Hello: I have been very busy and thus haven't posted much lately, but it was Feb. 28 of last year when I had a second RD surgery in which my eye was filled...
Hello Marty, I am so sorry to hear that you are experiencing more eye problems. It has been awhile since I posted here too but always like to "see" notes from...
Hi Marty, so sorry that you are dealing with another difficult problem. Prayers are with you and your doctor for a complete healing and recovery. God bless....
Hello! I am 4 weeks post-op for a left retinal detachment surgery. I still canot believe this happened! I was totally unprepared for anything like this. ...
John, thanks for all the helpfull information you have provided this group and good luck with better vision in the future. Carol ... but it was Feb. 28 of...
I don't think the fear will ever go away, it may lessen, and over time you will feel better about things, but the psychological "FEAR FACTOR" will always lurk...
I can't believe you lost your job because they said you were a liability!1 That's terrible. Were you a teacher in the school district? Laurie ... From:...
Hi Pauline and welcome to the group. My left eye detachment off macula was in April, 2003. It was the hardest thing I had ever gone through in my 60 years. The...
I am so sorry that you have had such a tough time with your eye removal and infection. Maybe your new doctor will be able to take away the pain and prevent...
Pauline, Your post sounds exactly like something I would have written when my retina detached back in September 2002. It took me by surprise too. I was about...
Hello and welcome Your fears are quite normal as this is your eyesight you are talking about. Your motions will sway. Depression and worry about your good...
I was a teacher aide in what we call a teen parent program.The district provides the space and equipment for a daycare center so that teens can continue their...
Seems to me that you should be eligible for a training course of some type so that you can work. It really stinks that this happened to you. I would check...
Pauline What you are experiencing is normal. We have all been there with those fears. I don't think the fears ever go completely away. Just be patient. It...
... If you were hired as a provisional employee, for a minimal length of time, in a state where they can hire and fire at will without cause, you may have no...
... my retina detached back in September 2002. ... reading glasses. No trauma to the eye or other diseases such as diabetes. ... and anxiety. Over time these...
sorry to bother everyone with this email but I need to ask a question. What is the big deal about lying on your back? Does that cause the bubble to go up and...
Hi Pauline I too am four weeks post-op, buckle surgery. I'm on dialating drops so my eye is really sensitive to light too. I work on a computer so I even wear...
... The gas bubble is to hold the retina in place till it has time to heal from the lazer stuff. if it is not held it place it will pull off. And not sure if...
the use of the bag of frozen peas around the eye....eye orbit bone etc. paid off....swelling to the lid down 80% in one day. just don't leave it on too long. ...
Stay down as much as possible and by hat all the time to help with the healing Yes you can see the bubble and as it gets even smaller of the next few days to...
I am drawing unemployment and have an appt. on Friday with a vocational representive from the state to determine what kind of work I might be able to train...
Hello: I first put in a question as a newcomer 4 weeks postop for rd left eye. Thank you all for allaying my fears that my depression and other fears were...
Hi, I have a bit of info for you. My wife is a nurse and she advised me that if I didn't seal off that little duct area by my nose with tissue, the drops would...
1. I also thought I could taste and smell the drops but never thought they were going down my throat. 2. Even though I was detached off macula with 2...
Hi John, Till now I've just lurked on the site but I asked my doctor the same question so I thought I'd pass his ansewr along to you. He said it was because...
Hi Im 7 weeks post op rd. Has anyone tried lutein, celosia, billberry or pygonital supplements for their eyes. I heard from another source that eyebright tea...
Hi Group: I need some feedback on pros and cons of Pred Forte eye drops. I am taking them for inflammation in my RD eye. My retinal doc wanted me to take...
