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joyce's Cancer Blog
August 23, 2008
| Update On My Eyes | Views: 578 |
Hello everyone. I am sorry I have not been around much in the last month but my eyes have been bothering me. I have also been feeling kinda down and I know I shouldn’t. Most of you have much bigger problems than I have. As I told you earlier my cataract surgery went very well. My eye sight is doing something that I (or the eye surgeon) don’t really understand. It fluctuates all during the day. When trying to get a reading for my eyeglass prescription the eye surgeon got 2 completely different readings within a 30-minute time frame. This happens all the time. At times I can see 20/20 without my glasses and then an hour or so later things are more like 20/50 or worse. Last night at one time my right eye seemed almost as bad as it did before the cataract surgery. This morning I can see good again.
I also have a condition called Blepharitis which I have had since my last chemo in May of 2006. Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelids. This condition is a lot like Pink Eye but is not contagious. Dr. Robertson says he thinks this happens because the fluids in my eye are not working properly and are not washing the irritants out of my eyes. I have been on 1% steriod eye drops since June 2006. He has been trying to get me off this eye drop because it raises the pressure in my eye which caused me to have Glacoma. Every time I stop the eye drops my eyes get red, irritated, matted up and it hurts to keep them open or to be in daylight or a bright light. My right eye was so bad last week that he had me use antibiotic eye drops and he also prescribed an antibiotic in pill form for the next 6 months.
I think about all of you and says prayers for all of you but it is just hard to answer everyone when my eyes are bothering me. All I want to do is just close them and rest.
Please remember you are in my prayers even when you don’t hear from me.
GOD BLESS AND BE WITH ALL OF YOU, MY FRIENDS.
Love and hugs,
Joyce
Thanks for your support -
Good to hear from you, young lady. I will keep you in prayer.
Feeling kinda down seems to be a theme here lately. I hope you feel better and find a positive way to dump the blues.
Hugz
Mac
Good to hear from you! Those eye problems would get me down too! Its interesting about the vision changes throughout the day. I had lasik done about a year ago, and sometimes I get that too. I’ll wake up and see fine, then later in the day it will get all blurry, then back to fine. They told me that would happen. I hope you find relief soon!
XOXOGlad to hear from you. Eye problems would get anyone down so don’t feel bad I believe we all understand. I hope they can work it out for you. My 94 year old dad has Macular degeneration in both eyes it drove him crazy when it happened but he has adjusted well. I sure things get better…
Cheryl
They told me to expect the vision changes for at least a year. Well, its a year now…I hope it stops soon! My changes don’t sound as severe as yours. It happens a lot when I’m on the computer too much. lol Or when I get tired. Which antibiotic are you on? Hopefully that helps, because I’m sure a lot of your vision changes are caused by the pressure changes. Keep us posted!
Thank you Joyce. I am near the end of my treatments My Dr. took me off the Xeloda I don’t know about the chemo yet I see him on Weds. of this week. It is hard for me with my family both my sisters are older then I am and neither one is in good health them selves. My daughter is very busy this time of year and she has a new boy friend she hasn’t seen my feet since they got this bad. I am hoping they will start doing better now that I am off the Xeloda.. You hang in there also
Cheryl
Joyce thank you again for caring it helps to know I am not alone. I was reading your bio. I am so sorry to hear of your losses. I am also a widow my husband died in 1990. I have one daughter who lives with me. She struggles with her life can’t seem to get it together oh well. My feet seem a little better this early am so I will be going to work in about 2 hours. I am glad your cancer seems to be gone. I wish mine would go away for awhile give myself a rest. It amazes me how much the body can take. I will know more come Weds. this week I see the Dr. and my CT scan results should be in… I feel pretty good about this one I hope I am right. Take care and I will let you know what happens
Cheryl