Prednisone Caused Pressure in Eyes

Something happened here on the coastside yesterday and there was no Internet, no cell phones, no nothing. I thought it was just me! It suddenly stopped around 3:30PM and was fixed around 1AM. I had just written an email to Dr. K. regarding my eye doctor appointment earlier in the day. Because of the long term prednisone use, the pressure in my eyes has increased and I have been on medication for over five years.

Yesterday, my very cool and hip glaucoma specialist said that the left eye needed some help. He wanted to switch my eye drops to Cosopt. Fine. Well, the problem is that it can cause a slight decrease of the bronchi. He said that I must get permission from Dr. K. to begin the drops. If she is not comfortable with them, I would need some help to keep the pressure in check by a laser treatment.

Off the email went. Suddenly, the Internet stopped.

This morning, there was a message from Dr. K. in my inbox. She said: I would use it and see what happens. Start on Monday so we can catch any changes early.

Later today, I will swing by CVS and begin using the drops in the left eye. I will be more aware of how well I am breathing and my numbers during my workouts so if it goes bad, we can catch it early.

In other news: Michael is injured. He was fixing a headlight on the 840 BMW, while I was at orchestra rehearsal, in a crouched position balancing on his toes. He has done this for years but since working as management instead of a worker since April, his body was not used to this position anymore. His large toe hurts. The joint hurts. Ice helps. Motrin helps. He slept well last night, has been icing his foot this morning and I expect he will be home early today. He is now helpless. He needs help to do anything requiring him to leave the chair. Ice? Got it. Water? Milk? Motrin? Coffee? Breakfast? I may never sit down all weekend! I don't mind. It is a pleasure. I must go now. He is calling to me...