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Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Posted by MLeeB @MLeeB, Mar 21, 2016

Would like to hear from people that have gone thru or going thru temporal artritis. I am now going on my 5 month after being diagnosed. It is getting better but very slowly. Is this normal?

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jmwm | @jmwm | 16 hours ago

Has anyone had a biopsy for GCA at Mayo's? If so, what was the procedure and was it painless?

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ropnrose | @ropnrose | 50 minutes ago
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@jmwm

Has anyone had a biopsy for GCA at Mayo's? If so, what was the procedure and was it painless?

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I had bi-lateral temporal biopsies in August. Not at Mayo. A surgeon did it at my local hospital in a rural town. I had my choice of a local or complete anesthesia. I chose local, so I could drive myself home. No issues, no pain. Stitches were under my skin and the incision was glued.

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jmwm | @jmwm | 19 minutes ago
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@ropnrose

I had bi-lateral temporal biopsies in August. Not at Mayo. A surgeon did it at my local hospital in a rural town. I had my choice of a local or complete anesthesia. I chose local, so I could drive myself home. No issues, no pain. Stitches were under my skin and the incision was glued.

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Thank you.

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