Welcome Henry. Glad you found us. Sorry for the reason you are in our midst. What procedures did you have? It does take a time for everything to heal -...
Hi Peggy, Thanks for the encouragement. I have seen my optomoligist three times this year complaining of lost range in the upper edges of my eye plus a drastic...
Hi, Henry Last week was my first one back at work, after having a buckle put on my right eye the previous Wednesday. It all happened very fast, from...
What a bummer Henry. Most retina doctors do the surgery immediately when they find the tear or detachment. I had problems for a month before I got the dreaded...
When my retina tear happened I awoke in the middle of the night and could tell something was wrong in the dark even. I strip of black was in my upper right...
I had went to the eye doctor in oct. 2002 and was told that I had scar tissue in my left eye, that is why I was having such severe flickering. Dec.2002 I...
Hi On Dan's first detachment he went to an optometrist. He did not have to skill to diagnose a retina detachment but had the sense to know that something was...
... reattachment ... Hi George - Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my query of July 21. I suspect that there is merit in your conjecture. In ...
can I ask whether anyone in the group has had - or nows of cases - where cryo therapy is repeated?. I had a tear back in May and had cryo and laser then to...
... Hi Sally, Are you saying that he is doing this freezing on the same tear? I had several tears repaired this way, but normally, they would not repeat this...
Hi Everyone, I just went to see my retinal surgeon today for the go ahead for cataract surgery on my non-RD eye.I thanked him for the article he had given me...
Norine, This is a hard one. Do you need the cataract surgery right now or if there are complications is there a time of year that would be more convient for...
Norine, My heart goes out to you. Those odds are indeed VERY scary. I guess its something like the glass half full, half empty scenario, but when it comes to...
It's too bad they can't put a buckle on that eye when they do the cataract surgery s a precaution.Or could they? John Norine <nrausch5@...> wrote: Hi...
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You've got my prayers also, Norine. I'll be facing the same question. Debby has a good point that you're well prepared for any signs of detachment and can...
Ok so this week I went and jumped back in literally to my life. I have not really done anything since December of 2002 when my right eye went nuts. Funny my...
I guess there are groups for everything and am glad there is one for detached retinas. I am sorry any of you have to be here, but I hope someone can help me. ...
It is so nice to read about a sucess story on this board after all the stuff that you have gone through. I don't remember your exact age but know that you...
Jeff, It is great that your macula looks good. I don't really know anything about silicon bubbles but hope someone will report in shortly for you that does....
Good for you Sherry, so happy to hear that you are "finally getting back to life". The sex part was funny Barbara R. spinelli372003 <spinelli372003@...>...
... My doctor said there is nothing that can be done in the interim. At one point I wondered about lasering the weak spots. He said that can have its own set...
