blurry vision

**DEE** · 12-04-2010, 07:08 AM

thanks guys its like someone has switched the light on

hammy will

let you off until 1st jan 2011

**Sangye** · 12-04-2010, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by pberggren1

Thanks Hammy. That was a great post. I am for sure having a very difficult time dealing with all of this. I am greatly fatigued most of the time and have trouble breathing because of the mucus blocking the airway and have wierd headaches most of the time again as well. I try to fight on but it is getting me down. I find myself getting quite depressed lately.

Aww Phil, hang in there. The drugs you're on are so powerful, it's amazing that you're coping as well as you are. You hear people talk about how lousy a regular antibiotic makes them feel (which is true) and then I think of you on multiple powerful antibiotics at once-- I don't know how you're managing.

Don't let it get you down for too long, okay? Find something funny to read or watch on tv, or do something that distracts you. Maybe see if you can help other people or animals online in some way that isn't too tiring. That always makes me feel better. The group Amnesty International is having a letter-writing campaign now to write letters of support to prisoners around the world. Maybe you could do a few? (I honestly don't know if AI would be considered a political group, so I hope my suggestion doesn't offend anyone if it is.)

Hugs to you

**Sangye** · 12-04-2010, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Hammy8241

I try

Just dropped from 15 to 12.5. SE: headaches, pressure in the eyes, general weariness and just a tad 'snappy'. Want to make something of it!!

Usually go away in a day or two. If they continue past a week then I go back up again, wait a while and try again.

Oh man, I hate those symptoms. I get similar ones when increasing pred! Sounds like you're doing a good job of evaluating whether you need to increase or keep tapering. Hoping that some of your tapers will be symptom-free. That's been true for me.

**Psyborg** · 12-04-2010, 08:17 AM

I seem to have some issues for the first 3-5 days after a taper (was way worse when I was on CTX), but things then seem to resolve. Down to 15 mg now and crossing my fingers when they don't hurt

**Geoff** · 12-04-2010, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by Hammy8241

Keep looking for streaker reports in the newspapers, to see if Geoff is still up to his old tricks

In this weather!!!!!! (well not in any weather come to think of it)
Hope this snow and ice is not affecting you too much Hammy work wise, it took me 5 hours instead of 1 to get to work this week, Yuck!!

DEE: Glad you managed to battle thru the drifts etc to get your operation done, you've copped it bad of late with the snow, when do you go for your next op?

**pberggren1** · 12-04-2010, 09:30 AM

Thanks Sangye for your support and suggestions.

Hammy: I am having those same symptoms now most of the time.

DEE I am happy to hear that the operation was a success and hope you can get the other eye done soon.

**DEE** · 12-04-2010, 08:03 PM

thanks Phil please take care of you x

**DEE** · 12-05-2010, 01:56 AM

hi guys
hubby says he s taking me back to hospiyal !! now i can see things more clearly i keep telling him about things that needs doing around the house

keep telling him having second one done soon