Hello Teresa, I was given general anaesthetic in my first buckle/cryo surgery and went into a deep sleep while the doc performed the long operation. I woke up...
Hello, Sorry to learn about your surgery yesterday. Hope you would recover very soon. Facing down or resting on left/rightside 24/7 is to be followed very ...
Glad your surgery is over and before you know it so will your recovery period. My son had to position himself each time for 1 month. 2 of the surgeries were...
Thanks for your replies, it's good to know that others have been through this and have recovered so well. I'm just being a big baby. It hurts, so I will take...
... I had the gas bubble + lasering with mine. Many people have to have scleral buckles. That's no 1/2 hour procedure. So you got off with a light sentence (no...
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... <gporter@...> wrote: Hi Gail My daughter was born on August 10.2005 and her name is Ciara. Does the gas bubble appear to be dark in spots..depends how i...
Hi Everyone, Does anyone have any thoughts about bike riding after surgery? I had mine done 4 - 24 , and I really want to start some sort of exercise besides...
Hi Kathy, It's nice to hear that you're getting back to your life. Biking is certainly less jolting than walking, but can burn more calories. Just don't crash...
June 6th vitrectomy/buckle/bubble. June 26th, released to light duty work & domestic activities. Each day I can "see" a little better out of the operated eye....
Lillian- Ciara is a really pretty name. My daughter is Meredith. I'm not a great person to ask about gas bubbles - mine was only around for 3 days and I was...
you will have to wait a few weeks or months until your eye heals all the way..then like me you will have to get a new set of glasses..it can take up to a full...
is there any reason why the two rd's were so different at two different hospitals ??..when I get knocked out for my teeth to be pulled I don't get sick...
I am new here. I am going through PVD (Posterior Vitreos Detachment) and I only have sight in that one eye. My Retina Specialist found a very small tear in my...
... <gporter@...> wrote: Thanks it was a toss up with Ciara or Ciana ..so when we had here my husband and i couldn't really decide ..even though i was favoring...
Hello, I have to clarify that both surgeries were on the same RD eye. After the first buckle surgery, the left-over vitreous humour was tugging at the retina,...
Hello Teresa, When was your RD surgery? As for the double vision, have you tried prism glasses; any useful? SP ... all the way..then like me you will have to...
my rd was sept 2004...and i saw 2 neuro opth doctors and they both said that there is nothing to help me with my double vision so i am in the process of going...
Have they ever considered removing the buckle? I had the buckle in my right eye removed in Dec 2000 due to chronic infection. The vision changed after the...
I had vitrectomy on Thursday 29 with gas bubble. I am following orders about lying on side for 50mins every hour for 7 days. My eye is opening up, but still a...
Hello, In my case, it was more pricky than itchy in the early days/weeks after the surgery. The pricky sensation was felt whenever my RD eye turned left/right....
... eye ... that ... up ... day. ... now. If ... Take ... started to ... this ... Yes, I think my word should have been scratchy, rather than itchy. I'm now on...
I agree with Debby, you should asked them if the buckle is causing it because what you describe sounded like my double vision. I have had my buckle removed...
Sounds pretty normal. Try some cold compresses. I use bags of frozen peas. Also, make sure if you have drops prescribed, both medicine and saline that you...
Normal. It is very important you follow the position that your dr wants you to be in. Also a lot of time they tell you not to position your head lower than...
Hi.. I go back to to the doctors on Friday...but can you use some drops for dry eyes..i am still using my prescribed drops 4 times a day but in between i would...
