Re: Eye problems (Question for Jody or anyone else)

February 14, 2002

Jody, (or anyone else)

What is YOUR usual range of intraocular eye pressure (glaucome

pressure?) ? At what point shoul a person become seriously concerned?

Thanks,

> Hi ,

> My glaucoma pressure has been much higher since the eye disease

reared it's

> ugly head this past year, according to my ophtho, he can't be sure

if the GO

> is causing the pressure increase or the pressure increase is what

helped

> fire up the GO. For now he is monitoring my glaucoma pressure. I

will be

> very interested in the findings when I go on 3/1 with all of the

> improvements with my eyes in all the other GO areas. I just pray

this

> treatment will work, get rid of the antibodies, sort of put my eyes

in

> remission I guess. Just so it works long term and I don't have to

deal with

> it again.

>

> I know you said you had RAI, what hormone replacement do you take

and how

> are you feeling overall besides the eye problems? I hope you are

finding

> information in this group very helpful to you...and take heart,

weekends are

> usually slow in group so I am sure others will be responding to

your posts

> too, soon

> Talk to you soon,

> Jody

>

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February 14, 2002

Jody, (or anyone else)

What is YOUR usual range of intraocular eye pressure (glaucome

pressure?) ? At what point shoul a person become seriously concerned?

Thanks,

> Hi ,

> My glaucoma pressure has been much higher since the eye disease

reared it's

> ugly head this past year, according to my ophtho, he can't be sure

if the GO

> is causing the pressure increase or the pressure increase is what

helped

> fire up the GO. For now he is monitoring my glaucoma pressure. I

will be

> very interested in the findings when I go on 3/1 with all of the

> improvements with my eyes in all the other GO areas. I just pray

this

> treatment will work, get rid of the antibodies, sort of put my eyes

in

> remission I guess. Just so it works long term and I don't have to

deal with

> it again.

>

> I know you said you had RAI, what hormone replacement do you take

and how

> are you feeling overall besides the eye problems? I hope you are

finding

> information in this group very helpful to you...and take heart,

weekends are

> usually slow in group so I am sure others will be responding to

your posts

> too, soon

> Talk to you soon,

> Jody

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger:

http://messenger.msn.com

February 15, 2002

Hi ,

My pressure, in December, was down to 22 from 24. We will see what it is

when I go 3/1, weather be willing.

My opinion on when to be getting concerned with the eye disease...I have to

say, after living with this constantly for almost a year now, when the first

symptoms show up we should see an ophthamologist immediately, if your not

already seeing one.

I would encourage every person diagnosed with graves to go to one upon

diagnosis so that your ophthamologist has a baseline to go from should

problems begin down the road. And every patient who has made an educated

decision to use RAI should ALWAYS have one BEFORE that treatment is done.

Jody

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February 15, 2002

Hi Jody,

My pressure was 24 today. First the technician tested it, then my

ophthalmologist tested it with another instrument that he said was

more accurate. Last week it was supposedly 27. He said that it can

fluctuate that much even in a given day, much less in a week, but

that he would like to have confirmed it with the more accurate test

at that time. (He couldn't because he wasn't in the office.)

At what numerical value does the pressure become a cause for

concern? Is a " wait and see " attitude okay when it's fluctuating

between 24 and 27? I'm supposed to see him (my regular

ophthalmologist)again in 3 months. I'm scheduled to see the neuro-

ophthalmologist at USC in about 5 weeks. Is this soon enough?

Thanks,

> Hi ,

> My pressure, in December, was down to 22 from 24. We will see what

it is

> when I go 3/1, weather be willing.

>

> My opinion on when to be getting concerned with the eye disease...I

have to

> say, after living with this constantly for almost a year now, when

the first

> symptoms show up we should see an ophthamologist immediately, if

your not

> already seeing one.

>

> I would encourage every person diagnosed with graves to go to one

upon

> diagnosis so that your ophthamologist has a baseline to go from

should

> problems begin down the road. And every patient who has made an

educated

> decision to use RAI should ALWAYS have one BEFORE that treatment is

done.

> Jody

>

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February 15, 2002