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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 24 10:00am | Replies (262)
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Has anyone had a biopsy for GCA at Mayo's? If so, what was the procedure and was it painless?

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ropnrose | @ropnrose | Apr 13 9:13am

I had bi-lateral temporal biopsies in August. Not at Mayo. A surgeon did it at my local hospital in a rural town. I had my choice of a local or complete anesthesia. I chose local, so I could drive myself home. No issues, no pain. Stitches were under my skin and the incision was glued.

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Wayne Ewing | @wayneewing | Apr 21 6:44pm

Not at Mayo, but local rural hospital, Salida, CO...chose to go under because I'm a fraidy cat...all went well, wife drove me home...yes, painless...treating stitches afterwards very simple...stitches removed painlessly two weeks later...but results were negative, as apparently is often the case...proceeding though with "Suspected GCA," and enter Actemra infusion protocol and fast track prednisone taper next Monday, April 28...
Hope you're doing OK...

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