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@maryannhaller. By "GCS" do you mean GCA, Giant Cell Arteritis? Surely, with your symptoms, your rheumatologist...
By "GCS" do you mean GCA, Giant ... The "golden" test for GCA is ... 's the only sure diagnosis for GCA ... Prednisone injections because the GCA ... That saved the vision in my left eye
@carol75 . Hello Carol. You and your doctor are correct. Sometimes a patient might have negative...
still be correctly diagnosed with GCA ... biopsy, I had already lost most of the vision ... told me afterward that he knew I had GCA ... per day, in an effort to save the vision
Hello, @aspine if you were properly diagnosed with PMR and on the appropriate dosage of prednisone,...
thought I had Giant Cell Arteritis, GCA ... about 30% of people with PMR develop GCA ... Any problems with vision, tender scalp ... cough, loss of appetite, anemia can be GCA
@karinaph, I have been diagnosed with GCA since June, 1919. Because I had already lost my...
karinaph, I have been diagnosed with GCA ... Because I had already lost my vision ... Prednisone for 3 days, to preserve the vision ... taken off Actemra injections for my GCA ... a lot of pain, having stopped the GCA
Posted: Feb 23, 2021
I was diagnosed with PMR after the shingles shot. The fact that no one wants to...
Because the doctors says I didn’t have GCA ... ( even though my vision changed dramatically
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Oct 27, 2020
PMR often coexists with GCA. I have not been able to find another person with GCA...
PMR often coexists with GCA. ... been able to find another person with GCA ... GCA stands for giant cell arteritis. ... Started 3 years ago with vision loss ... They did a biopsy and confirmed GCA.
Hi @charlena, my PMR symptoms are mostly joint pain and stiffness in my arms, shoulders, hands...
range so he didn't think I had GCA ... the other symptoms associated with GCA ... - tender scalp, jaw pain, double vision
Posted: Apr 17, 2018
I've been on prednisone since late June of 2024 for GCA. I started at 60 mg...
prednisone since late June of 2024 for GCA ... though, since the prednisone saved my vision ... and treated my PMR and GCA.
Posted: Jan 19 5:38pm
I would say that if you're not having vision problems, you're probably ok staying on your...
say that if you're not having vision ... I was diagnosed with GCA last June. ... the emergency room for transient vision ... loss, and GCA was diagnosed and confirmed ... for a few months leading up to the vision
Discussion: Worried about GCA
Posted: Dec 25, 2024