I keep this blog in part to easily update family, friends, and other JA parents (and any other interested persons!) on how Anna is doing on her journey with Juvenile Arthritis. Since Anna was first diagnosed in 1999, the terminology has changed. I believe that now children are diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis, or Juvenile Iodiopathic Arthritis, et. al. However, I created this blog a long time ago, when people referred the disease as Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Hence the "JRA."
Monday, March 26, 2007
It'll soon be a year since I last posted (life is BUSY!!!!), and Anna's eyes have changed . . . not for the better. A few months ago, Anna's left eye had significant inflammation. We tried increasing the Methotrexate. No change. Added Cylcosporine. In two weeks, the inflammation was even worse. Now we've increased the Cyclosporine and added Pred Forte drops (and a drop at night to dilate her left pupil). As of Friday past, there was some improvement (probably due to the eye drops). The eye drops can only be temporary, because the Pred Forte drops have a history of making Anna's eye pressures rise. This is a very bumpy part of the JA journey. A little scary. Friends and family have been so supportive and encouraging. What would we do without our support system? Thought I'd post a new picture or two. Anna's brother Joel saw the last picture, and he said, "Mom, that's a REALLY old picture. You need to post a new one."
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