looking thru waves,and aft

[Kit-c]

Hi,,,
This is real wierd just started,,
but when I look down it gets all wavie,blurrie,,
I try to follow it off to the side,,I think it's mostly in my left eye----

I am going to go lay down and keep my eyes closed for a while,
it's hard to focus---

And ,,,,,
I got my first blood stuff back---

The nurse was a little concerned about this one,,,,,,,god I am typing with one eye closed-

LFT--,.,.Liver Function Test--
2 weeks ago the numbers were-AST-,,,91,,//,ALT--,,,,93,
and now it is AST-,99-,and,, ALT-,117--,.,it has gone up,.,.,

does that sound normal,.???
Thanks for any input,,.,.,.,Take care guys------Gale

[Bill1954]

Gale,

I’m doing well, thanks for asking. At least, better than you seem to be doing right now :o). Glad to hear you’re dealing with this rather than sweeping it under the rug. Please keep us posted as to how it resolves itself.

Take care,

Bill

[Kit-c]

Yup you are right,,
everyone from my little drug store people,to This Nurse hot line,(still have not got ahold of my Nurse),
say I should get to a clinic ,,or Hospital,,
called the clinic in my little town,I live in the subburbs,They really do not know that much,,,
So I should go to Victoria's Hospital,,,,,gggeezzzz-

I am going to wait for abit,,see if I hear from,nurse--

Thanks,,,,

Hey ,,how are you feeling??,.Doing O.K,?

see ya,,,Gale

[Bill1954]

Too funny, Mike- nah, I haven’t seen that add out here… maybe it was intended for regional marketing? They’re even trying to get rich off our woody’s now (or lack thereof). Oh well, it’s a brave new world out there ;o).

Take care, my friend—

Bill

[mikesimon]

Those drugs scare me for the very reason you alluded to. Otherwise that might be a possibility. Have you seen the new commercial with a variation of the Elvis tune - Viva Viagra? Is nothing sacred anymore? Mike

[Bill1954]

Remember that many of these treatment nurses are slammed at work. Be persistent with your calls; you might even fax or email to leave a trail. The way you describe this is disturbing to me… although I’m certainly not a doc, I’ve heard enough stories over the last few years to have a feel for this.

By the way, the reason I suggested your first calling your treatment doc is because my personal experience has been that eye docs aren’t always aware of the effects interferon can have. I figured if a referral came from the treatment doctor along with a letter of concern, the ophthalmologist would take this seriously (my ophthalmologist had no *clue* about retinal tox). Hmm, I guess I just talked myself into finding a new eye doc, heh, heh…

Bill    

[Bill1954]

The blurry blue is from the Viagra, Mike ;o)

[mikesimon]

That has happened to me when I have been hypoglycemic (low blood sugar). I see a blurry blue and images are hard to discern. Mike

[Kit-c]

Thanks for the info guys,,,

I put a call into my Hep-c Nurse,no answer, I go see her on Thursday,,
my doctor is away on Vaction----
I have high blood pressure,and I think that can mess with the eyes too,
Geezzz ever feel like you are falling apart---???
Yup Pigeon,,,middle age(46) throws a few fun health things our way,,,,Dam it-----------

Cotton wool spots sound pretty scarry Bill,also loosing sight would be ,so,so bad on top off everything,,,eh Lady-

Figuy,,,wow, you have been undetected since week two,
thats great,,Do many people have that happen,??

I know I need reading specs since I hit 40ish,but I did have that laser treatment years ago,
so I think that messes with the eyes abit too,,

I will try again to talk with my nurse,
Thanks again,.,.,.

Take care of your little selfs,,,,,,,,Gale

[pigeonca]

Definitely you should see an ophthalmologist ASAP.  There are many other things that can go wrong with the eyes starting in middle age.  One of the most common is a vitreous detachment, which resolves itself without intervention.  It could indeed be from tx, but I wouldn't pull myself off Interferon without talking to your hep doctor first.  Tell the ophthalmologist's scheduler that this is an emergency.  

[ladywhy]

Make an appointment with an opthamologist..not an optomatrist. That is what my Hep. Dr. said  to me if I experience any sight complications. I don't wnat to scare the stuffing out of you, kit...but there was a poster here who did lose sight in one eye due to this tx. I'm telling you this so you don't hesitate making that appt.

[FlGuy]

I've expereinced vision 'fuzziness' early in treatments.  Both times subsided a few weeks in.  But, eyes are nothing to mess with and should speak to your doc.  Also, am at the age when near sight (reading, computer work) get a little more challenging.  As to ast/alt, mine increased early in tx too and remain elevated above range.  I'm not concered about it though, as long as I stay virus undetected during tx, and I have since week 2.

[Bill1954]

Gale

Interferon use has been known to exacerbate or even cause retinopathy/cotton wool spots.

(See http://www.spfiles.com/pipeg-intron.pdf)

Call and report this to your treatment doctor ASAP, and make sure that this is properly addressed before taking any more interferon. I’ve read that this is usually temporary and will resolve after treatment, but I’ve also heard (anecdotally) of cases where permanent damage has occurred.

Let us know what you find out-

Take care,

Bill