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It took me several years to get to see a specialist. I had returning uveitis, several times a year switching between the eyes. Every few months I would spend the day in the Eye casualty department at Dudley Road Hospital. I never had any blood tests or x ray, when one doctor would arrange for these ...

Thank you for all this information Mike. Today is the day of the MRI scan in the diagnosis of AS. I have printed out your information, and will take it with me when I get recalled for the results. (But the again this is the NHS so they may just sit on them till my next anual check up like previous y...

Hello Mike, Not sure if your remember me, but you inspired me over a year ago, to write direct to a uveitis specialist and change doctors as the NHS would treat symptoms and not look at the big picture. As I result I am now under the care of Phil Murray at Dudley Road hospital and was referred to a ...

What country are you in? Have you thought about perhaps seeking legal redress?
There are many successful civil cases in England regarding problems with Lasik.
ie http://www.irwinmitchell.com/Personal/P ... Claims.htm

I've recently developed vertigo, the doc says its probably because I had flu recently.
Is it possible that this is not linked to uveitis and HLA B27 or do you know of any link? I sometimes feel I'm falling apart as well as falling over now.

Maybe I'm paranoid, but its one thing after another.

Hi Ktking, I would guess you are in England. Me too! The NHS do not hold to the NSAID theory used by the American experts. The Brits like to use topical steroids and treat each flare in isolation. In America, it seems they have a different approach whereby they look for underlying systemmic cause an...

HI,
My flares of uveitis always happen in the second part of my cycle, when oestrogen drops.
Can I ask you a question, little personnal but I'm curious.
Do you tend to bloat after eating pasta or bread etc?

Managed to get to see a specialist here in England. My last bout of uveitits was in both eyes back in May. Since that time I have had no flare ups. I'm on 2 drops of pred forte every day in the left eye (this helps with the cornea scarring which has left that eye unable to focus clearly, and one dro...

Hi Mike, I was very luck with the proffessor, he could only see me as I live in B'ham and haven't to date been under the care of a consultant. The hospital has 3 files on me, he located 2 of them. One was in archive, was was current and the other one....who knows! He is going to continue to see me. ...

Hello did someone say bionic eyes!???? Putting hand into air!!! where do I sign??

I read somewhere, I forget where, that a humidifier can help make dry eyes more comfortable.

Fantastic news Mike!!!! P Murray, the specialist in iritis replied to my email!! I'm meeting him tomorrow!!! I'm all nervous and hopeful. Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel after all! I'm overwhelmed that he took the time to read and respond to my email and get in touch so fast. What a wo...

Hi Mike, I phoned my dad who has ankylosing spondolosis (forgive spelling) and he has made an appointment for me to see his GP, but have to wait 10 days to get to see him. My dad said he will come with me to the appointment so that his doctor will recognize him and his condition and make a link betw...

Hi Mike, Cam back to this thread as did not want to threadjack Rogers question. I have sent an email to P Murray at dudley Road hospital, Birmingham, England, giving a brief overview of the 8 attacks of iritis since 2005, the back pain and the adenovirus infiltrates. I have asked how i get to see hi...

Hi Roger, Something you wrote really struck a cord with me. The back ache and side pains after sleeping that gets better with movement. I have this too. Is it like a clamp pain on the ribs around mid back? Like its bruised? I find that I can go for no more than about 6 hours of sleep before the pain...

Hi Mike, Back again with iritis, went to the hospital monday, the usual flare and photophobia and huge pupil. The flare is high as I tried to make it to the end of my exams before the dreaded dialiating drops of doom.....but failed to make it thorugh the exam period, so resitis for me in August and ...