With temporal arteritis does your temple artery become inflamed and go away? by that i mean, my temporal artery will be very visible for days and then go away for weeks. this happened over the last 4 months? would that be a sign of temporal arteritis?

This is not a typical presentation of temporal arthritis (TA), especially in a young person like you. It would be very important to look at your complete health picture to assess for TA: any weight loss, overall energy level, appetite loss, etc? Any transient visual changes? What is the nature of your headaches, if any? Do you have any fatiguing of your chewing while eating a meal?

Temporal arteritis typically presents with focal pain, tenderness, firmness, perhaps swelling, over the involved artery, in an elderly person. As mentioned additional problems may accompany, and one of interest is oral claudication on vigorous chewing. A simple 2 blood tests can exclude condition, sed rate and CRP. Your doctor could easily evaluate the etiology.