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Full History - 2020 - 02 - 19 - ID#f6nknh
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Hi everybody just wondering if anyone is dealing with PIC (self.Blind)
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fairlyfairies 2 points 3y ago
I'm sorry you're going through this. I have a similar disease called posterior uveitis with chorioretinitis. Mine is caused by autoimmune issues and I was successfully treated with oral steroids for 6 months and then I've been on immunosuppressants for 6 months. Do you see a specialist?
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fairlyfairies 2 points 3y ago
Also look at the Facebook group "OIUF's Adult Support Group for Uveitis/Ocular Inflammatory Disease." I'm apart of it and it's extremely helpful. You might find other people with PIC on it too, but I'm not sure.
fairlyfairies 2 points 3y ago
I was on oral prednisone for the first 6 months to ensure that the inflammation was completely gone. Since high dose steroids aren't sustainable, I was switched to oral cyclosporine, an immunosuppressant. The plan is to be on it for 1 year, and if there's no flare ups I will be taken off it in the hopes the inflammation doesn't return. So this summer i will be 1 year since I started cyclosporine. The medication has been very successful for me. I have not lost vision but I still have lots of floaters from the initial inflammation and I still have flashes that never went away. My retina vessels are permanently damaged structurally but no vision loss. I found my specialist on uveitis.org.
IDKzeros 2 points 3y ago
I am sorry .i have not heard of PIC.. i hope some folks who have it will be helpful for you. Hugs
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