Re: Detached retina, how lovely !
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06/05/20 06:48 PM
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Surgery tomorrow, and they say a few weeks' recovery. Not that there's ever a good time for such a thing, but stuff happens. The point of this is to say that if ANYTHING in your vision seems a bit weird, have it checked NOW, rather than waiting a week or so. Once a retina starts to detach, things get worse pretty quickly. How did your surgery go. I went for a surgery consult Monday. I have Carataconis in my left eye. Basicly the cornea is no longer round. Waiting on the insurance approval.
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Re: Detached retina, how lovely !
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06/05/20 08:00 PM
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One of my reps had this happen suddenly a couple years ago. He had surgery to fix it & his vision is fine now, but for several months he had little to no vision out of the affected eye. Good luck with yours.
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Re: Detached retina, how lovely !
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06/10/20 01:24 PM
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Thought I'd do an update, and say thanks for the well-wishes. So far, so good, it seems. A couple typos might sneak through here, trying to keep head down. The surgery deal was weird, as I had some kind of Fentanyl cocktail. So I spent the time describing the weird patterns & stuff I was seeing, to the Doc's apparent amusement. The laser sounded like a mini-tig-welder. Got some welds, a gas bubble, and a "buckle". Kinda goofy now, like looking through a fish tank with that eye, and of course the depth perception is wacky. The sofa time, head-down position, & needing rides are a bit frustrating but a million times better than the alternative.
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Re: Detached retina, how lovely !
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06/10/20 03:13 PM
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Thought I'd do an update, and say thanks for the well-wishes. So far, so good, it seems. A couple typos might sneak through here, trying to keep head down. The surgery deal was weird, as I had some kind of Fentanyl cocktail. So I spent the time describing the weird patterns & stuff I was seeing, to the Doc's apparent amusement. The laser sounded like a mini-tig-welder. Got some welds, a gas bubble, and a "buckle". Kinda goofy now, like looking through a fish tank with that eye, and of course the depth perception is wacky. The sofa time, head-down position, & needing rides are a bit frustrating but a million times better than the alternative. Wait until the bubble shrinks some and you can use it as a magnifying glass.
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Re: Detached retina, how lovely !
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06/10/20 09:41 PM
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Funniest thing is the bracelet they put on me saying I can't use nitrous oxide. Yeah, the repaired eye is like a watery, maybe-1.25 magnifier right now when I look down. Back to the sofa. When I came back from surgery all I wanted to do is close the curtains, turn off the lights, lay on the sofa, and crank up the music. Hope you get better soon!
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Re: Detached retina, how lovely !
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06/10/20 10:02 PM
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Wishing you all the best topside! I was on the couch for about 6 weeks back in November 2017 after an onset of extreme double vision that did correct itself. Now that was SCARY! My doctor believed it was a virus that caused it.
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