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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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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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SusanEllen66 | @SusanEllen66 | Aug 1, 2022

Yes, last night I paid attention to how I felt when I put my head on the pillow on the “bad” side. Sure enough, my scalp started to hurt, the pain in my face returned.
So, there it is…
I’m so bummed about this not only for me, but for my son. Both his father and I are plagued with Vasculitis. His dad has PMR. I have PAN in addition to the new GCA. Hopefully, there isn’t a genetic problem for him.

Every day is an adventure for sure!
Thanks for sharing your information!

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