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I'm sorry you lost part of your vision. I had several instances of temporary vision loss...
'm sorry you lost part of your vision ... had several instances of temporary vision ... loss in one eye from GCA, but fortunately ... received treatment in time to save my vision ... a month after I was diagnosed with GCA
When I had untreated GCA my jaw muscles got extremely fatigued when I was chewing food....
When I had untreated GCA my jaw muscles ... But about half of people with GCA don ... are already taking prednisone, your vision ... But just in case you do have any vision ... #39;s what I did and they saved my vision
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 21 1:50pm
I’m sorry I don’t have any experience with anti viral medicine. You mentioned you were diagnosed...
mentioned you were diagnosed with PMR and GCA ... My Rheumatologist is talking about GCA ... sharing how you were diagnosed with GCA ... your symptoms that told Dr you had GCA ... not treated vision could be lost.
Posted: Feb 22 9:09am
Hi @jojobarrk, I think it's good that you notified the doctor. I hope you get an...
I have GCA, and starting at 40 mg because ... ;t recall from my first episode of GCA ... Did your husband recover any of his vision ... the most devastating consequences of GCA
Posted: Sep 9, 2024
I can't understand why I wasn't ever diagnosed with GCA. I had all the sign and...
why I wasn't ever diagnosed with GCA ... I had all the sign and symptoms of GCA ... would also wake up in the morning with vision ... loss but my vision loss was never permanent ... My vision loss was caused by eye inflammation
I was first diagnosed with PMR in August, 2023, and I was also worried that I...
Unintended weight loss - Did not have Vision ... loss or double vision, particularly ... who also have jaw pain - Had double vision ... examination) Sudden, permanent loss of vision ... 8 symptoms and still did not have GCA
@lashley7 I understand you not wanting to live with the possible side effects of steroids. But...
GCA is an inflammation of the lining ... Vision loss or double vision, particularly ... Sudden, permanent loss of vision in ... her he was having a little blurry vision ... My husband could have lost his vision
My very first injection of Actemra was on January 1st, 2019. I thought it was appropriate...
was diagnosed with PMR only and not GCA ... I had some of the symptoms of GCA but ... I had plenty of facial pain and vision ... would be treated "as if I had GCA ... every 2 weeks for the treatment of GCA
My husband was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023 and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in February...
May 2023 and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... doctor said was the worse case of GCA ... could have cost him his life or his vision
@charlotte61 In this case knowledge is power. Knowing the symptoms to look out for is so...
had no idea when we started this PMR/GCA ... anyone with PMR who develops classic GCA ... it could have cost my husband his vision ... he's got a very severe case of GCA
Posted: Mar 20, 2024
GCA is for Giant Cell Arteritis. I would highly recommend seeing a rheumatologist for vision change...
GCA is for Giant Cell Arteritis. ... recommend seeing a rheumatologist for vision ... husband had PMR and later developed GCA ... I hope you don’t have or get GCA.
Posted: Mar 20, 2024
According to the following link: "About 10 percent of people with polymyalgia rheumatica have giant cell...
untreated, 15%‐20% of patients experience vision ... loss; however, the rate of vision loss ... patients with visual symptoms due to GCA ... , approximately 20% have vision loss ... still case reports of people having vision
Posted: Mar 9, 2024
Hello @aewin, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone when it comes to being concerned about...
it comes to being concerned about GCA ... temples or scalp and if I had any vision ... which could indicate that I also had GCA ... was fortunate that I did not have GCA ... don't have any experience with GCA
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
After reading all of your posts, and so many others on this forum, I have started...
I have started to wonder if I had GCA ... Around the same time, I noticed the vision ... no one made any mention of possible GCA ... posts by other forum members that GCA
Posted: Nov 22, 2023