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Can the pain of PMR be aggravated from a stomach virus?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 30, 2022 | Replies (7)
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@johnbishop

Hi @lyndee58, My rheumatologist was always concerned about Giant Cell Arteritis which some people with PMR also get and it can cause loss of vision if left untreated. @tsc may have some information or suggestions on treatments and your symptoms.

Have you mentioned the eye sight being worse to your rheumatologist? Do you have any pain in the scalp or temple areas?

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lyndee58 | @lyndee58 | Dec 26, 2022

Hi @johnbishop GCA was a concern in the beginning, but by the time we found a doctor/surgeon to perform a biopsy on my nerve, I was already taking Prednisone and my Rheumatologist told me that Prednisone was the treatment used to treat GCA.

I am hoping to contact my Rheumatologist this week about my new symptoms. I have tenderness in some spots of my scalp but no pain and no pain in my temple areas at all.

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