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Recurrent styes
Anyone have issue w recurrent styes? I'm waiting to see ophthalmologist dealing w third very angry stye within 3 months.
My symptoms so far have been limited to upper respiratory and severe joint pain. Diagnosed and treated 2013. Been in remission until now.
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dxn 11/13
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Re: Recurrent styes
Originally Posted by
D.B.
Anyone have issue w recurrent styes? I'm waiting to see ophthalmologist dealing w third very angry stye within 3 months.
My symptoms so far have been limited to upper respiratory and severe joint pain. Diagnosed and treated 2013. Been in remission until now.
Hello D.B.
I didn't know what a stye is, but I saw online that Mayo Clinic calls it an eye infection.
When you have been in remission for ten years I can imagine that this infection worries you.
I hope you soon will see- or already have been seeing- your doctor.
Living with WG/GPA since june 2010...
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Re: Recurrent styes
@D.B.
As we are now in “pollening season”, I wouldn’t be too surprised if your styes are allergy related. Before wegs, I would get the occasional shilazion (stye/abcess) on the underside of my eyelid. It usually required surgical removal under local anesthesia followed by a few days of antibiotic ointment.
Interestingly that since I got wegs, the pulmonologist who helped diagnose me suggested I take an antihistamine and decongestant daily. I have had almost no allergy symptoms since starting this regimen 12 years ago. I take 10 mg of loratidiene daily plus two puffs of Flonase in each nostril daily.
Hope you get effective treatment and good relief soon.
Pete
dx 1/11
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