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Hi @annettetompkins that is a true horror story! I'm sorry that your doctor was so blase....
I had the symptoms of PMR and GCA for ... on the lookout for changes in your vision ... Especially if your vision changes (I ... Untreated GCA can result in blindness ... My mother-in-law had GCA, diagnosed
Hi @mzamyl I am sorry to hear about your pain. I can't imagine living with the...
diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... me, if I had any problems with my vision ... Untreated, GCA can cause stroke and/
I've tried for 3 years to get an app't at any location for rheumatology. I finally...
I was diagnosed with both PMR and GCA ... I had a temporal artery biopsy for GCA ... However, I have had transient vision
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Posted: Sep 20, 2021
@jakedduck1. Hi Jake. I can really relate to your sad feeling of loss with regard to...
might get back to it, but with the GCA ... , loss of vision in one eye, two strokes ... about three years prior to getting GCA ... But then GCA struck.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 1, 2021
This is my diagnosis and care plan for Giant Cell Arteritis : On the morning of...
27,2021 my ophthalmologist did a vision ... test and field of vision test. ... I was delighted as my vision tested ... by a Rheumatologist who diagnosed GCA
Posted: Feb 26, 2021
Your story sounds so much like mine. I’m at 9 and definitely feeling more of the...
The fear for me is the GCA, which I ... pain ( not a headache as we know it) vision ... down but not pressing it given the GCA
Posted: Feb 24, 2021
GrandmaR, your story of your shingles experience is quite stunning. I'm so sorry this happened to...
years ago, I began having double vision ... glasses to help to reduce the double vision ... and was diagnosed with PMR and the GCA
Posted: Jan 22, 2021
Terre, I too feel strongly that my PMR was caused by the shingrix vaccine. I too...
and legs and in extreme pain with visions ... issues and apparent GCA, jaw stiffness ... , vision problems, pain in temples.
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Oct 27, 2020
I would suggest you call your opthomalogist about this problem. Your vision is at risk when...
Your vision is at risk when you have ... GCA and please don't take any chances ... You can lose all or part of your vision
Posted: Apr 14 10:36am
Thanks Jeff. You're probably right and 8mg is not enough to see me through a 24...
I've had the tests for GCA after ... It's not only blurred vision at ... It's sort of dizzy, spaced-out vision
Posted: Apr 16 10:14am
It sounds like your dose of prednisone might be too low to control your symptoms. I...
Your description of vision problems ... I have GCA that included vision problems ... with an ophthalmologist about your vision ... symptoms sound like they could be GCA
Posted: Apr 16 6:50am
Do you have any other symptoms such as headaches, tenderness around your ears or scalp, or...
around your ears or scalp, or any vision ... I was diagnosed with GCA last June, ... That's a common symptom of GCA.
Discussion: Swallowing and PMR
Posted: Feb 15 4:28pm
Yes, I kept my vision. The day I was diagnosed with GCA, I went to the...
Yes, I kept my vision. ... The day I was diagnosed with GCA, I ... the emergency room after losing the vision ... next 16 hours after that I lost the vision ... just googled about blindness from GCA
Posted: Mar 1 9:46am
My experience is very similar to yours. I was diagnosed in late June 2024 with PMR...
diagnosed in late June 2024 with PMR and GCA ... with my treatment because I had had vision ... problems from the GCA. ... It sounds to me like your GCA is flaring
Posted: Feb 27 9:31am
I was diagnosed with GCA in early September when I started losing the vision in my...
I was diagnosed with GCA in early September ... when I started losing the vision in ... steroids stopped the progression and my vision ... I had all the other symptoms of GCA ... have to blink really hard to clear my vision
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 18 3:13pm
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR about 8 months ago. My GCA was confirmed with...
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR about ... My GCA was confirmed with a biopsy the ... valid after starting prednisone for GCA ... symptoms, including episodes of temporary vision ... I got treatment in time to save my vision
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the end of June of 2024. I had undiagnosed...
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the ... Also, because of vision problems from ... the GCA, my first 3 days of treatment ... low dose aspirin recommended for the GCA
Posted: Jan 14 7:19am