Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 About the eyes today I had a broken capillary,flooded half of the white with blood towards the noise. This is the second event in 2 weeks.The first dispersed,the second I went to the doc said maybe my platelets might be are down.Looks bad feels like something is in the eye,but nothing to worry. TN. [ ] Re: Eye pressure Hi , I don't know what's causing your husband's eye pressure but it doesn't sound like it could be from the edema (to me). Most of us find that the periorbital edema (eye edema) gets worse after lying down. That's why it's always worse when we wake up in the morning and subsides after we've been upright for a while. So if your husband's problem is improving after lying down, it doesn't sound like edema would be the cause. I hope the ophthalmologist can help him. Take care, Tracey > > Hi all-- > My husband has had some eye pressure lately---he says he cant really > classify it as a headache, it is more localized to the eye area. And it > always seems to be on his left eye--the eye that he usually does have edema > in (on?). Does anyone else experience this? He thinks it may be due to the > edema that is due to the Gleevec. He is seeing a opthamologist Friday to > have his eye checked out, we just thought we'd ask the forum to see if > anyone experiences this. Often, when he has it, Tylenol does not help the > pain (though he said he cant really call it " pain " , more of an " ache " )...the > only thing that seems to help is for him to lay down for about 30 minutes > and close his eyes. > > Anyone else experience this? > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ > With tax season right around the corner, make sure to follow these few > simple tips. > http://articles. moneycentral. msn.com/Taxes/ PreparationTips/ Preparation Tips.aspx?icid= HMFebtagline > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Beta. http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/features_spam.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 At 05:13 PM 2/20/07 -0800, you wrote: >About the eyes today I had a broken capillary,flooded half of the white >with blood towards the noise. This is the second event in 2 weeks.The >first dispersed,the second I went to the doc said maybe my platelets might >be are down.Looks bad feels like something is in the eye,but nothing to >worry. TN. , this is a known side effect of Gleevec, and usually does not have anything to do with low platelets. Dr. Druker said it occurred in about 10% of patients (maybe more by now) and that the cause is unknown. It is called a subconjunctival eye bleed. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Right on are you a nurse,you know a lot.My GP is not familiar with Gleevec. Tn. Re: [ ] Re: Eye pressure At 05:13 PM 2/20/07 -0800, you wrote: >About the eyes today I had a broken capillary,flooded half of the white >with blood towards the noise. This is the second event in 2 weeks.The >first dispersed,the second I went to the doc said maybe my platelets might >be are down.Looks bad feels like something is in the eye,but nothing to >worry. TN. , this is a known side effect of Gleevec, and usually does not have anything to do with low platelets. Dr. Druker said it occurred in about 10% of patients (maybe more by now) and that the cause is unknown. It is called a subconjunctival eye bleed. C. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Small Business. http://smallbusiness./domains/?p=BESTDEAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 At 06:06 PM 2/21/07 -0800, you wrote: >Right on are you a nurse,you know a lot.My GP is not familiar with >Gleevec. Tn. Hi , I was (now retired) a physical therapist for over 30 years, so I have a medical background and lots of interaction with MDs......and my onc. is Dr. Druker (for 7 years) so I like to share what I know...that's what the list is all about! We can all fight this dragon together! C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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