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I has an increase in headaches, temple pain, and some jaw discomfort and tightness. The doctor...
The left side was “suspicious” for GCA ... is the gold standard to determine GCA ... me on Actemra which is approved for GCA ... there is really no way of checking the GCA ... if I get a severe headache or have vision
Posted: Nov 2, 2024
I have been on prednisone for 3 years. After the first year at higher doses, from...
concerned about giant cell arteritis (GCA ... of people with PMR had subclinical GCA ... My vision seemed OK but often blurry
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
I had this scenario. Was diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 after tapering off Prednisone 30mg...
with me everywhere in fear of any vision ... is the recommended dose to take for GCA ... arteritis. so, my doctor treated it like GCA ... Only time will tell with PMR/GCA, so
@bostonredsox1945, I have had PMR occurrences twice and both times my rheumatologist and primary care docs...
pain in the temple area or changes in vision ... and vision problems. ... have or develop Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... problems such as fleeting or permanent vision ... loss or double vision.
Posted: Jul 9, 2024
@naturegirl5 You're very welcome! Thank you for your kind words. It has been so hard watching...
cell arteritis - the worse case of GCA ... rheumatologist could have cost him his vision ... initially when I said I believed he had GCA
Thanks for sharing your husband's story. Unfortunately it's a tale I've heard far too many times...
controlling something like PMR and GCA ... recall a guy who suddenly lost his vision ... Makes me wonder if they had PMR and/or GCA
Hi @pmm2001, I didn't have any jaw pain with GCA, but I did have scalp tenderness...
didn't have any jaw pain with GCA ... I had some problems with vision before ... I hope the doctor treating you for GCA
Hi @dmoonchild, the chapter on Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Cecil and Goldman's Textbook...
for PMR, CRP (c-reactive protein); GCA ... trouble with your jaw when eating, vision ... I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a
Posted: Sep 29, 2022
I have GCA. I doubt that what you are experiencing in your eye has to do...
I have GCA. ... experiencing in your eye has to do with GCA ... For me, I lost my vision temporarily ... Do you have any other symptoms of GCA
Posted: Sep 27, 2022
Hi @naezzo, a lower dosage of prednisone (about 20 mg) is supposed to miraculously make symptoms...
companion disorder, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... jaw pain, low energy, a dry cough, vision ... me, but I advanced to symptoms of GCA
Posted: Aug 21, 2022
Hi @lmdohrmann, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with Teri @tsc. I...
temples or scalp and if I was having any vision ... was worried about the possibility of GCA ... discuss the symtpoms and testing for GCA
Posted: Jun 16, 2022
Hi @lmdohrman, I was not diagnosed for a year. I think I had the pain of...
My mother-in-law had GCA in the mid ... I was lucky not to damage my vision. ... I think of GCA as a thief in the night
Posted: Jun 16, 2022
What were your symptoms of GCA? I have just been diagnosed with PMR. Did 5 days...
What were your symptoms of GCA? ... Have not been tested for GCA and don ... Not really sure if this is GCA or just ... specifically in my temple area and my vision
Posted: Jun 16, 2022
@tsc and @aspine. You are so right, @tsc. I was diagnosed in March, 2019, with the...
in March, 2019, with the dreadful GCA ... the symptoms you related - loss of vision ... GCA is nothing to fool with, and needs
Hello John, Thanks for your reply. I have read about both conditions, but didn't think I...
conditions, but didn't think I had GCA ... I had vision problems shortly after ... If it was GCA, wouldn't the prednisone ... then help the blurry vision? ... but I'm very concerned about my vision
Discussion: PMR and vision
Posted: Aug 14, 2021