HI I AM NEW TO THIS GROUP. MY HUSBAND HAD AN OP A WEEK AGO TO REMOVE A CATARACT AND FIX A DETACHED RETINA. HE HAS A GAS BUBBLE AND HAS TO SIT/LIE WITH HIS HEAD...
Don't worry too much, I had a similar op four years ago using the gas bubble, the pain was mainly from the eye socket not the eye although it wasn't...
Joy, My RD eye is a "wandering eye", it was before the surgery and still is. It moves away from my nose. It happens when I am tired or staring at an object for...
Carolyn, I had retina surgery a few months ago (bubble first, then buckle) and had to lay on my left side for about 10 days. I generally took Advil or Tylenol...
Hi eveyone. It's Linda from Tampa (temporarily Linda in Phila). The surgery to remove the silicon oil and the cataract is over and it went as expected....
Carolyn, I had my RD operation 16 months ago and I experienced headaches for about a week, not severe headaches but different from any kind of headache I'd...
I just had buckle surgery for detached retina in 2 places - must be genetic as I am 46 and there was no trauma - but was back to work on the 23rd and while the...
Hi Carolyn, I'm glad that you found this group. Sorry about the circumstances that brought you here. I had two RD surgeries a year ago. Buckle surgery was the...
Hi, I would assume that he has frequent checkups. If he normally has frequent trouble with his sinuses, they may be worse for a while. Bendryl might help....
Were you back to work on the 23rd day after surgery?? That should be OK if you're not doing heavy grunt work. Vision is likely to change for several months. ...
No, I had surgery August 19th and returned to work August 23rd. I don't do grunt work but lots of paper/computer and number crunching. I repeat, am I out of my...
... is. It moves away from my nose. ... period of time. I can also make it move at will. ... look at ... moves to the ... doctor or ... correct ... know ... ...
... is. It moves away from my nose. ... period of time. I can also make it move at will. ... look at ... moves to the ... doctor or ... correct ... know ... ...
My eye never wandered prior to the Buckle surgery. That's why I wanted to know if it would continue to wander after the buckle is removed. It does seem to...
I hope your husband's eye doctor is a retina specialist--any doctor less than that is not what you want. Just a general opthamologist isn't adequate in...
Joy Ramsey
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I would not have gone back to work that soon. What does the doctor say about returning to work? I had buckles in both eyes and it was thirty days before I...
The doctor wasn't very happy that I worked all day the first day back, but then he wasn't clear (I didn't think) in his instructions. I had quite a bit of...
Sherry, I wish I knew the answer to your question. Prior to my surgery I did not even mention my wandering eye (sometimes called a "lazy" eye) to my doctor. ...
I too think that is really to soon to return to work. It took me around one month to return to my daily activities. Best not take a chance with your eyesight,...
Hi Ken I read your post and was surprised that when one has scar tissue that the retina still stays partially intact. I always thought that it would spread...
I meant to post a thank you earlier for referring me to posts in July about the conversation in group about taking legal action against optometrists. I was...
Optometrists are, indeed, more glass cutters than doctors. Usually with RD, though, there really isn't much they can do BEFORE a detachment. sight4us...
Hello Debbie.......I have had scar tissue removed on two different occasions.....the retina was not detached when I had the scar tissue removed and I assumed...
Actually optometrist do not cut glass. Opticians do and good opticians are vital for those of us who need glasses. Bad professionals are in every field....
To all of those in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Please be careful, this is not the time to play hero. Since my son lives near Orlando, I am more than...
Mandy, I understand exactly how you feel because I went thru the same anger but in my case was even worse - he was an opthamologist! He did dilate my eyes and...
Well I had hoped for a good visit yesterday. And it was a good visit. The retina is still atached and looks good. Although my vision is very cloudy (that of...
Just a figure of speech. But the "duty" of any "Dr." should be "to do no harm". It isn't name calling to say that an optometrist has a duty to refer a...
