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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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@joan7

I wish I knew about the ultrasound because at least that is not invasive. They didn't give me that option unfortunately. Glad to hear your results came back negative. Sound like your on the right track. Best of luck.

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sophies | @sophies | Mar 20 11:30am

Medical profession doesn't necessarily think of the patient....they think of TESTS! I did the research. The school of thought now is that MRI, ultrasound, PET scan etc can be as informative as biopsy and less invasive for patient. For anyone reading this and having to have a biopsy, instead of main temporal artery biopsy, I read that the parietal branch of the temporal artery is much more safe ( not close to facial nerve) and less disfiguring for patient. Ask your care team about it

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sophies | @sophies | Mar 20 11:33am

You have to be proactive and look into things yourself....that's what I did.

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