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PMR progressing to GCA? Broken vessels in eye

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 10, 2022 | Replies (21)
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@SusanEllen66

I have GCA. I doubt that what you are experiencing in your eye has to do with GCA. For me, I lost my vision temporarily 3 times because the artery feeding the eye was narrowing.
Do you have any other symptoms of GCA ie. painful scalp, jaw pain, headaches?

I am not a doctor. You might want to see an ophthalmologist and get your eye checked.

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ldingwall88 | @ldingwall88 | Sep 28, 2022

Thanks so much for this, I really appreciate it. I've called the eye dr and they're going to try to work me in today or tomorrow. I don't have any other GCA symptoms *except* for headaches; I have chronic thunderclap headaches (2-3x/week), so I really have no way of knowing if there's a connection, though I kind of doubt it. Thanks again for your post!

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floridabonnie | @floridabonnie | Oct 6, 2022

Hi, I have had PMR for about a year and a half, I thought it was gone, but 2 weeks after I stopped taking prednisone it came back. That was about 2 months ago. Now I am getting pain in my temples occasionally, and my scalp is tender to the touch at times. It is not happening all the time, just every couple of days. Could this be the way GCA starts? How did you know? I did go back on a low dose of prednisone, 5 mg a day.

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