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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Glaucoma / April 2004another day, another med
The bright side of all of this is I haven't ever had to buy any eyedrops, I've never managed to use up my freebie trial bottle before I get switched to something else. Went to the doctor again yesterday and am now on Yet Another Eyedrop. This time it's a beta-blocker called Betoptic. So my scorecard now has a big 0 score for these meds: Xalatan Alphagan P Betimol Travatan Trusopt I think I may have used Timoptic for a while but at this point don't even remember! 8) Dr Chopra says he's running out of drug classes to try. For a while I've only been putting drops in my left eye since that one is the main problem (my right IOP was only 18 yesterday, and the left 23) as he searches for something that works. I get the feeling that the laser is in my future. I want to make sure that works well on one eye before doing the other, because I remember well that old tagline from my BBS days: "Do Not Look Into Laser With Remaining Eye". =) I hope everyone is doing well. Our pollen count was 3000 (yes, that's three *thousand*) the other day so I wasn't the only one complaining about her eyes! Leigh -- "Why pay for cologne when mustard is free?" - Filburt Where do you find a numeric pollen count? I would like to get this info myself. Does it also show types (oak pollen, grass pollen, etc)? Thanks! Dave P.S. What is your Dr. Chopra's first name? Just curious if he is the one I know. > I hope everyone is doing well. Our pollen count was 3000 (yes, that's > three *thousand*) the other day so I wasn't the only one complaining > about her eyes! >Where do you find a numeric pollen count? I would like to get this info >myself. Does it also show types (oak pollen, grass pollen, etc)? Thanks! I get the Atlanta pollen count from http://www.atlallergy.com/pollencount.asp and it gives the worst offenders on any given day (today it reads "Major Pollens Present: Oak, Sycamore, Willow, Birch, and Pine"). It's sponsored by an allergy clinic so the info is only local. I would assume other areas have services like this, but I haven't Googled for it. It's been raining so our pollen count is only 512 today. =) Oh, and I was wrong - the other day it wasn't 3000, it was only 2500. (Apparently we had a record last year of around 4700!) >P.S. What is your Dr. Chopra's first name? Just curious if he is the one I >know. Hersh Chopra. Super nice guy. He practices in Marietta, Georgia at Georgia Eye Specialists. Leigh -- "Why pay for cologne when mustard is free?" - Filburt Thank you. Using your lead, I found www.pollen.com > >Where do you find a numeric pollen count? I would like to get this info > >myself. Does it also show types (oak pollen, grass pollen, etc)? Thanks! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > would assume other areas have services like this, but I haven't > Googled for it. My NYC t.v. chanel also gives the count, or at least degree (low, high) during the season. > Thank you. Using your lead, I found www.pollen.com > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>would assume other areas have services like this, but I haven't >>Googled for it.  SignatureA contented malcontent. http://www.equalizers.org Leigh --you are close to where I am --I have 2 daughters in Atlanta -I am in Chattanooga , Tn . thanks for the pollen site ! > The bright side of all of this is I haven't ever had to buy any > eyedrops, I've never managed to use up my freebie trial bottle before [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I think I may have used Timoptic for a while but at this point don't > even remember! 8) Leigh, You might catch up with me! I tried: Betopic S Timoptic XE Trusopt Propine Betagan Lopidinine Alphaqan and finally settled on Xalatan for 5 years before I needed trabs to bring the pressure down to single digits (damage continued even at 17). They either didn't work, I had intolerable side effects (migraines with the beta blockers) or allergies to them. Sherry |
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