so frustrated with mgd-glands getting clogged up even w/ compresses

[jenny2008]

i take everything i can -high grade fish oil, doxy 200mg a day, dont eat wheat or grains..little to no gluten.i do the warm compress daily, restasis, steriod drops when needed (which i know isnt good for me but i cant function otherwise)

anyway, i get my glands expressed by my doc every month but they clog up little by little within a week and get worse til i am dying to get to my next apt... i also started taking NAC a few weeks ago to see if it would help

what else can we do? i am at my wits end..and i have sjogrens on top of this.. i prob put drops in my left eye every 5 min at times!!! help!!!!!

[Anthony16]

jenny,
what u and everyone else needs is a potent antinflammatoy drop with no sides.
have u looked into getting involved in trials with drugs that target inflammation?
I think there was a drug that got shot down by the fda primecrolimus which is used topically for eczema.
Maybe your doc might know if a compound pharmacy could make these up or if there are trials like with cf101 and kineret(the latter can get on prescription from reza dana)

[jenny2008]

also... when i do the warm compress is aggravates my ocular rosacea-esp my left eye-makes it hurt for hours... maybe i should try ice afterward?
can anyone offer some advice or just understanding???
i was so upset last night as i saw white spots on my lower left lid-where the glands are so clogged -i pushed so hard-it prob didnt even loosen it up but it sure hurt my skin!!!!

[jenny2008]

what kind of anti inflammatory???
i am on plaquenil for my sjogrens.. i have never been offered any other type of anti inflammatory except restasis

[MLE]

Jenny2008-

I sent you a PM.
-MLE