Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) / Temporal Arteritis - All You Need to Know I Dr Shaz Rehan, 2022
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- In this video I talk about Giant Cell Arteritis AKA Temporal Arteritis. This is a sight and life threatening condition. It needs to be diagnosed. In this video I discuss the signs, symptoms, investigations and treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
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This information very helpful.
I have Giant Cell, for 2 1/2 years now I was very lucky that I have great doctors
How old are you ?
Thank you for keeping your information available. This video is very informative..the best I have heard from the internet regarding this serious disease. Thank you!
@JN-kc2zd thank you for your kinds words :)
Just started with temporal arteritis your information is spot on. Please keep info coming!
Thank you! Will do!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR MINDFUL VIDEO . VERY INFORMATIVE . I M SURE I HAVE IT . SEEING MY PCP TOMORROW TO TEST FOR IT.
Glad it was helpful!
Most helpful. very good video. Thank U Sir
So nice of you. Thanks for watching. Please explore other videos too.
Thank You !!!
You're welcome! Appreciate that you took the time to post.
Thank you
I am African American
AND 74 YRS. OLD
Since this video is over a year old you may not see this and/or not answer the question.
But I watched a video of a patient who described their first difficulty as being unable to read as they usually had, with stiffness in the hip area that progressed to the neck and shoulders (PMR), and finally began having temporal headaches (GMA).
Would taking 4 mg prednisone tablets from a multi-dose pack help until they got an appointment to their doctor?
Or should they go directly to a HealthPlus?
Or the emergency room?
Thank you very much.
I hope you got yourself checked out
Appreciate the presentation. I have a close friend who has just been diagnosed with it. At present her sight is ok and she is on steroids. Is there can't particular nutritional supplement or food you could recommend to assist her?
Hi, thanks for you comment and question. Steroids are the mainstay of treatment. We don't usually recommend food supplements/food.
How old is she/he ?
@@abdulkarimkumainasy6877 69 years
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Than you.
A very helpful video. It was explained so clearly and so well.
@mariecoleman7355 thanks for the kind feedback
Thank you Dr. How long do the steroid take to work and relieve symptoms?
For the pain steroids usually start to work within a day or so.
@@dreyeforyou thank you
Can bionic eye be successful in restoring vision loss due to gca
No
Hopefully you can answer my question since its been some time since you presented this video.
I was diagnosed with GCA about 1 1/2 years ago. I did the initial steroids tx and for the last few months i have gotten Actemra infusions. I have been experiencing dizziness and headaches which i attributed to sinus allergies and stormy weather but its been several days and not going away. Is it possible my symptoms are related to the GCA? I hate bothering my rheumatologist with everything I feel but i am concerned. Thank you.
My personal experience with Actemra has been a disaster . I have experience similar conditions, dizziness, headaches, stomach problems and an overall weakness. Are you aware of the lawsuit against the manufacture? there is a class action suit claiming 1128 people have died after taking Actemra. Plus a whole host of serious health issues.
Brian, at my last appointment for the Actemra infusion, I was informed that, while I was still getting Actemra, it would be a new company who makes it. I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not but I too have been experiencing dizziness. I will talk to my rheumatologist about this. Can you tell me which company is being sued? Thank you and take care.
Hello Dr
I am 23 years old
Suddenly I started to have weird feelings in my head on the sides at the beginning it was like pulsating sensation on the left side then i started to have weird pains on both my head sides but it doesn’t last long it comes and goes super fast I don’t have headache or problems in my vision or muscles pain or jaw pain but i just noticed one thing (sometimes i try to put my fingers on the temporal artery near my ears to feel the pulses and I noticed that on my right side the temporal artery is bigger and thicker does this prove diagnosis for temporal arteritis or not ??
Waiting your kind reply Dr
@abdulkarimkumainasy6877 I cannot comment on your specific case but I've never of a 23 year old getting temporal arteritis. It's usually in patients >60/70 year old.
Do you think it may be a different kind of disease then ?
I really appreciate your reply
I am an eye doctor. It doesn't sound like you have an eye problem. Please see a general medical doctor regarding your concerns.
Sir my friend suffer from this he doesnot diagnos as well, bt now if the steroid treatment starts after 3 months, the vision comes or not
Please replay
My dad 83 yrs old has GCA and lost vision in both eyes, he continued steriod treatment for nearly 10 months but has started hallucinating, on discontinuing streroids the situation has improved. What is the way forward to keep the disease undercontrol
Actemra