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I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA at age 64. My inflammation scores were extraordinarily high, even for...
I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA at age ... extraordinarily high, even for someone with GCA ... (about 10x more than most with GCA) ... emergency room doctors due to a double vision ... stopped all further symptoms of PMR/GCA
I had a few episodes of tooth pain. It seemed to be part of a group...
side of my face, jaw pain, blurry vision ... are gone and it appears that I have GCA ... the start and now mainly one, the GCA ... eye doctor thought she might have GCA
Posted: Jul 14 10:03am
HI, @sbtheplumber, best to seek medical help immediately. If you experience any visual disturbance, go to...
GCA can cause loss of vision and blindness ... had PMR for a number of months, then GCA ... Fortunately, I didn't lose any vision ... GCA requires a pretty high dose of prednisone ... medical treatment is critical for GCA
Posted: Jun 22 3:17pm
Have they upped your prednisone dose? It sounds like you should be somewhere between 40 and...
I have PMR and GCA, and I felt better ... I had vision problems before I started ... treatment, but my vision turned out ... that it is very rare for someone with GCA ... to lose vision once they've started
Posted: Jul 27 9:19am
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
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
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
I had PMR for about a year before being diagnosed, and GCA for about 5 months....
a year before being diagnosed, and GCA ... began having episodes of temporary vision ... injections for 10 months to treat the GCA
Posted: Jun 10 9:19am
I have GCA and have suffered dizziness - I know that prednisone is part of it...
I have GCA and have suffered dizziness ... I lost the vision in my right eye from ... the GCA. ... He suspects that the GCA not only damaged
Those are good suggestions. Also be alert to any symptoms of GCA, since untreated PMR can...
Also be alert to any symptoms of GCA ... PMR can lead to the development of GCA ... emergency room if you have any unusual vision
Posted: Jun 13 7:04am
Hello, @jcb, and welcome. I'm sorry you lost part of your vision to GCA. I came...
'm sorry you lost part of your vision ... to GCA. ... I came very close, but my vision turned ... I had all of the other symptoms of GCA ... had any other symptoms of PMR and GCA
Posted: Jul 20 3:12pm
I was treated for GCA in 2019. My symptoms started across my facial bones near my...
I was treated for GCA in 2019. ... eyes But he wanted to treat it as GCA ... ultrasound that diagnosed possible GCA ... My Rheumatologist told me if GCA that ... Surgery did not correct my vision.
Posted: Jul 25 2:53pm