Re: Re: Eye exam

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the inflammation in my eyes went down considerably after about three months on higher doses of Pred

Subject: Re: Eye examTo: Neurosarcoidosis Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 12:37 PM

Hi La and All,I'm curious...I see a few of you are on high doses of prednisone for eye inflammation. My Dr told me that if I had inflammation in my eyes, that I would be put on steroid eye drops to spare the rest of my body the side effects. Has anyone else's Dr. suggested this? Or was I just told this because I didn't have the condition at that time, and it would serve as a starting point if I did??? Or maybe it depends on what part of eye is involved???Anyway, the good news for me is that as of yesterday's checkup I am FREE! No more scheduled Drs. visits until/IF I develop more symptoms. My liver enzymes have returned completely to normal, my eyes are fine, my lungs seem OK...though he'd like to schedule me for annual CT scans to be sure, not sure I need a specialist for that...and even though my joint/muscle pain continues off and on, I feel like I am making huge progress regulating that with my diet.My goal is to get

my pH up to 7.0 - 7.4, my body seems to want to return to the starting point of 6.5...which isn't HORRIBLE considering the fact that I haven't been doing any deep breathing exercises and still cheat occasionally on my diet...but I do seem to feel better when I have it in the more neutral/alkaline range.As I recently told my Pulmonologist, I am quite convinced that my Sarc is directly tied to my diet and probably food additives.I recently ordered three books on the benefits of correcting your pH level...The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide by Brown...I like this one because the food chart is based on how food is actually metabolized, not just the ash residue after it is burned. But which method is more accurate is anybody's guess. Logically, I would lean towards this one, since I believe you need to take into account how your body metabolizes the food.The Ultimate pH Solution by Cook...Many good points on how too much acid affects our

health. Light bulb moments for me...1) the study of mice that showed 70% less amyloid protein production (the plaque implicated in Alzheimers...and if you recall the Hopkins release, Amyloid A is also highly implicated in Sarc!!!) when they were fed a diet high in DHA, an omega 3 found in cold water fish. 2)the fact that as a urea build up overwhelms the kidneys ability to process is, so the excess is stored in your tissues...resulting in pain, inflammation and weight gain! Which totally explains my reaction to the last hamburger I ate that caused a very severe depression, the likes of which I have never experienced before or since, but thankfully only lasted a couple of days; and 3) the stated fact that the average American consumes 150#'s of sugar and 124#'s of chemical food additives per year! Is it any wonder we're sick!?!?! This book uses the ash residue after the food is burned to determine a foods acid or alkaline content.The pH

Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim your Health by Young...I've just started reading this one, so can not fairly comment on it, but re-iterates some of the same points made in the previous books. Since it is a larger book, I am hoping that I find a lot more interesting facts!Also, I can't remember if I ever posted this link...http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8744116This study is what really got me to start thinking about how there may be either: 1)a connection between belly fat production and amyloid A and/or 2)that food, specifically food additives, may play some role in Sarc since 85% improved when they fasted and their body was given a chance to detox...and of course, I'm assuming they lost some weight/belly fat during the fast. I guess you can tell from my posts, that I am a take-charge type of person...and don't have a tremendous amount

of faith in Drs and medication to fix me. Not that they can't help me feel better in the short-term, but I have more faith in my body restoring my health in the long run...as long as I'm just smart enough to figure out the underlying problem. So I continue to dig for answers and hope for the best.Wishing you all a pain-free holiday season and better health for the New Year.Deb Z.Michigan>> > Unfortunately, I still have a lot of inflammation in my eyes. No one can figure > out how to get rid of it.