I HAD TEMPORARY BLINDNESS IN ONE EYE AND JAW PAIN BUT AFTER 2 days in hosp. I WAS TOLD NOT GCA. TWO MONTHS LATER after a biopsy in another hosp. Told I have GCA. Started 60 mg. Of prednasone and also methotrexate . One and one half years later down to 3 mg. Then my ESR and c reactive protein tests started going up so Now 6 months later, I am still on 5mg prednisone. I HAVE NEVER HAD much pain, but worry about my vision. It is a struggle. Good to talk to others. Feel not so alone.