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Should I have temporal biopsy for GCA even after 8 weeks prednisone?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Mar 21 5:38pm | Replies (21)
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In October 2023 I was diagnosed with GCA after 42 days of headaches. I was put on 60 mg of prednisone for a month. The headaches stopped. I also have PMR. We continued with a very slow taper of prednisone until I was able to stop completely in June 2024. My rheumatologist diagnosed GCA initially without a biopsy or ultrasound. My personal thoughts are if you’re still having headaches, you might need to be on a stronger dose of prednisone for awhile.

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sophies | @sophies | Mar 13 7:16pm

Can you tell me what the headaches were like? Were they all day long? Did you take any OTC pain reliever ? How are you doing now? No flares or relapse?

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