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I've had problems in my right eye for quite some time and was told it was chronic dry eye and to use drops several times a day. The problems kept persisting, pain, dryness, then seeing floaters so I went to get a 2nd opinion. Turns out I have Uveitis, which is inflammation in my eye. I was given steroid drops and a bunch of tests were run to see the cause. Today was my follow up appointment. The inflammation has gone down, but she wants me to continue to use the drops and see her in a month. All the tests she did were negative (tested for autoimmune or infectious diseases that cause this), so she is chaulking it up to the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis I had even though my RA factor is good/normal. This has been my frustration for years. I have joint pain and swelling, see my rheumatologists, my RA factor is good, but here take these RA meds because its probably from your childhood ailment. I never take them (the side effects are horrific) and if that isn't what I have why are you treating me like it is. So today I've been researching anti-inflammatory diets, not like a lose weight diet, but a different way of eating that can help reduce inflammation. I know that I do not eat well and maybe that is my whole problem. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I ate right and felt good, no joint pain, no swelling? I have to make this commitment and stick with it longer than a week to see results. (I usually give up after a week because I don't really feel too different). I'm tired of feeling 90 when I'm only 36! I can do this!! I can change!
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