ACUTE HERPETIC KERATITIS

Hello. thank goodness you are there .i raelised when I put the forum up

no one would know what it was 

I have been given Virgan eye gel 5  times a day until it heals I 

suppose that means when it stops hurting  I would like that to be VERY soon .Is it supposed to hurt so much??? there is no problem 

with a dry eye ,a tap turns on and tears roll 'Makes driving a bit

dodgy ,haven't used the car for 6 days, one reason is I look as though

I have been in a punch up 

Does the pain stay intense for long?? The drops don't ease it at all

Would a hot. or cold compress help 

I was using Optrex at first before I saw an  unknowledgable

locum . who said it was O,K to use it Should have gone to the 

clinic first 

Glad you are here

Jacqueline

Virgan is an anti viral eye drop, which should help, however, your description of your eye dripping like a tap, suggests that you are sensitive to the preservative in your eye drop & you should contact the clinic sooner rather than later.

I was given Ganciclovir eye gel a few months ago, I don't recall whether it was Virgan & I forget whether that is the only available option but, with me, it helped tremendously.  The Ophths told me that they don't like prescribing it for longer than a week because it can cause corneal damage..  Have you read this page?  https://patient.info/medicine/ganciclovir-eye-gel-virgan

Contact the clinic & don't worry!

Just had to phone the clinic because these eye drops are making 

me quite dizzy and fally over .Of course they are all in a meeting ,so I 

have to ring back in 30 mins  

Are you aware that this might happen or is it just me ??

Have you got the info sheet that was in the box?  It may well be one of the side effects.

I'll pm you a link to an interactions checker and you can also see details of any drugs you are on

Our notes must have crossed each other  My body does not take kindly 

to drugs but this seems a bit scary  It must be quite powerful to affect

the balance Oh dear  This half hour is going SOOOOOO slowly

Speak as soon as I know   

says nothing about the dizzies ,just about blurry vision and

posslbe pain  Will go and phone again

Well, actually spoke to the guy who saw me .he read through the 

"Book"" and couldn't find any thing about feeling swimmy, so he said 

the usual ,I f it gets any worse see your GP Don't know whether to keep 

on using it  now, Then he said  I might have something else going on

that's making me lightheaded  Does the buck ever stop anywhere??? 

Have you still got your appt for next week?

He cannot prescribe something, give you a follow up appt and then tell you that if there is a problem with side effects, to go to your GP.

The side effects you are talking about, could actually be you worrying a lot about the unknown.

Are you saying that you started the drops the day before yesterday, Monday?

You may find that your eyes settle down, perhaps by tomorrow, everyone is different.  I forget what happened with me when I used them.  I know that by the end of the week, my eyes felt so much better.

Are you taking any other drugs or supplements, even over the counter products?  These can interfere with your eye drops.  Try to persevere.

What day is your appointment next week?

 

Hi. this machine refused to connect to th internet ,so I have been pressing everything as usual .then it's as though it feels sorry for me and shows me

how to do it. I swear It is human 

Back to the EYE

 

after the chat with the man had a coffee (in bed ) the fally over slowly 

went I had a look on that prog you sent, frightened me to death I did

try and ask about Zopiclone a sleeper  i take but it went DON'T KNOW

on me but I thought it may have been that ,because I took it about 

11-30  which is an hour later than normal  then I used the drop at

6am so it maybe  that I feel fine now , just had third drop, the pain 

has reduced and the bloodshotness  (new word ) has faded and the fuzzy view has gone .I only take Diltzem and a pro biotic ,so as you

 can see ,I am not saturated with drugs .I made the decision almost

a tear ago not to take any more prescription drugs because I was

constantly ill ,now I am not ,but about a month ago I had eight

days in hospital on a shedload of itravenous  stuff because i had a 

burst abcess in my colon  (Diviticulitis sufferer ) 

My appy is next Monday  but I do have an appt with my proper GP

on Friday, so he can have a look Pity he wasn't there last Thursday

and I may be better by now

 I will persevere ,and take my sleeper  earlier ,and my first drop an hour later in the morning. so I have now used 13 drops  and think they are

working.

Thank you for appearing you must be in league with my  guardian 

fairies,  no  ,I am not a nutter but they always seem to be at hand when  i  am in bother  I can feel you shaking your head and smiling 

Don't disappear                     ,                                             

Ha ha Jacqueline, I am usually around.

Oh, now I see why you are dizzy, nothing to do with your eye drops at all!

Get your GP to check your blood pressure, I have not heard of  Diltiazem but I see it is used to treat hight blood pressure plus taking  Zopiclone, which I don't know either but.....

I'm glad your eye is looking better, I will be interested to hear about your Ophth appt..  Mine is on Tuesday.

My BP is usually good these days As I lost 2 stone and my intake of

food is  now so NOT interesting because of the Divi

Itake Zopiclone small dose because I also have Tinnitus  which is rather

like having your own private orchestra and they tune up at bed time

I can't drop off because od the noise ,hence the sleeper

As you may gather I have total body rot. There are other bits going

on,but I tend to ignore them  as they are incurable .I just carry on

The EYE is so much better from this morning to  now amazing might

just have to go and do some retail therapy on the strength of it Next drip at 6-30 don't know how the half hour snook in

No sleepers don't make me dizzy I think they must have met up and had a showdown and I just happened to be in the middle 

I nearly missed that comment   

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This made me laugh.

Thank you!

You sound like you might be back on top form.

morning I am not sure which one made you laugh, you have not read

the sad note to our other member All systems are back to as I was 

so I am not a happy bunny . Mind you in saying that , I always expect

things to get better in a day once the experts have taken charge of my

body As this has NEVER happened I must belong to the optimists of

the world ,which, I suppose, has it's good points 

Cyclops for i what's for 3 ??? 

Hi, quite relieved to see this thread. Thanks !

I've lost trust with a majority of the ''White coats" doctors after numerous appointments both here in the UK when visiting, and in Brazil, where i live.

I have no idea how i got HERPES KERATITIS SIMPLEX in my left eye some 6 years ago, maybe a hospital infection after doing both operations for cataracts (some 8 years ago in Brazil). All i do know now is a constant discomfort  of stinging and photo-phobic condition, leaving me very tired, avoiding bright light and heat. Unfortunately even as a British citizen i can't get an NHS number to afford further examinations and sadly very also little referral to ALTERNATIVE medicines or Doctors. I'm now looking at radically changing my diet, not that i eat much junk food, but i've heard about a low Arginine and High intake of Ly-sine to tame Herpes in general, but no first hand experience yet.

I was also prescribed in UK to take Aciclovir tablets and Gancyclovir eye ointment for some years only to see another "specialist" back in Brazil who challenged this with alerts about its side effects. I did NOT do the prolonged medication and intend to treat the CAUSES and not the symptoms. So i'm welcoming  advice and experiences anyone may have with honest more thorough diagnosis & medicines. Thank you. Namaste