@sneezy24

Hello Mick and welcome to Mayo Connect!

You are right about the aging process, it certainly can be tough, especially when multiple health challenges seem to hit at once. It sounds like you have maintained a good attitude and you are working with your doctors to find relief. Keep that up!

The questions you have asked in your post might best be addressed by your doctors. As you may be aware, here on Connect most of us are not medical professionals, just patients like yourself. So, we cannot answer medical questions but we can offer our own suggestions as fellow patients who travel down the same road. So, as you read the posts in this discussion group you will see some of the things that people have learned about dealing with mesenteric panniculitis. You will read about dietary suggestions as well as meds that have helped others and other lifestyle changes that people have made in order to deal better with this disorder. I would also encourage you to watch the two videos in this discussion that were posted a day or so ago. The first one recounts a patient's own experience.

Given the fact that you also have Glaucoma, I would encourage you to also visit a discussion on Eye Conditions. Here is the link, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/eye-conditions/tab/discussions/?pg=4#group-507-activitystream.

I would be interested in an update on what suggestions that doctor has for you about dealing with this new diagnosis. Will you post again after your appointment on the 14th?