detached retina

[casse]

anyone have a detached retina from GCA wondering if could be a connection? Relapse after 9 yrs for GCA on Jan. Now retina surgery. On prednisone 9 1/2 yrs for pmr

[PMRpro Ambassador]

This

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

considers it to be a rare manifestation. Very difficult to say if they are linked - especially after so long.

Hope it goes well.

[casse in reply to PMRpro]

thanks every time I get down to 4 mg I get a flare with a PMR. I actually went over nine years in remission for the GCA just seemed odd to me.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to casse]

That is just your body telling you that is the lowest effective dose for your PMR. After all this time it COULD be poor adrenal function adding it to the problems at 4mg

[casse in reply to PMRpro]

I agree, and every time I have surgeries like my hips, replaced, etc. they keep bumping the prednisone up so it’s harder to keep coming down. It is what it is but we learn to cope. Thanks again.