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Low iron levels and PMR

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Mar 21 4:20pm | Replies (38)

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@maye

Hey @tsc
Oh genetic aspect of autoimmune diseases. Hadn’t thought of that .
I’m the only one in the family with pmr/GCA .

You had different GCA symptoms with relapse ?
I’m hyper vigilant to any symptoms of possible relapse.
Wondering therefore what your different relapse symptoms were ?
Because mine were quite minimal, probably sub clinical, until the night sweats started . That was the big red flag that sent me running to the Dr .

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Hi@maye,
My mother in law had night sweats and a sore jaw making it difficult to chew. I never did.
First time around, I had an itchy torso, three episodes of visual disturbance, I couldn't see anything out of my right eye, tender scalp, and short stabbing pains from my ear to my nose. Second time, extreme pain and pressure in my head and neck, somehat tender scalp. Both times I loss appetite, and felt faint in the morning when I woke up, I didn't connect the dots until I started feeling faint in the mornings. Second time around I thought I was just having aches and pains. I asked for a CRP test, because of feeling faint, and it was elevated.