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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Sara on February 05, 2006, 08:29:03 AM

Title: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Sara on February 05, 2006, 08:29:03 AM

Ever since Joe's surgery to place the new catheter, he's had this one area on one of his eyes that is raised/swollen and very red around it, maybe like a super big broken or about to break blood vessel?  Ever had that happen?

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: geoffcamp on February 05, 2006, 08:47:27 AM

I was told and this, may not be the problem here, but I had red blood shot eyes and the doctors said that was a sign of high phosphorus.

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Rerun on February 05, 2006, 09:04:35 PM

My guess would be high blood pressure.  8)

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Sara on February 06, 2006, 07:23:46 AM

God, I hope his BP is not so bad it's causing this.  Would his BP need to be chronically high or just high enough one time?  Because usually it's fairly good, just a little high.

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Epoman on February 06, 2006, 03:20:50 PM

Quote from: Sara on February 06, 2006, 07:23:46 AM

God, I hope his BP is not so bad it's causing this.  Would his BP need to be chronically high or just high enough one time?  Because usually it's fairly good, just a little high.

What are his numbers?

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Sara on February 06, 2006, 05:01:50 PM

I can't say exactly, but I think it's normally around 135-140/90-95.  Something like that.  Not super high, but higher than ideal, probably.

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Epoman on February 06, 2006, 07:17:48 PM

Quote from: Sara on February 06, 2006, 05:01:50 PM

I can't say exactly, but I think it's normally around 135-140/90-95.  Something like that.  Not super high, but higher than ideal, probably.

That's fine, so I doubt his eye problem is due to High BP. Just so you know what a high BP is before I had my parathyroids removed my blood pressure was out of control the highest it had gotten was 260/140  :o and believe me I felt like crap. Talk about borderline heart attack.

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Bear on February 16, 2006, 06:38:28 PM

I WIN!!!!    ;D ;D ;D    ...my blood pressure was 275/150, when first taken into hospital,
                               way back in '94. They used to get all the newer interns to "go
                               and check that new patient in e.r.....get his b.p. first" and watch their
                               faces go wide...   :) :o
                               I remember the resident mentioning 'my head' and 'in orbit' in the same sentence!  :o

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: kevno on February 17, 2006, 10:58:49 AM

I have had a slight problem with bleeding at the back of my eye.  The Doctors said that was because of the anticoagulant heparin.  Heparin can stay in your body for up to 24 hours.  I got changed to Fragmin, only lasts up to 3 - 5 hours depending on the dose you are given.  My eyes are now fine. That Bp pressure is fine, so I would be doubtful if it was due to that. Keep on at the DOCTORS to fined out why his eye is like that. That is if you can catch one. ;D. They move so quick down the unit. It took my 4 hours to see a Doctors the other day. >:(

Kevno

Title: Re: Ever had a problem with blood vessels in your eyes?
Post by: Panda_9 on May 19, 2006, 03:29:50 PM

Mine went up to 270/190 after I got both kidneys taken out. Had a couple of fits.

Sara, I would suggest Joe see someone about it asap. I dont think forums are the place to ask about things that could be serious.