been lurking for a few weeks. Husband was diagnosd PMR/GCA in mid June this...
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Further decline with severe sight impairment

Hi all, I have joined this forum as my mother lost her sight due to GCA 2 years ...
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R/A PMR to Vasculitis: Positive outcome to the worst 18 months !! Maybe some good sharing & one more request for support

Hi All, I have previously posted and discussed my farthers condition over the l...
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Update on Flu Jab!

Had my annual flu jab last week. No negative consequences. Period. Only indica...
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GCA Tapering Prednisolone too steeply, the next chapter

Hi all and firstly thank you for all the good advice and support I received in r...

Buddy ??

Hi I had a telephone interview yesterday following my email to PMR GCA uK for a ...
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BLUE KNEES

Has anyone noticed blue knees? I was particularly stiff in my hips this morning ...
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Mad Max and the Long, Lost Weekend

After returning from a week's holiday in Southern France, last Sunday, and belie...
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Question

Can someone explain to me why GCA can be called "a stroke in the eye"?
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