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PMR diagnosed but now headache for almost a month.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 5, 2023 | Replies (18)
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@samara66

Could you describe your stabbing headache pains in a little more detail? Were they unilateral or bilateral? Where were they located. Did you ever have them in your temple? Were they just seconds long or persistent? Were you still on prednisone? If so, what dose?

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Teri | @tsc | Aug 2, 2023

Hi@samara66, The short stabbing pains were mostly on the right side of my face and went from my ear to my nose. They were lower than the temple, and very short, like little flashes of lightening. They started a few months prior to my diagnosis and increased over time.
I had been prescribed a low dosage of prednisone a few days before I saw the rheumatologist via Zoom. The day before our meeting I counted 25 of the pains. When I told him about them he told me to take 40 mg of Prednisone and scheduled a Temporal Artery Biopsy on the right side of my face.

My mother in law had GCA, and she had a constant headache and jaw pain so b ad she couldn't chew her food.

Do you have short stabbing pains in your face or head?

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