You ain't a kiddin' I'm demanding. I like accountability.
This is just the precise method to make people who are ill, worry about their health even more and believe all is hopeless. Look at how many are convinced they are dying of fibers.
If anyone thinks they're dying, go to an ER and keep quiet about Morgellons, but tell them otherwise how you feel. The questions are easy enough to answer. Let the doctors check you out. After whatever your symptoms warrant the doctors ordering tests on, labs, xrays, CT scans, PET scans, MRIs, etc., the fibers that are growing and choking everything off inside will be bound to show up, if they are there. Correct? Yes, surely if someone is dying from them, they will.
You can clearly see, from the general tone of those who can't help it, but you can also clearly see what a detrimental effect their words have on countless others.
When was everyone ever rounded-up in person to see that everyone has precisely the same things going on as the next person? I sure missed it. In fact, I never even got my invitation.
I just think it's rather cruel, but if the persons perpetuating the fear can't be held accountable for it, I pray that all persons reading their words can have the ability to see the misconstruction of what is being said and realize it is to be taken with a mere grain of salt, if taken at all.
Speculation is fine, but the adamant comments of doom? Puh-leeze! It's flat out malicious sometimes.
OH JODYANN, that was you diagnosed with herpes in your eyes! I didn't realize that was you. The principal at the school where my brother teaches had this, and Jodyann, it is not to be taken lightly. I am not making a malicious, unfounded statement to you. It spread to her brain and she developed lesions and neary died. Now, she has a brain tumor. DON'T IGNORE YOUR DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS!!! TREAT THIS CONDITION!!!
Eye (ocular herpetic infection). Affects only one eye at a time. Usually caused by HSV-1 but acute cases in the retina are more likely to be due to HSV-2. An estimated 400,000 Americans have recurrent ocular herpes, with 50,000 new cases occurring each year. The incidence has been highest in children, although it is increasing in older individuals.
Primary: Inflammation of the cornea (keratitis), causing sudden and severe pain, blurred vision, or corneal lesions. A cloudy layer can form over the cornea. Swelling may occur around the eyes. Heals within 2 to3 weeks.
Recurrence: About 40% of people have more than one recurrence, usually keratitis in a single eye, but symptoms may be present in the other eye as well. In the experience of some physicians, short, intense exposure to sunlight may trigger a recurrence, but there is no clear evidence concerning sunlight or any other potential triggers.
Branching, ulcerous lesions of the cornea may occur later in the disease. Stromal keratitis, inflammation of inner layers of the cornea, occurs in about 25% of patients. It is a late immune response to the infection and can, in some cases, be very serious. In fact in the US it is the major cause of blindness in the cornea (which is still very uncommon).
Medications of Ocular HSV. Ocular HSV should be treated carefully since certain treatments may aggravate the condition. Artificial tears may be appropriate for mild cases. Treatments include trifluridine (Viroptic) eye drops or acyclovir or vidarabine (Vira A) ointments. Evidence suggests that all are equally effective. Adding interferon, an immune system booster, to trifluridine may speed healing. Interferon in combination with debridement is also helpful. With treatment, most HSV ocular infections resolve within five to nine days. Taking long-term oral acyclovir after an initial episode of ocular HSV reduces recurrences by about 45%.
Medications for Stromal Keratitis. Oral acyclovir also protects against stromal keratitis in patients with a history of it. Trifluridine or cidofovir may also be protective against it. Neither drug, however, has any effect once stromal keratitis develops. Treatment includes artificial tears for mild cases and topical steroids for moderate to severe inflammation.
Procedures. Patients with ocular HSV may also require debridement, in which the surgeon scrapes away the injured tissue with a cotton swab. A patch or soft contact lens may be worn afterward.
Patients with HSV who show scarring in the cornea may require surgery. In rare cases, a corneal transplant may be necessary.
Brain (HSV encephalitis). Usually HSV-1, although HSV-2 is typically the cause in newborns. In about a quarter of HSV-1 encephalitis cases, the infection may be caused by a new strain of the virus. About 2100 cases a year in the US. About a third occur in people under 20 years old, half over 50, and the balance between ages 20 and 50.
Fever, headache, stiff neck, seizures, partial paralysis, stupor, or coma. Other symptoms: smell and taste disturbances, double vision, odd mental states, bizarre or psychotic behavior, loss of the ability to speak or understand, memory loss, confusion, emotional volatility.
Intravenous acyclovir is the treatment of choice for encephalitis and should be started immediately if this complication is suspected. It must be administered for at least 10 days. In rare cases, surgical measures may be needed to relieve the buildup of pressure in the brain.