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Happy New Year, everyone! I haven't been on this site for quite a while. I've been on Mobic for almost a year now without a flare of the iritis, this is the longest I'd gone without a flare!! My initial acute case of nongranulomatous iritis occured in Feb 2007 with fine whitish KPs adherent to corne...

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I really appreciate you getting these articles together for me! Your support is appreciated beyond words! I also wanted to add that Dr. Mandi Conway also mentioned treating a patient of Dr. Levinson's as well... It's good to know that I have someone close that also u...

Good evening! I met with a new doc today here in Phoenix. After meeting with my rheumatologist a few weeks ago he suggested that I follow-up with Mandi Conway with Associated Retinal Consultants. He has a few patients in common with her that he has treated for iritis. I'd remembered seeing her name ...

Hi Mike, I guess I just wanted to take my turn to rant... It's been almost a month now since my visit with Dr. Vitale and I have still not started the suggested treatment!! I met with my rheumatologist, who after receiving a telephone call and letter from Dr. Vitale agreed to oversee the Celebrex tr...

Hi Mike, I had a great trip to Salt Lake a few weeks ago to see Dr. Vitale. The John A Moran Eye Center was state of the art and everyone treated me with great care. They were thorough in taking my history and assessment. Dr. Vitale is quite impressive. After discussing my history he considered the ...

Thanks Mike!
Will do- have a great weekend!
Tammie

Hi Mike, I did go to an urgent care a couple of days ago regarding the "pounding heart" that I was experiencing. I really don't have a primary doc. I see too many "ologists" and haven't been to my old family practice doc for years! So, when I kept having this feeling, I got my ol...

Hi Mike! It's been a few crazy days around my household and I haven't had a chance to post! But, I wanted to let you know that I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Vitale for February 13th. (Friday the 13th - how's that for luck?) Regardless of the date I am very hopeful and excited to meet with a sp...

Mike, I am trying to get in touch with my rheumatologist today... his office is the WORST! The tests that I was referring to earlier (TB, Chest X-ray) were going to be done before starting the Humira because of the risk of infection. I can talk to the doctor to see if he can order some blood work be...

Hi Mike! I visited my opthamologist today and my eye is quiet! He is going to start tapering me off the oral steroids again, and then, in a couple of weeks will check to see if there are still no cells present and then d/c orals and start tapering of the Pred Forte drops. I hope that the inflammatio...

Thanks Mike, for the info. I am sending a fax to my rheumatologist. I have experienced floaters to differing degrees ever since my inital flare. And, I did experience the flashes of light in the periphery of my right eye during this current flare. It was more like drops of light "dripping"...

Much information is greatly accepted, Mike. I don't expect you to remember my history with the number of cases you have been involved with. My initial flare occured in February of 2007. It was pretty severe with 4+cells present, with fine whitish KP's adherent to corneal endothelium, and full 360 de...

Thanks for your quick response! What are Lupus like side effects? The doctor did warn me about the risk of infection associated with Humira and advised that I have TB test, check for valley fever, and chest x-ray before starting treatment. I also am being treated for hypothyroidism and suspect more ...

Hi Mike! I haven't been on in awhile. You helped me a lot through my last flare from Feb to May of 08. I started Methotrexate and did not tolerate it very well. So that was d/c'd and I started Imuran in July. I did well on this tx and made it until the end of November without any flares!! But the my...

Hello Mike & everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I followed up w/ my rheumatologist and will start Imuran (azathiaprine). I will start taking the med in a few weeks when we return from a family vacation & rodeo. I've continued to experience eye pain & pressure in my rt eye that ...