Category: Uveitis
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Uveitis Update 4/17
It’s been a while! Uveitis Nowadays It has been about three months since my last post. A lot has happened, and for a change.. I have good news! In January I was still recovering from the flareup. It was such a challenging time, I rarely had good things to share.…
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Uveitis Update 1/11 + Humira
Starting with the not so good news… I thought seeing this uveitis specialist was going to be the answer I’ve been searching for. I thought he was going to see something that the other ophthalmologist missed, and he would have the answer needed to get my eye healed and vision…
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Uveitis Update 12/27
This is misery. As is the case with any autoimmune disease. Why do our bodies betray us by attacking perfectly happy, healthy tissue? Although the initial uveitis symptoms have calmed down, my eye has not been right for over 8 weeks now. Whether it was at 80mg of prednisone a…
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Uveitis Update 12/20 + A.S. Diagnosis
Uveitis Updates Good news this time around, but I’m still so confused. I have been tapering down 10mg of prednisone at a time each week. I’m now at 40mg/day. At my eye appointment yesterday, my doctor said that the inflammation is still being kept at bay and he did not…
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Uveitis Update 12/06
Much happier news to share this week as opposed to last week! I saw my ophthalmologist yesterday. Inflammation is down! He said my eye is looking quiet, no active inflammation at the moment. I am 5.5 weeks into this flareup. This is exciting because it means that my inflammation is…
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Uveitis Update 12/03
Mental Health Battle It is so challenging to stay positive while going through this, but I have no other choice. Today marks 5 weeks since I woke up knowing my eye was flared up. I spent the first 3 of those 5 weeks crying daily, sending my mom and fiancé…
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Here it goes!
Today is the day I have decided to fully commit to a new and improved way of eating. Currently in my worst uveitis flareup yet, uncertain of what’s to come of it, and feeling like the next best option is to change my way of eating. The only point in…
Harvest to Heal 