This is for my friends and family who wish to follow Wesley's journey with Oligoarticular Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Uveitis. Even though the pictures and his story aren't always pleasant, it's real and this disease is trying to take over my sweet little boys life... We simply won't let it. Arthritis not only affects adults and the elderly, it also attacks children. 300,000 children struggle with this disease. Wesley, our little 8 year old angel, is unfortunately among those statistics.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Uveitis is on the attack...
Our son is currently battling a terrible flare up in his eyes. It hit suddenly and fiercely. I got him straight into the eye doc yesterday and it was confirmed that he had many "live cells" in both eyes and a large amount of inflammation. We started Pred Forte eye drops 5 times a day now to try to get things under control quickly. I talked to his Rheumatologist and we are going to be adding Humira along side of his weekly injections or we are going to have him start monthly iv treatments. The arthritis in his joints has been controlled over the course of the past few months, but now we are an uphill battle to save his vision. Wesley's rheumatologist and Opthalmologist are discussing our treatment plan this morning, so I will keep everyone posted as we get more info. Please keep Wesley in your thoughts and prayers as he fights his own little body...
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