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GCA symptoms

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pat38625
pat38625

Hi everyone,  I was diagnosed November '14 with PMR although the symptoms started June/July also had undiagnosed GCA August/September.  At present I have a slight earache from last night, not anything that I would need a painkiller for, also have an ache (for the want of a better word) which comes and goes in my right collar bone.  Any comments welcom and thanks in advance.

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  • misdiagnose
    misdiagnose pat38625

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    I'm a great believer in asprin and I don't think I could have survived without it.
    • pat38625
      pat38625 misdiagnose

      Posted

      Hi Misdiagnose, I take aspirin every morning 75mg, have been on them for quite a long time.  Pat
  • misdiagnose
    misdiagnose pat38625

    Posted

    I have GCA as well as PMR. GCA increases the risk of CVA and I put myself on asprin but a stupid GP took me off them and I lost some of my eye-sight due to what was described by the hospital eye doctor as 'sometimes the blood vessels at the back of the head get inflamed and blocked and this could be the reason why you lost some of your eye-sight". When I have crippling pain, I take a dose of 300mg and this relieves it for days at a time but it does tend to cause a bit of gastritis. Win some lose some with this game of soldiers!
    • pat38625
      pat38625 misdiagnose

      Posted

      You are so right, win some - lose some.  Last week I woke up with a red dot in my left eye (I was at the drs. anyway) and she agreed it was a burst blood vessel but nothing serious.  My concerns when I have them are always GCA as I had it last year (undiagnosed of course).  Pretty frightening, I may add.  

      Ear ache has gone now so it must have been just a one off thing.  Tnks  

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    Guest pat38625

    Posted

    Boy, I was put on aspirin right away with the positive GCA biopsy...low dose for now. Ann11195
    • pat38625
      pat38625 Guest

      Posted

      I have been on apirin well over 10 years I think, 75mg I think it's the smallest dose.  Ear ache gone, so am pleased.  Tnks
  • pat38625
    pat38625

    Posted

    Hi everyone, ear ache gone.  So far, so good.  Thanks to all who messaged me.  Pat
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