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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) (Expert Forum)
pain, eye stress, head ake, sore swollen
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Lee Kirksey, MD - Peripheral Arterial Disease, PAD, Cardiovascular Disease, stroke, treatment, angioplasty, spider veins, laser ablation, wound treatment, surgery, leg pain, Prevention, Varicose veins
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center of the Univ. of Pennsylvania Healthcare Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia - PA
Questions in the Peripheral Arterial Disease forum are answered by Dr. Lee Kirksey, associate professor at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Topics covered include abdominal aortic aneurysm, amputation, arteriovenous fistula, atherectomy, carotid artery surgery, cholesterol, claudication, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), endovascular aortic stent graft (EVAR), stent placement, stroke prevention, varicose veins, and venous insufficiency.
pain, eye stress, head ake, sore swollen
by ladybugisnot1, Jun 14, 2008 03:18PM
my question is as follows;
diagnosed with temporal arteritis, symtoms are, head ake left side of head, face pain, left side, sore left eye, jaw sore, eye left side, temple sore, upper back, very sore from shoulder to shoulder. sweating and feel weak, no energy, mental or physical,
i'm on 40 mgs. of prednisone, and elavil, 25 mgs.. my symtoms are not getting better, i'm more dragged out feeling, nothing is changing, as in getting better, i have taken prednisone since january.
as this is all new to me, is there any thing else a person could take for temporal arteritis, besides the prednisone.
i do not want to loose my eye sight over this and thats a big fear for me at this time..
diagnosed with temporal arteritis, symtoms are, head ake left side of head, face pain, left side, sore left eye, jaw sore, eye left side, temple sore, upper back, very sore from shoulder to shoulder. sweating and feel weak, no energy, mental or physical,
i'm on 40 mgs. of prednisone, and elavil, 25 mgs.. my symtoms are not getting better, i'm more dragged out feeling, nothing is changing, as in getting better, i have taken prednisone since january.
as this is all new to me, is there any thing else a person could take for temporal arteritis, besides the prednisone.
i do not want to loose my eye sight over this and thats a big fear for me at this time..
Doctor's Answer
thanks for your imput on this subject...
ladybugisnot1