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Maye, my vision is ok. I got treatment for the GCA just in time to save...
Maye, my vision is ok. ... I got treatment for the GCA just in ... I think my GCA is only cranial.
Posted: Feb 18 6:05am
I'm sorry you're experiencing GCA. I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR almost a year ago....
#39;m sorry you're experiencing GCA ... I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR almost ... grade fever, and temporary loss of vision ... manage the prescriptions you need for GCA ... to go through to recover from the GCA
Posted: Apr 17 3:01am
"My understanding of the initial tapering is that there is an assumption that the starting dose...
looked like I was starting to develop GCA ... years ago but it wasn't to treat GCA ... treat uveitis which can also cause vision ... For PMR/GCA prednisone doesn't rapidly
Posted: Apr 24 9:23pm
"My fear is always GCA and did have some symptoms and a biopsy during my 3rd...
"My fear is always GCA and did have ... -- I'm mostly over my fear of GCA ... screen me for signs and symptoms of GCA ... autoimmune condition that can cause vision
Posted: Jun 5 7:24am
I'm not a doctor but I think anytime you have PMR/GCA and you have something happening...
doctor but I think anytime you have PMR/GCA ... have something happening with your vision ... play around with as you can lose your vision
Discussion: PMR/GCA
Posted: May 8 7:43am
I have blurred vision from epiretinal membranes (scar tissue on both retinas). The blurred vision came...
I have blurred vision from epiretinal ... The blurred vision came on suddenly ... I think the blurred vision is associated ... Has anyone experience blurred vision ... (permanent) with PMR but without GCA
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Jul 8 6:49am
Be careful if you're planning to stop prednisone or Actemra. Stopping prednisone without tapering could make...
prednisone or Actemra could cause a GCA ... If you have any other symptoms of GCA ... If you have any vision problems, go
Posted: Jun 29 9:38am
Untreated, GCA can have severe complications. One of my symptoms second time around was numbness up...
Untreated, GCA can have severe complications ... Untreated Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... potentially life-threatening risks beyond vision ... blindness: Up to 50% develop contralateral vision ... see pictures of swollen veins from GCA
Posted: Jun 23 12:18pm
I had a lot of symptoms of GCA. I had pain in my cheekbones that was...
I had a lot of symptoms of GCA. ... the emergency room when I lost the vision ... several more episodes of temporary vision ... , and my vision turned out ok. ... I just googled headaches and GCA, and
Posted: Jun 21 3:21pm
That is similar to what I went through when I went to the local emergency room...
local emergency room for temporary vision ... were trying to distinguish between GCA ... They suspected GCA immediately, so they ... had several episodes of temporary vision ... loss due to the GCA.
Posted: Jun 24 4:11am
To @kathren, this is totally my opinion from my own GCA experience, lots of research, and...
is totally my opinion from my own GCA ... If you have GCA, you need treatment ... ASAP to forego potential vision problems ... possible, ask your PA to research GCA ... , according to my docs, is that if GCA
Posted: Jul 28 5:25pm
Hi@floridabonnie, I had PMR, not diagnosed for a year (partly my fault), with consistent and unremitting...
artery biopsy and was positive for GCA ... GCA is nothing to mess with - untreated ... immediately if I had any problems with vision ... If you do have GCA your immune system ... By the way, my mother in law had GCA
Posted: Oct 10, 2022
Hi, dmoonchild, Sounds totally awful what you're going through. I certainly hope you can get some...
the symptoms that sound a lot like GCA ... If you start to have a loss of vision ... fifty percent chance of losing the vision ... usually a PMR symptom, and it is a GCA
Posted: Oct 1, 2022