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Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (50)
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Hi @mild835, after nearly a year of PMR (undiagnosed) and other symptoms, I was extremely fatigued and shaky in the mornings. I had to sit down or feel like I would pass out. My blood work showed anemia before I got the Giant Cell Arteritis diagnosis. It was anemia of chronic inflammation caused by the disorder and resolved with the proper dosage of prednisone.

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milld835 | @milld835 | Feb 17, 2023

Exactly how I feel in the mornings and sometimes (like today) shaky throughout the day. Some days I just have to sit down. I could sleep for 2-3 hrs in the afternoons, after a trip to the store. Anemia is not something I had thought of, but I will now. I never hear the result of my bloodwork. Here in Nova Scotia it's push, push for answers and even then it's not a given you will receive the answers. I know there is something going on...but don't know what it is. The only real way to get in contact with a rheumatologist here is to go into an ER and even then it's not a given. Thank you for your reply; shedding some light on the subject.

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