New Signs In His Eyes

We had a good weekend last weekend except when he told me his eyes were dry and itching. He looked like his eyes were hurting. We had gotten a new TV and stand for our den, thanks to Jeff, and we were watching it on Saturday night when he told me this. I tried to get him to go Sunday morning but he wouldn't so I called the nurse on Monday morning and he went in on Tuesday. They are sending him to an eye doctor on Friday that specializes with graft VS host disease this Friday. I had noticed his eyes were bloodshot over the weekend. The doctors just want to be sure this is not graft VS host disease, but if it is they will more than likely increase his dosage of immune suppression meds. They use steroids for this too but hopefully we are not to that point! We know of someone that has this disease in his eyes and are told he cannot hardly open his eyes at all without hurting. He is in Houston at MD Anderson Hospital. Terry is also going back to the Neurologists in February to see if they can tell him if the numbness in his feet and certain places on his arms and hands are due the kind of immune suppression meds he has been taking. They may change the kind and hopefully that will help! We have seen many people with the graft VS host disease and it is not a pretty sight. This is when the graft(Karen's stem cells) and the host(Terry) fight against each other in his body. Since we have been coming off the meds every two weeks, the doctors think that is why we are just now seeing this. Believe me when I tell you that this has been such a blessing not getting it. God has been watching over our family constantly in 2007. Ruth's 84th birthday is tomorrow and we hope to go to Cook Springs and see her tomorrow afternoon.After we see the eye doctor on Friday, I will update then. Hugs and kisses to you all! Alyce