Comments on: I knew these tastings were “blind”, but this is ridiculous! http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/ It’s a wine blog. It’s a hiking blog. Yes! It’s a winehiking blog. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:33:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: steve http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-17676 steve Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:43:16 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-17676 I too have recurring iritis and have gone through all the regimens posted on various med sites (blood & urine tests, xrays chest & back, and steroid injections in the eye). As you're aware, they only treat the symptom, they do not cure. By accident I found a cure for myself where outbreaks end after a day or two instead of 6-8 wks with relief of pain in 2-4 hours. Try the antihistamine Hydroxyz HCL 25mg. It is a presription drug. When an outbreak occurs take a pill. If after 2 hours pain is still present or increasing, take another pill. Once pain is under control, take pill about every 4 hours based on pain level. Pain is usually gone in 2-8 hours. Outbreak gone after a day or two. I only take a pill if the pain is obviously returning/intensifying. Once the eye is on the mend, I stop taking the pills. So far I've only had to take 2-10 pills during an outbreak depending on intensity of pain. Side affects of the pill is drowsiness. You can still function, but you're definitely in a haze. I shake the effects after 12-24 hrs. Hope this helps. I too have recurring iritis and have gone through all the regimens posted on various med sites (blood & urine tests, xrays chest & back, and steroid injections in the eye). As you’re aware, they only treat the symptom, they do not cure. By accident I found a cure for myself where outbreaks end after a day or two instead of 6-8 wks with relief of pain in 2-4 hours.
Try the antihistamine Hydroxyz HCL 25mg. It is a presription drug. When an outbreak occurs take a pill. If after 2 hours pain is still present or increasing, take another pill. Once pain is under control, take pill about every 4 hours based on pain level. Pain is usually gone in 2-8 hours. Outbreak gone after a day or two. I only take a pill if the pain is obviously returning/intensifying. Once the eye is on the mend, I stop taking the pills. So far I’ve only had to take 2-10 pills during an outbreak depending on intensity of pain.
Side affects of the pill is drowsiness. You can still function, but you’re definitely in a haze. I shake the effects after 12-24 hrs.
Hope this helps.

]]> By: winehiker http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6562 winehiker Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6562 Thanks, everyone, for your valued comments. It sure is good to see again! I'm just glad to know that if I'm handed a glass of wine tomorrow (St. Patrick's Day), I'll know if it's green or not! Thanks, everyone, for your valued comments. It sure is good to see again! I’m just glad to know that if I’m handed a glass of wine tomorrow (St. Patrick’s Day), I’ll know if it’s green or not!

]]> By: Alder http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6561 Alder Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:27:56 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6561 So very sorry to hear about your eyes. Glad you are getting better. Thanks for the kind words about Vinography. So very sorry to hear about your eyes. Glad you are getting better. Thanks for the kind words about Vinography.

]]> By: David Charles Levasseur http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6468 David Charles Levasseur Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:09:59 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6468 What a great idea for a blog: "winehiking!" It sounds like a lovely holiday destination. Nice to see you can see. I had no idea there were so many awards for so many blogs and categories out there. On topic with your blog, but on another wine growing continent I went on a very enjoyable (sort of wine-hike) in Spain a few years back. It was actually a 500 mile Pilgrimage that is famous there called el Camino de Santiago. Maybe you have heard of it. The month long hike Starts in the Basque region near the France and Spain border. You go through Pamplona(the town where the bulls chase people down narrow cobblestone streets named after papa Hemmingway, anyway. Soon there after is wine country and one of the best experiences of the whole journey was coming across a wine Fountain, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The local Monks apparently make so much wine that they are able to keep this fountain of vino espagnol running all the time gratis. The vegetation around the fountain is lush from all the pilgrims who stop by and empty their water bottles in return for some Sanglo Christo. I hope to learn more about wine from your page, and will be back. Thank you, David Levasseur (plusultra) What a great idea for a blog: “winehiking!” It sounds like a lovely holiday destination. Nice to see you can see. I had no idea there were so many awards for so many blogs and categories out there. On topic with your blog, but on another wine growing continent I went on a very enjoyable (sort of wine-hike) in Spain a few years back. It was actually a 500 mile Pilgrimage that is famous there called el Camino de Santiago. Maybe you have heard of it. The month long hike Starts in the Basque region near the France and Spain border. You go through Pamplona(the town where the bulls chase people down narrow cobblestone streets named after papa Hemmingway, anyway. Soon there after is wine country and one of the best experiences of the whole journey was coming across a wine Fountain, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The local Monks apparently make so much wine that they are able to keep this fountain of vino espagnol running all the time gratis. The vegetation around the fountain is lush from all the pilgrims who stop by and empty their water bottles in return for some Sanglo Christo. I hope to learn more about wine from your page, and will be back. Thank you,
David Levasseur (plusultra)

]]> By: Wine Life Today http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6460 Wine Life Today Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:25:35 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6460 <strong>I knew these tastings were blind, but this is ridiculous!...</strong> Emerging from the cocoon of opacity: the winehiker is back to blogging and can almost see, too. Final installment of a five-part series. I knew these tastings were blind, but this is ridiculous!…

Emerging from the cocoon of opacity: the winehiker is back to blogging and can almost see, too. Final installment of a five-part series.

]]> By: Sonadora http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6453 Sonadora Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:05:24 +0000 http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/i-knew-these-tastings-were-blind-but-this-is-ridiculous/#comment-6453 Hi Winehiker- Glad to hear that you are seeing clearly again and that it seems you are out of the woods with the iritis (or I guess in your case, back into the woods :) !). I am both Megan and Sonadora. I started posting on blogs back before I had my own and just used my actual name, so I kept it that way on those I had already started posting on. Confusing, huh? Thanks for the shoutout! Hi Winehiker- Glad to hear that you are seeing clearly again and that it seems you are out of the woods with the iritis (or I guess in your case, back into the woods :) !). I am both Megan and Sonadora. I started posting on blogs back before I had my own and just used my actual name, so I kept it that way on those I had already started posting on. Confusing, huh? Thanks for the shoutout!

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