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Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 7 8:52am | Replies (353)Comment receiving replies
The Mayo site says Temporal Arteritis and Giant Cell Arteritis are basically 2 different names for the same condition. I think what's confusing for the layman (me being one of them!) is that we patients say wait...with one you have pain in your temples - it's not the same.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/giant-cell-arteritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20372758
For my PMR the doctor monitors my sed rate and CRP which I believe are indicators but may need a doctor to interpret.
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I began this journey with an ESR of 51 taken by my NEW primary Dr. He put me on 10 mgs of Prednisone. After some research online I panicked and realized that with all my symptoms including the problems with my eyes, that this condition could be serious. I have a rheumatologist that I go to for my hands, made an appt. She immediately made an appt for a biopsy for me and gave me a prescription for 50 mgs of Prednisone that I should take the minute the biopsy was over. Two days later she called with results positive for GCA. Latest 11/5 ESR and CRP are about the same as my first visit with her although they dropped on 9/24. I was away and need to make appt. for blood work soon. Also looking for another new primary! Hope this makes sense...all caused by a second shingles vaccination.
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Yes I go every three months for bloodwork.
On 6 mg of prednisone and can t seem to go any lower. Got to 5 once Sed and CRP jumped pretty high so back to 6. I m doing ok but would love to come off of it.