Guest guest Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Irish, I'm so sorry about your eye problems, but thank you for sharing your story. Not an MD On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM, <iafowl31260@...> wrote: > You need to see an eye doctor. I have had Pappaladema (msp), episcleritis, > scleritis, and have no vision in my right eye due to a bad flare up of > episcleritis in 2001. This all started 4 weeks after having my daughter in > 1982. I had a cataract removed in 1997 and have had flare ups of scleritis > every year. The eye is red, inflamed and itches and stays teary, wind or cold > weather aggravates it. I can't see anything without my very thick bifocal > glasses. Which I am glad to have. I can't judge distance so I do not drive at > night or in rainy weather conditions. I was put on flubiprofen, > prednisone, and my methotrexate and Humira were stopped during these flare ups. It > has more painful than when I had my knee surgery 3 years ago. I can see only > a blue film from my right eye and it is sore all the time. I have to see my > eye specialist every year for treatment. I would rather have a stomach > ache more than this. Before it gets worse you should see an eye specialist who > will know more than your RA doctor how to treat it. > > Irish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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