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Hi @docmeehan, You might find it helpful to scan through the search results for other discussions...
from members who have experience with GCA ... and vision problems. ... search=GCA+and+vision+
Discussion: PMR/GCA
Posted: May 14 7:14am
Yes, my biopsy was positive. They performed the biopsy on the second day I was in...
second day I was in the hospital for vision ... problems associated with the GCA. ... My vision turned out ok with treatment ... necessarily mean you don't have GCA
Hi Pam @pb50, Only my initial onset of PMR when I was first diagnosed did I...
pains because he was concerned about GCA ... and vision being affected. 20 mg prednisone
Posted: Nov 10 5:27pm
Thanks for your comments! My understanding was that the relatively low doses of prednisone we take...
take for PMR wouldn't prevent GCA ... heading to see an opthamologist if GCA-related ... vision problems occur.
Posted: Nov 14, 2023
I was on 60 mg for about 6 weeks, and then it took 6 more weeks...
cautious with my taper due to serious vision ... problems from the GCA. ... My vision is ok now.
Posted: Mar 11 4:43am
I’m so glad you pushed the issue with your doctor. My husband’s rheumatologist didn’t believe he...
rheumatologist didn’t believe he had GCA ... though he had PMR and all symptoms of GCA ... except vision loss. ... Three days later we had an official GCA ... current one could have cost him his vision
Posted: Mar 20, 2024
Hello, and welcome to the forum. It is active, and there are quite a few people...
quite a few people like me who have GCA ... I had some episodes of temporary vision ... slower than normal because of the vision ... problems I had with the GCA. ... My vision turned ok though.
Posted: Jul 18 3:04pm
Hello, Sophie, et al, Once again I am so glad that I found this discussion on...
temple pain and imbalance and blurry vision ... my tests would really not indicate GCA ... usually when he has a patient with GCA
I don't think my reply will be very helpful to anyone but here goes. For four...
place), to balance issues, to blurry vision ... He said likely GCA. ... He said GCA unlikely but possible. ... started), I will probably acquiesce to a GCA ... sudden irreversible blindness with GCA
Posted: Nov 22 3:52pm
@lally I think she did that as a precaution. It seems like most GCA treatments are...
It seems like most GCA treatments are ... reading some of the posts is that GCA ... vision issues can happen suddenly,
That's what happened to me. I blamed my PMR on other things, and I eventually developed...
things, and I eventually developed GCA ... emergency room when I temporarily lost the vision ... Fortunately my vision was saved, but ... before I got diagnosed with PMR and GCA ... clinical remission for the PMR and GCA
You are correct. I think everyone has a different PMR/GCA story. There's no 'cookbook' on symptoms...
think everyone has a different PMR/GCA ... Did your vision symptoms dissappear? ... If you have vision issues, consider ... GCA isn't anything you want to ignore ... The first 10 months I had PMR/GCA, I
There are tools that could diagnosed GCA. An ultrasound or temporal artery biopsy. As @jeff97 suggested,...
There are tools that could diagnosed GCA ... vision. ... What did affect my vision was the prolonged ... My vision is worse now, than pre-PMR ... /GCA.
Posted: Sep 7 4:14pm
I have GCA and PMR, so I'm familiar with both conditions. It sounds like your PMR...
I have GCA and PMR, so I'm familiar ... Regarding your vision, you could see ... you have PMR and are concerned about GCA ... they can look for any early signs of GCA ... Also, prednisone can affect your vision
Posted: Sep 7 3:53am
In July 2024, I was diagnosed with PMR and suspected GCA. I had bilateral temporal biopisies...
was diagnosed with PMR and suspected GCA ... necessarily mean I didn't have GCA ... I had all the symptoms (except vision ... My PMR and GCA symptoms returned.
Posted: Sep 12 1:11pm
When I had untreated GCA my jaw muscles got extremely fatigued when I was chewing food....
When I had untreated GCA my jaw muscles ... But about half of people with GCA don ... are already taking prednisone, your vision ... But just in case you do have any vision ... #39;s what I did and they saved my vision
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 21 1:50pm