Thanks Everyone who responded... so far this morning it seems okay, I'll see how it is this afternoon. I'm not sure if being tired has anything to do with it...
Hello everyone. I had my buckle put on on Feb 1. I am still having pain in the eye when I look anywhere but straight ahead. Is this common after surgery and if...
... Hi, I am 8 months post op and still occasionally have pain, usually when I make a quick movement with the eye. For the first months I would get a stabbing...
Frank, thanks for your response. When I ask my doctor about it he always says that it will go away. I am starting back to work of the 11th and I have to bend...
Sometimes I can feel the buckel. Feels like a plastic buckel around my eyeball. But I don't have pain. Ususally, I never notice it at all. I have been having...
One thing that still DOES bother me a lot, and reminds me that I still have to be careful....is when I bend over and get very dizzy. I follow my body's signal:...
Hi Joyce, Thanks for the advice on where to look for letters about prisms. I have found them, and, as you say, for some folks it has been the answer to double...
David, I am seen yearly for follow up. I did at one time only have to be see every other year but when I had the infection and my buckle was removed the visit...
Hi group. I have an appointment Monday and wondering what the doctor will say. My rd happened the day I went to the dentist. I also have a stuffy nose and...
Hi, I just joined this group. I have had several laser treatments in both eyes for retina tears. Just this week, I have experience blurring, flashes of light...
Is your doctor a retina specialist? An opthomologist? Three weeks sounds like a very long time to wait for a checkup with the symptoms you are describing. ...
Hello, Thank you for the quick response. Yes, my doctor is a retina specialist. I am very concerned about the symptoms. At this moment, I don't think that I...
Hi Group I am often disappointed by posts which report the laser is not keeping the retina "attached". I think it is well to remember that the retina is not...
Dear Max and Group, Saw the doctor today and guess what? My retina has redetached. Again. He is going to do a vitrectomy Wednesday. Please pray for the...
Pigment cells are a result of bleeding which indicates a tear. It could be a new or an old tear. I had lots of new pigment cells a couple of weeks after...
Hello everyone. I just signed on to this group, and I spent parts of the last couple days reading old posts. I am a 51 year old high school English teacher,...
Carolyn, hang in there. I know it's tough (been there myself). Keep us posted. -Susan in Colorado ... ...
Susan Clingman
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Mar 6, 2002 2:33 am
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Hi everyone For the past few days I've been having rather alot of pain in my cheekbone so yesterday I thought I better get it checked out. When I had my rd...
Really sorry to hear that. Hope this operation will be your last. Our prayers are with you. Ken ... From: Carolyn McGary To: detached-retina@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi everyone I've been having rather alot of pain in my cheekbone over the last few days so yesterday decided to get it checked out just to be on the safe side....
Carolyn, I will be praying for you on Wed. I do hope the vitrectomy goes well. I am assuming he will laser the detachment along with cleaning up the...
Sherry, If you have insurance and If you have a good relationship with the doctor, go in and have him put your mind at ease. If it is an intermittent...
Hello Dixie. I called the dr.'s office yesterday, and was reassured that if the flashes (more like flickers) were intermittent, it was probably a result of...
I’ve got a strange question for you all. I saw my retinal specialist this morning. Everything thing was basically the same, but I have blood vessels ...
Susan Clingman
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Mar 6, 2002 9:45 pm
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Good luck - will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Lots of us have also been there and know what you are feeling. I had my 30 day check up yesterday - after...
