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I have pretty much had the same issues as has been mentioned in the comments so...
I then began having double vision occasionally ... There is a good chance I have GCA, jaw
Posted: Mar 8 10:09am
@jeff97 I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... only uveitis. I don't know precisely how...
I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... inflammation down to protect your vision ... ophthalmologist reassures me it isn't GCA
Posted: Mar 4 3:54pm
@pah17 Yes, I had one on the second day I was in the hospital for temporary...
was in the hospital for temporary vision ... doctors started me on treatment for GCA ... before they did the biopsy, because the vision ... My vision turned out ok.
Posted: Feb 19 4:35am
@pah17 Has anyone suggested you get an ultrasound of the temporal arteries? I was diagnosed with...
I was diagnosed with GCA after a month ... the MD there immediately suspected GCA ... of being off prednisone I lost some vision
Posted: Mar 1 10:23pm
@pah17 Please be careful regarding possible GCA. I came close to losing some vision. so it...
Please be careful regarding possible GCA ... I came close to losing some vision. ... think about someone having untreated GCA ... I didn't get my PMR and GCA diagnosed ... I have read that headaches from GCA
Posted: Mar 1 6:33am
I had undiagnosed PMR for about 6 months before I developed symptoms of GCA. The GCA...
months before I developed symptoms of GCA ... The GCA symptoms increased over several ... My GCA symptoms were low grade fever ... because of a temporary smearing of the vision ... that are becoming more common for GCA
@mwhite6262 I have GCA and PMR. I started treatment a year and a half ago, and...
@mwhite6262 I have GCA and PMR. ... It's interesting that with GCA, ... you're having discomfort with GCA ... really bad could happen, like losing vision ... You definitely want your GCA to be well
Posted: Feb 21 3:03pm
Your experience was similar to mine, except it sounds like I had worse problems at the...
for about 7 months, and then PMR and GCA ... The GCA symptoms were low grade fever ... when I was chewing, and eventually vision ... I know that my PMR and GCA have been ... as fever, weight loss, hearing or vision
Posted: Mar 3 6:49pm
@pah17 Because I had an emergency where I was losing the vision in my left eye...
an emergency where I was losing the vision ... common starting dose for someone with GCA ... who doesn't have vision problems ... stiffness like you describe before having GCA
Posted: Mar 1 10:59am
Can someone describe what the visual disturbance is that goes with GCA? I have had a...
visual disturbance is that goes with GCA ... I do not lose vision but something is ... General and he is a researcher for GCA
Posted: Feb 18 7:03pm
@sandiw77 Your 25mg prednisone starting dose, while maybe OK for PMR, but it’s extremely low for...
for PMR, but it’s extremely low for GCA ... For my GCA, I started at 60mg, and my ... understanding is that 50-60 is standard for GCA ... , unless there is vision involvement ... neck and jaw claudicaton, but not vision
Posted: Feb 14 4:03pm
Hi @peaceprevail7, may we know what medication you are on for PMR and GCA? What quantified...
medication you are on for PMR and GCA ... As to your GCA, did your doctors take ... sample of your temporal artery for GCA ... My vision has declined, my constant
Before I was diagnosed a year and a half ago I had an episode where I...
an episode where I lost part of the vision ... a few hours they diagnosed me with GCA ... biopsy, but started treatment for the GCA ... days later and confirmed that I had GCA ... If someone with PMR has vision problems
@jabrown0407 Hello & thanks for your reply. I, too, started on weekly injections for 2 months...
Cannot know whether GCA caused it or ... High priority is to safeguard from vision ... urgently: Jaw pain (with chewing, etc.); vision