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Differing diagnosis - Episcleritis or Scleritis

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chachacha
chachacha

hi,

im 58 and 5 years ago a hysterectomy perforated my bowel leaving me with a fistula. in the last two years i've developed a painful eye. for a year the optician said it was EPISCLERITIS. it wasnt too painful and so i just lived with it. in FEB of this year it became more painful. THE HOSPITAL prescribed steroid drops which quite quickly helped. ive been on and off them ever since. sone of the opthamologists have said its scleriris some episcleritis .

im really frightened its scleritis. the fistula is a horrible thing to live with, i wear 3 stoma nags and DONT cope very well. id like to know if episcleritis is ever painful? Online its says its never painful yet i notice a few on here say differently.

just wonder what your thiughts are and how long do the steroid drops take to work ?

THANK YOU ALL

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  • triamonique
    triamonique chachacha

    Posted

    Hi, yes I've had episcleritis about 4 times. Today I think it's acting up again. It is painful and I use drops as well.

    • chachacha
      chachacha triamonique

      Posted

      hi thanks for reply.

      are you on steroid drops ? How long does it take to settle down x

    • triamonique
      triamonique chachacha

      Posted

      yes I used steroid drops for about 2 wks. the doctor will recommend. it starts to improve a couple days after.

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