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Think I have Giant Cell Arteritis (or GCA)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 30 8:20pm | Replies (70)
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@SusanEllen66

Thanks so much for sharing. Knowing that someone else saw WHITE is comforting to me! I get strange looks when I tell my health care providers that I didn’t see black.
I’m taking 60mg of prednisone right now, and waiting for an appointment with a vascular surgeon.
My blood tests never show my inflammation. I’ve had Vasculitis since 2015…

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Teri | @tsc | Aug 1, 2022

You're welcome. By the way, GCA is a vision threatening form of vasculitis (Cecil and Goldman's Textbook of Medicine). Glad you're on prednisone now.
I was surprised to be given a general anesthetic for my temporal artery biopsy. It went well without any pain. The Rheumatologist asked me what side of my head most of my symptoms were on, and the surgeon did one biopsy on that side. Sometimes people have both sides done. Good luck@SusanEllen66!

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