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Possible GCA

Posted by mehow @mehow, Feb 18 1:52pm

I had some symptoms of GCA, headaches, jaw stiffness and mild pain, sore throat, night sweats. I'm waiting on blood work results and in the meantime I started 50mg of prednisone. I'm wondering what the tapering dose off 50 mg will be if it turns out I don't have GCA. Has anyone encountered this? Thanks!

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hi5rockymountain | @hi5rockymountain | Feb 23 10:22am
In reply to @kdgrotz "Do you have to have all the symptons to have GCA? I have a few of..." + (show)
@kdgrotz

Do you have to have all the symptons to have GCA?
I have a few of them, headaches, jaw tightness and sometime hurts to chew, sometimes fuzzy vision but not double vision or blackness. I did have a biopsy that was negative but just on one side and was also on 40mg of prednisone for about 2 weeks before the biospy. Could you get a false negitave form being on prednisone?

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kdgrotz: Keep pushing for a diagnosis! I have TMJ, so bad at one point I partially blacked out while driving as my face hurt back in the 80's and my head muscles went into spasm due to new mouth guard that I ended up in PT for a month to get my jaws to release and open. This is new for me in the last couple months: Head ache again, cords running down neck starting under the ears go into #10 pain mode and neck pain. Wonder if there is some PMR going on. Can one have PMR after GCA?

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jerkyjefr | @jerkyjefr | Feb 23 1:13pm
In reply to @hi5rockymountain "jerkyefr: great news for you. Congratulations!" + (show)
@hi5rockymountain

jerkyefr: great news for you. Congratulations!

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Must say doc ordered relief was not expected. Mostly just usually a band aid. Hi back Rocky.

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