Reviewer: sandyg, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have had DMD for 5 years, within the past 6 months, both eyes have turned wet. About 4 months ago, had the first shot of avastin was in my left worse vision eye,although painful there was no change, and no problems. My better eye once I had the shot I had problems. Its been a week, my eye was inflamed, bruised, and really raw looking. I also have a small tire shape circle with a yellow middle, I ... Show Full Comment

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I have had DMD for 5 years, within the past 6 months, both eyes have turned wet. About 4 months ago, had the first shot of avastin was in my left worse vision eye,although painful there was no change, and no problems. My better eye once I had the shot I had problems. Its been a week, my eye was inflamed, bruised, and really raw looking. I also have a small tire shape circle with a yellow middle, I have in my lower vision that is not going away after a week.I was very tired, and just felt sick for a few days after shot. Dependent on if there is any improvement, might just let nature take its course.
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Reviewer: Dee, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I had two injections-within two days of the injections I had sinus issues which lasted two weeks, my throat became tight,difficulty swallowing,horrible joint pain and felt tender spots on throat around thyroid.Right before the next appointment all of these symptoms disappeared. I had the next injection and experienced all of the same except this time the spots on my throat became worse. I made an ... Show Full Comment

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I had two injections-within two days of the injections I had sinus issues which lasted two weeks, my throat became tight,difficulty swallowing,horrible joint pain and felt tender spots on throat around thyroid.Right before the next appointment all of these symptoms disappeared. I had the next injection and experienced all of the same except this time the spots on my throat became worse. I made an appointment with my DR and had blood work done-my thyroid was in a hypothyroid state which is not the case months prior. My Dr also said I had nodules on my thyroid and should have further testing. I told him my suspicions and just like the Opthamologist he said those side effects would not be from the Avastin injections in the eye as it's such a small amount. I asked him to wait a month before doing the lab work again to see if my thyroid has improved. All of the symptoms disappeared after 5 weeks of my last injection and the nodules on my thyroid if there are no longer painful. My concern is that the drug would case permanent issues. I won't risk another injection
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Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been receiving injections of Avastin for about 3 years. The first 3-4 treatments were by far the most effective. It seems to be maintaining a status quo situation ever since. However, I recently started seeing a new doctor due to insurance issues and was shocked to find out that there are many reasons not to have Avastin shots if you can avoid it. I have been doing some research since learn ... Show Full Comment

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I have been receiving injections of Avastin for about 3 years. The first 3-4 treatments were by far the most effective. It seems to be maintaining a status quo situation ever since. However, I recently started seeing a new doctor due to insurance issues and was shocked to find out that there are many reasons not to have Avastin shots if you can avoid it. I have been doing some research since learning that, and indeed I have had many of the bad reactions that are discussed with regard to this drug. I never put it all together until now. Stomach issues, skin issues, bad eye issues including a very bad infection for which I didn't receive much help, overall feeling of illness.I took a 4 month break recently, and felt really good all that time. Just had another shot this week and am once again having stomach issues and not feeling well. Is there a connection?
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Reviewer: wildflowersgm@frontiernet.net, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Ihave had 2 injections so far and when I close my good eye, my left eye is still blurred. I am not sure whether I want another treatment or not. When they did a ultra scan on my left eye I could see red that nearly covered my eye. My second treatment turned out to be very painful due to something they caLL DRY EYE. i HAD TO GO TO Morgantown, wv to see what wS WRONG. cAN ANYONE TELL me their exp ... Show Full Comment

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Ihave had 2 injections so far and when I close my good eye, my left eye is still blurred. I am not sure whether I want another treatment or not. When they did a ultra scan on my left eye I could see red that nearly covered my eye. My second treatment turned out to be very painful due to something they caLL DRY EYE. i HAD TO GO TO Morgantown, wv to see what wS WRONG. cAN ANYONE TELL me their experinces. Also I read where some maN HAD A STROKE AND HAVING THE EJECTION WHICH i DID NOT KNOW ABOUT.
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Reviewer: supadave3, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I'm 37 and developed a major greyed out spot in my eye. I didn't go to the doctor for about 4 months hoping that it would go away. Well, it didn't and in fact got worse. As another review stated, the apprehension of getting the shot is worse than the actual shot. The injection was quick and uncomfortable, but not painful. I didn't notice any improvement for the first 3 weeks a ... Show Full Comment

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I'm 37 and developed a major greyed out spot in my eye. I didn't go to the doctor for about 4 months hoping that it would go away. Well, it didn't and in fact got worse. As another review stated, the apprehension of getting the shot is worse than the actual shot. The injection was quick and uncomfortable, but not painful. I didn't notice any improvement for the first 3 weeks after receiving the injection, than noticed a gradual improvement. I received my 2nd injection 4 weeks after the first and my vision has continued to improve. Its improved so much so that the doctor already changed my injection schedule from once every 30 days to once every 60 days for the 3rd. My vision is not 100% back to normal, but its improved enough to where it is not affecting my quality of life anymore. I'm eager to know how quickly it would start to degrade after I stopped taking the injections, but I do not have that answer yet. OVerall, I'm very satisfied with the results.
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