Update on Tim: As you are aware, the treatment that Tim has been on for the past 7 months has had varying side effects. They have included (but not limited to) many that come and go and some that stay to one degree or another, such as joint pain, hair loss, diarrhea, other skin cancers, etc. All of these, while not life threatening for the most part, you (he/we) just deal with as qwirky nuisances. We are just praising the Lord for the healing that this treatment has given! In the last 3 weeks or so, Tim has been talking about seeing floaters in his field of vision. He mentioned it to the Dr. at his monthly appt. last Friday. The doctor was concerned that he had Uveitis (definition and explanation to follow) and suggested he get an appt. with an opthomologist. The soonest he could be seen was Dec. 15. The problem has been bothering him so much this week that he went to a different eye doctor down the street but could not be seen there until January, so he decided to just wait. I suggested he call the place where he had the appt. and see if he could come into the office as an emergency case and just wait til the Dr. could give him some time, even if it meant waiting quite awhile in the office. He did call this morning and they told him to be there at 2:00 this afternoon. I prayed that the Lord would work all things out so that he would be able to get right in. That prayer was answered, thank the LORD! He did some waiting, but we were leaving at 3:24! So, he does have uveitis. There are 4 stages. His right eye is in stage 2 and his left eye is in stage 1. They are beginning aggressive treatment with drops every 2 hours, which Tim will administer himself. Please pray that this will put a halt to the problem and Tims eyesight will not get any worse! Heres some explanation (from the Mayo Clinic): Uveitis (u-ve-I-tis) is inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. The uvea consists of the iris, choroid and ciliary body. The choroid is sandwiched between the retina and the white of the eye (sclera), and it provides blood flow to the deep layers of the retina. The most common type of uveitis is an inflammation of the iris called iritis (anterior uveitis). Infections, injury and autoimmune disorders may be associated with the development of uveitis, though the exact cause is often unknown. Uveitis can be serious, leading to permanent vision loss. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent the complications of uveitis. The signs, symptoms and characteristics of uveitis include (in parenthesis is what I noticed/he had spoken of): Eye redness (his eyes have looked blood shot for the last couple of weeks, the right one more than the left one) Eye pain (he has never mentioned pain) Light sensitivity (somewhat) Blurred vision (at times) Dark, floating spots in your field of vision (floaters) (Tims floaters were like bubbles and there were arcs of light at times like watching sparklers in the dark and this was the biggest symptom for Tim) Decreased vision (somewhat) Whitish area (hypopyon) inside the eye in front of the lower part of the colored area of the eye (iris) (I didnt notice if this was so or not) The site of uveitis varies and is described by where in the eye it occurs. Anterior uveitis affects the front of your eye (also called iritis). Posterior uveitis affects the back of your eye (also called choroiditis). Intermediary uveitis affects the ciliary body (also called cyclitis). Panuveitis occurs when all layers of the uvea are inflamed. In any of these conditions, the jelly-like material in the center of your eye (vitreous) can also become inflamed and infiltrated with inflammatory cells. Symptoms may occur suddenly and get worse quickly, though in some cases, symptoms develop gradually. Symptoms may be noticeable in one or both eyes.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:29:04 +0000
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