Appointment with Dr. Rivera

I saw Dr. Rivera, my MS doctor, yesterday. He wanted to discuss my eyes and my vibrating tailbone.

He said the vibrations in my tailbone could have been a small relapse. But, because it went away on it's own, he wants to treat it conservatively for now and leave it be. If it starts up again I'm supposed to call him and he may want to do another MRI to see if any new lesions have formed.

As for my eyes, he is going to discuss my case with Dr. Tang, the neuro-opthamologist who referred me to my current retina specialist that has me on the drops. He's going to let Dr. Tang know what's going on with me and see what her thoughts are on being on the drops for so long. Depending on what Dr. Tang says, I may need to see her again or she may want to refer me to another retina specialist to get a second opinion or we may just leave it be and keep on doing what we're doing now. Dr. Rivera did say though that it's pretty common for MS patients with uveitis to be on some sort of eye treatment, usually drops, indefinitely. So, I'll let you all know once Dr. Rivera gets back to me regarding his talk with Dr. Tang.

All in all though it was a pretty good appointment. I don't have to see him again for another year, so next March, unless something happens between now and then.