I did go to the emergency also when I was having sever temple pain & visual issues but the attending physician stated she didn't feel that a temporal Biopsy was required because the blood work didn't show the minimal inflammatory markers to support such a procedure, so I thanked her & left.
Since then I have seen an ophthalmologist who is still investigating the possibility of GCA Presence, I had the blood work & am now waiting for an appointment to have an ultra sound on my eyes & arteries so that's something.
I just left my regular physician who I loved so much because she did what I needed her to do upon request, however she herself has severe health problems that interfered with her duties to a point I & my entire Family wasn't getting referrals fast enough in critical situations.
I really hated to leave her Practice, I even lectured her in from of her staff & in private about her ongoing health issues that posed a dangerous situation for her due to her heart condition & multiple surgeries on her back then return to work the following day as if nothing happened & told her she's no good for her patients if she isn't looking after herself.
NOW after I left her practice, she had a stroke.
This is heartbreaking, I seem to encounter physicians like this often & many are so over worked many are not fulfilling their obligation to the patient because Doctors are in distress themselves & this is a frightening trend to say the least.
I will wait to see the results of the tests my Ophthalmologist has ordered before I do anything else & will advice my doctor to halt any prescription drugs till all investigations have been exhausted & or he prescribes the medications I find would be more appropriate too my intolerance to high dose medications. Thank you for your response & Advice, its much appreciated.