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I'm glad you didn't lose your vision to GCA. I had a similar threat of vision...
#39;m glad you didn't lose your vision ... to GCA. ... I had a similar threat of vision loss ... I still have my vision so I am appreciative ... I even thought my vision was a "
Posted: Mar 1 12:19pm
No ... uveitis is not the same as GCA. The visual disturbances and potential for vision...
No ... uveitis is not the same as GCA ... visual disturbances and potential for vision ... needed to tell what was causing the vision ... which can result in sudden and severe vision ... particularly when a patient experiences vision
Posted: Mar 1 2:12pm
When I was first diagnosed with PMR I had symptoms of headaches and blurred double vision....
symptoms of headaches and blurred double vision ... of Prednisone suspecting that I had GCA ... researched the dosage for Prednisone for GCA ... My Rheumatologist told me that GCA needs
Wow ... you are fortunate. Did you have PMR first? I was diagnosed with PMR a...
still asks me about having symptoms of GCA ... asking her how would I know if I had GCA ... I have the symptoms of GCA but I&#39 ... visual disturbances and potentially vision ... to treat me "as if" I had GCA
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
I agree that time is of the essence under the circumstances. I have never been diagnosed...
I have never been diagnosed with GCA ... symptoms included blurry or foggy vision ... always asked me about symptoms of GCA ... that can be mistaken for symptoms of GCA ... Trigeminal neuralgia and GCA are both
Discussion: Worried about GCA
Posted: Dec 26, 2024
Can you call or connect electronically with your doctor tomorrow to report symptoms? I would not...
I have concerns about GCA as well. ... is always concerned about it but no vision ... PMR have subclinical (no symptoms) GCA ... It does create worry when GCA has so
Discussion: Worried about GCA
Posted: Dec 25, 2024
Has anyone developed Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) while having PMR? I am not sure if I...
anyone developed Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA ... sure if I am having mild symptoms of GCA ... My eyes are a little glassy but my vision
Posted: Dec 15, 2024
Maye, my vision is ok. I got treatment for the GCA just in time to save...
Maye, my vision is ok. ... I got treatment for the GCA just in ... I think my GCA is only cranial.
Posted: Feb 18 6:05am
I'm sorry you're experiencing GCA. I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR almost a year ago....
#39;m sorry you're experiencing GCA ... I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR almost ... grade fever, and temporary loss of vision ... manage the prescriptions you need for GCA ... to go through to recover from the GCA
Posted: Apr 17 3:01am
It is interesting that you had a flare of psoriasis after stopping Prednisone. Has anyone ever...
not saying you don't have PMR/GCA ... reason why you can't have both PMR/GCA ... Uveitis can cause vision loss and is ... treated as a medical emergency just like GCA
We finally saw Rheumatologist and he sent my husband for urgent bloodwork. It came back ok....
says there is further decrease in vision ... left with a small strip of blurred vision ... Anyhow GCA & PMR are a nasty business
Posted: Sep 28, 2024
I have been on prednisone for 3 years now. At one point I was up to...
At one point I was up to 60 mg for GCA ... drops have eased the pressure and my vision
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
I would absolutely agree that PMR precedes GCA flares in some people. That would happen to...
absolutely agree that PMR precedes GCA ... uveitis can affect a person's vision ... too and can lead to vision loss.
Posted: Sep 5, 2024