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Recently Diagnosed PMR Disease Progression
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 9 hours ago | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Hi @sbtheplumber1, I suggest you contact your Rheumatologist and let her/him know what is going on. Sometimes, when GCA is suspected, doctors prescribe Prednisone before the results of the diagnostic test come in. Your Rheumatologist may be able to get you a temporal artery biopsy before you can get the ultrasound. Remember, if you experience any visual disturbance go to the Emergency Room.
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Teri sorry it took so long to get back to you I went to the ER Wednesday evening and was admitted . I still can’t get the Ultra Sound done until July 1st but they done a CT scan and MRI and said I don’t have GCA but want me to still have ultra sound. My temple swelled again and headache and eye/ear pain got worse. I also have a 3 cm Choradial Fissure brain cyst on the left side which I’ve had for 30+ years that they thought could be pushing on the right side but they ruled that out. They were going to release me unless I still had the headache which I do so they kept me . I’ve also got nerves pinched in my neck and laying here my temple swells but setting up headache gets worse. I was typing someone and leaned my head to the side and I felt the temporal pain . So who knows what I have