Yes, I want to weigh in on the above mentioned disease.    I have been treated for high blood pressure for over 30 years.   Not once has a Dr. taken any tests for the cause of the high blood pressure.   They just keep changing the medication and shoving more pills down.   Well, last week, I had a headache and tenderness around my eye, and then had blurred vision for a few seconds.  After setting in the Dr's office for over 2 hours to see him,  he said I needed immediate attention.  Dr. sent me for a C-scan, to the ophthalmologist, took blood tests, and now I will have a vascular surgeon do a biopsy on my viens in both temples to see if I have Giant Cell Arteritis disease.   A simple blood test, maybe the last time I saw the Dr. about my high blood pressure, could have resulted in knowing if I was borderline for this disease.   It requires taking prednisone for l to 2 years. 

I agree that we need more geriatric doctors, here in Florida we old people set for hours to see a doctor, sometimes that's why we don't bother to go.  I hope someone finds a way to change our health situation, and shame on Congress for cutting the budget.  I have a grandson in Med-school, in Gainsville, Fl., and he is thinking in specializing in orthopedics, maybe I can sway him in to geriatrics.  Thanks for listening.   Betty Vidas,  bvidas@verizon.net