Hello. 4 years ago, started losing eyesight in my rt. Eye for temporarily, then returns after 4 or so minutes and also jaw pain when chewing. My doc sent me to hospital for a diagnosis. However since I did not have headaches, hosp. Doc said was probably TMJ for jaw and migraine head ache for eye. Fortunately my own doc thought I should have had a biopsy, and a few months later that was done at another hospital, confirming CSA. I was put on 60 Millagrams of prednisone and a month later methotrexate was added. After 3 months lowered to 50 Mil. Then slowly lowered next 4 years until now on 1/2 Mil. I was given blood tests every 6 weeks until last summer. Now I get blood tests every 12 weeks. I still have my eyesight and have not had any temporary loss of eyesight in 4 years. And no jaw pain. Next week I go on 1/2 milligram of prednisone every other week, then doc said we will work on getting off the methotrexate. I was 77 when I got GCA, and I am now 82. So hang in there. I have visited with a few others on mayo conn., and the hard part seems to be getting th correct diagnosis. Then it seems like most of us get over this thing. But it takes awhile. Most seem to be well in 2 years or so. Diana

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