INFLAMMATION

WHICH  THERAPHY SHOIULD I DO TO ILLIMIINATE ORBITAL PSEDO TUMOR. i'VE TRIED PREDNISONE AND EVIT WORKED FOR A WHILE AND RADIATION. mY BODY GOT USE TO THE PREDNISONE AND IT STOPPED WORKING.tHEY GAVE ME 20MG.i DON;T KNOW IF IT WAS A LOW DOSE DUE TO SIDE EFFECTS. 2 YEAR LATER IT CAME TO THE OTHER EYE AND THE PREDNISONE DIDN'T WORK AND METHOTREXATE AND CYCLOPRORINE AND THE EYE STILL SWELLED. THEY GAVE ME PREDNISONE INTRAVENOUS 3000MG AND IT WENT AWAY FOR 3 WEEKS AND NOW IT'S BACK. tHE IMMUNOLOGY DOCTOR SEEN TO BE STUCK. i WANT TO KNOW IF RADIATION ON THIS SIDE OF MY EYE WILL WORK BECAUSE MY TEMPLE HAS SWEELLEN AND i HAVE ANOTHER LYMPH NODE IS SWWOLLEN AS WELL.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Orbital pseudo-tumor is a disease we do not completely understand nor is one treatment uniformly successful. It sounds like your Eye MDs and other physicians are treating you with great care. They are in the best position to make recommendations. In a forum such as this we cannot make specific recommendations. You can use the search feature to pull up many discussions of OPT from the past.

JCH III MD