bloodshot eyes... please help

[Guest guest]

Steph,

Could it be the pollen/mold spores in the air? My eyes have been really

terrible lately! I take benedril to help. It makes me sleepy so I can only

take one every 4-5 hours and 2-3 at night. Check with his CF doc to find out

if that is ok for him to take. Or, get him in the CF doc to have him checked

out.

Good luck with Lian.

Aunt B

[Guest guest]

My son's eyes have been bloodshot on and off for a week. He started

cipro and tobi this month, and pulmozyme, albuterol, creon, and adek

he started last month. We have called our cf clinic and they told

us they don't know what it is and to take him to his pcp... (the

same doc that had him doped up on steroids for years treating a

fictitious case of asthma). I am certain this is some sort of drug

reaction or interaction, but I can't find any record of something

similar.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Best wishes,

Steph (mom of Iain, 6, wcf)

[Guest guest]

HI

My son has had the same thing on and off. His was attributed to Viral

Conjuntivitis. He had some drops but now I can't recall what they were. His

eventually went away. His eyes were bloodshot and a bit itchy. It wasn't

bacterial because we first treated it that way and it didn't help.

Hope this helps.

Mom to Josh 9 wcf and 4 nocf but wants to do therapy for

his brother.

[Guest guest]

Just what I was thinking. For the first time ever I am having a

terrible reaction to something. I can barely open my eyes they are so

watery and red.

Today it snowed. I am hoping that will clear the air for me.

Lenora

>Steph,

>Could it be the pollen/mold spores in the air? My eyes have been really

>terrible lately! I take benedril to help. It makes me sleepy so I can only

>take one every 4-5 hours and 2-3 at night. Check with his CF doc to find out

>if that is ok for him to take. Or, get him in the CF doc to have him checked

>out.

>Good luck with Lian.

>Aunt B

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I CANT FIND THRU MY INQUIRIES ANY ANSWER YET, BUT MANY ARE STILL LOOKING

AROUND.... bLESS YOUR HEART. pLEASE KNOW & LET HIM KNOW FOLKS ARE TRYING TO

FIND HELP.

LOVE & HUGS<

GRANDMOMBEV

( I am sorry about the caps........I have to check that more often .No, I am

not yelling at anyone:)

bloodshot eyes... please help

My son's eyes have been bloodshot on and off for a week. He started

cipro and tobi this month, and pulmozyme, albuterol, creon, and adek

he started last month. We have called our cf clinic and they told

us they don't know what it is and to take him to his pcp... (the

same doc that had him doped up on steroids for years treating a

fictitious case of asthma). I am certain this is some sort of drug

reaction or interaction, but I can't find any record of something

similar.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Best wishes,

Steph (mom of Iain, 6, wcf)

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be construed as medical advice.

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[Guest guest]

Aunt " B " ,

That is what another health care person said to me, But I was going to ask

the doc today .I do hope they will also call their doc & ask about that.

Your so right -----It has been really terrible as far as the eyes , etc

lately --ALL OVER....

I heard s report on TV saying that it was worse in history of air pollution

records. One on the screen that were discussing it said they thought all

the oil wells burning & so many fires, as well as the routine air quality

was part of it. Gosh, what else. Sars----air quality. Gosh, oh golly GEE!!!

Hope all is well in your area:)

LOVE & HUGS,

grandmomBev

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Subject: Re: bloodshot eyes... please help

Steph,

Could it be the pollen/mold spores in the air? My eyes have been really

terrible lately! I take benedril to help. It makes me sleepy so I can only

take one every 4-5 hours and 2-3 at night. Check with his CF doc to find

out

if that is ok for him to take. Or, get him in the CF doc to have him

checked

out.

Good luck with Lian.

Aunt B

[Guest guest]

Hi Steph,

Does Iain wear use a mouthpiece or a face mask when he does his

inhalation treatments? Whenever my son wore a face mask, the med

vapors would seep around the mask and turn his eyes pinkish.

Even if Iain is using a mouthpiece on his nebulizer cup, maybe his

eyes are overly sensitive to the vapored med; though it seems odd that

you're just now seeing this reaction if it's really the vapors that

irritate his eyes.

If his eyes are itchy, puffy and bloodshot that might lead you to

think it's an airborne allergy (Visine A.C. eye drops works fast for

allergy-itchy eyes!).

Is your home warmer and drier than usual lately? Dry air can dry out

the eyes and make them bloodshot.

Is he sleeping well through the night? My sister is an ophthalmologic

surgical scrub tech, and she once told me that the most common cause

of bloodshot eyes is lack of deep, fitful sleep. With all these new

meds -- and change in routine that having to take meds causes -- and

the added stress of the recent CF diagnosis, perhaps Iain isn't

sleeping well.

If you're concerned about it, then I wouldn't take him to a pcp for

the eyes, I'd take him to an ophthalmologist to rule out underlying

problems -- even eyestrain can cause bloodshot eyes (has he ever had

an eye exam? By age 6, he should).

If your insurance won't let you see an ophthalmologist without a

referral, then I guess you're back to the pcp -- or ask friends to

recommend a good optometrist in your area.

A really good optometrist should be able to pick up on health

disorders or eye diseases (in some states they can now prescribe meds,

or maybe this is now allowed in all states?).

Kim

> My son's eyes have been bloodshot on and off for a week. He started

> cipro and tobi this month, and pulmozyme, albuterol, creon, and adek

> he started last month. We have called our cf clinic and they told

> us they don't know what it is and to take him to his pcp... (the

> same doc that had him doped up on steroids for years treating a

> fictitious case of asthma). I am certain this is some sort of drug

> reaction or interaction, but I can't find any record of something

> similar.

> Does this sound familiar to anyone?

>

> Best wishes,

> Steph (mom of Iain, 6, wcf)

[Guest guest]

Dear Steph,,

Someone mentioned that if a mask has been used with a treatment,

perhaps. some of the meds might be slipping out at top, etc & hitting

directly to the eye. This would cause some discomfort & redness &

iching.Just one more persons opinion. Most are same as others have

already posted. This was a bit different . I do think it could also be

as simple (?) as the conjunivitis as mentioned in post below.

Best wishes in getting thru this whatever it is ..

LOVE & HUGS, GrandmomBEv

Re: bloodshot eyes... please help

HI

My son has had the same thing on and off. His was attributed to Viral

Conjuntivitis. He had some drops but now I can't recall what they were.

His

eventually went away. His eyes were bloodshot and a bit itchy. It

wasn't

bacterial because we first treated it that way and it didn't help.

Hope this helps.

Mom to Josh 9 wcf and 4 nocf but wants to do therapy for

his brother.

[Guest guest]

My son DJ (nocf) has allergies in the spring, and takes Zyrtec for it. Talk

to your doctor to see if he thinks allergies could be the problem. DJ gets

red, bloodshot, sometimes itchy eyes, and will sometimes sneeze to no end.

BUT, it could also be a med. Cody would often get red eyes when he did

TOBI--He uses a mask yet because they want some of the meds to get up into

his sinuses (especially the mucomyst, to try to thin out his secretions),

and I blamed that on the mist getting up in his eyes.

Good luck!!!!!!!!

S., mom to Cody (7, pwcf), DJ (8, nocf), and a (14, nocf)

bloodshot eyes... please help

> My son's eyes have been bloodshot on and off for a week. He started

> cipro and tobi this month, and pulmozyme, albuterol, creon, and adek

> he started last month. We have called our cf clinic and they told

> us they don't know what it is and to take him to his pcp... (the

> same doc that had him doped up on steroids for years treating a

> fictitious case of asthma). I am certain this is some sort of drug

> reaction or interaction, but I can't find any record of something

> similar.

> Does this sound familiar to anyone?

>

> Best wishes,

> Steph (mom of Iain, 6, wcf)

>

>

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