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@tsc, @jabrown0407 . Great advice, Teri, to get right to Emergency if eye issues present! I...
I permanently lost most of the vision ... in my right eye when GCA was 'suspected ... admission in June 2019, when that vision
If you have any Sudden changes in vision usually your optometrist would be able to get...
If you have any Sudden changes in vision ... mother-in-law and my mom had PMR and GCA ... She ignored the symptoms when vision
@kspowell. HI ks. I have had GCA since March, 2019. I was treated in July, 2019,...
I have had GCA since March, 2019. ... Prednisone because I suddenly lost the vision ... Prednisone could hopefully save the vision ... GCA has not been kind to me! ... Actemra is specifically developed for GCA
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Nov 1, 2021
@tsc and @hmccarth5. Yes, the evil Prednisone! I have had Giant Cell Arteritis since 2019 and...
Arteritis since 2019 and lost most of the vision ... medication specifically designed for GCA
Posted: Oct 13, 2021
@loribmt Wow, Lori, fantastic pictures. What's the eagle got in his beak? A crow, a cat?...
I.V. per day for three days when my GCA ... took my right eye's vision and ... (That's what GCA does.)
Support Group: Just Want to Talk
Posted: Jun 23, 2021
Oh Artist you have really had a go of it!! I’m so sorry for your setbacks...
so sorry for your setbacks and the vision ... annoying and the prednisone icky BUT THE GCA ... it the Actemra is specifically for GCA
Posted: Feb 24, 2021
Hi @sophie32. I was diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis in June of 2019. I hope you...
rheumatologist for your new diagnosis of GCA ... be closely monitored for lab work, vision ... My initial symptom was loss of vision ... right eye, which is a common fear with GCA ... put on Prednisone to avoid further vision
Posted: Feb 2, 2021
"Jaw pain" is a symptom of GCA. It is an especially important symptom if you have...
"Jaw pain" is a symptom of GCA ... have PMR because it can progress to GCA ... and put your vision at risk. ... I have never been diagnosed with GCA
Discussion: Tooth pain and PMR
Posted: Aug 4, 2020
Note that a biopsy is NOT required to diagnose GCA. *Immediate* 60 or 80 mg of...
biopsy is NOT required to diagnose GCA ... mg of prednisone to prevent loss of vision ... two, this confirms the diagnosis of GCA
Posted: Mar 22, 2018
I had headaches but assumed it was allergies or sinus. Woke up Oct 17, 2024 with...
Woke up Oct 17, 2024 with partial vision ... and he diagnosed temporal arteritis, GCA ... though I was having all symptoms of GCA ... as if it is this, you can lose your vision
Support Group: Eye Conditions
Posted: May 28 4:17pm
@dadcue, @orangecat, @nyxygirl, @johnbishop, and all... Well, I got my first taste of yucky PMR and...
got my first taste of yucky PMR and GCA ... Blurred vision is part of it at times ... Not related, per him, to PMR or GCA. ... still think it had to do with PMR, GCA
Yes, Therese. I did. It was inconclusive for GCA but did find minimal Rt. Carotid occlusion...
It was inconclusive for GCA but did ... I really do believe I have GCA, headaches ... TMJ’s very sore and limited, blurry vision
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
My experience with Actemra has been very positive. I've been on Actemra since April 2024 due...
Actemra since April 2024 due to a GCA ... severely inflamed, to the point of double vision
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 4 10:36am