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Hi @deniseinca, the head and jaw pains could be symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis, a companion disorder of PMR. It can cause blindness or stroke if not treated. Is your scalp tender? Any trouble seeing? GCA is treated with a higher dosage of prednisone than PMR and most often diagnosed by a biopsy of a temporal artery. I wish you well!

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Thank you for replying and yes i have both PMR and GCA i have had them together since the beginning although was slower to diagnose GCA, i have had a temporal biopsy. Very difficult as i was finally 3 weeks prednisone free after 3 yrs. I am awaiting my physicians instructions