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Recently Diagnosed PMR Disease Progression
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 9 hours ago | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Like Teri said, a rheumatologist is the main doctor for GCA and PMR, But I also saw an ophthalmologist every 3 month over the past year to monitor for any problems from the GCA and prednisone. Prednisone can increase pressure in the eyes, and that can cause glaucoma. Prednisone can also cause cataracts to get worse, sometimes fairly rapidly.
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I contacted my eye doctor and was told to contact my PCP first within 2 hours of calling them I was seen by an overflow N.P. who new about GCA and she immediately order everything but the kitchen sink for lab work and urine sample , she ordered an ultrasound of head and neck soft tissue but my local hospital can’t do that ultrasound so they tried the next closest hospital which I guess Stat doesn’t mean emergency when the scheduler goes home before order is finished. Depending on results they might have to do a biopsy. She wanted to put me on steroids but wanted to wait on lab work and ultrasound