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PMR/GCA patient asking about headaches

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 5 4:15pm | Replies (13)

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@jasharum

I do see a rheumatologist. He's the one that said "I don't think you have GCA".
My intermittent head pain occurs in all areas of my head. Recently , my rheumatologist decreased my prednisone from 6mg to 5mg, and 5 days later I had bilateral temporal pain, and frontal head pain. But went away. I am also followed by my eye doc very closely. He ordered an MRI which was negative for tumor, etc. I felt like I was having some double vision, but maybe it was due to anxiety (I'm thinking). I relayed this to him.

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I also have an area on top of my head that is tender, and noticed it several months before PMR symptoms started. I asked my "hair dresser" to check my scalp and she didn't see anything. I have reported this to my rheumatologist but he doesn't seem concerned. I saw dermatologist the other day, she said it may be a little red and ordered some drops. Tenderness is still there after 2 weeks of drops to the area.