Hi Elisa, I can well imagine you are feeling a bit nervous about your up coming surgery - none of us ever look forward to surgery you can be sure - but there...
Elisa, I'm having Duane's surgery Friday also, and I too am a little bit nervous! I'm having the VRT. Is your MRR or VRT? Everything I've read has lead me to...
Hi Elisa, Happy New Year! My name is Christina, and I too am 29 years old and have Duane's. (Oh, my sister is also named Elisa (her full name is Elisabeth)!...
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Hi Christina, Happy New Year to you too! Thanks for your response. I am writing from California. Please email me so we can communicate and I can tell you how...
Good luck with your surgery on Friday! I hope the results are 100 percent what you hope for, and that your recovery is easy. Keep us posted! Sari (mom of...
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My brother had the surgery years ago, he didn't reccommend it. I don't know when it was done, but between december of '88 and July of '93. This should tell you...
If one of your eyes isn't round, that might be an astigmatism (unrelated to duanes, I think, but actually pretty common). I have an astigmatism and it causes...
Hi Elisa! I too am in California and plan to make an appointment as soon as I have coverage (next week) for a consultation and surgery if possible. I was...
Good luck with your surgery tomorrow. Our son had MRR surgery in July, 2002 and did fine. He was 11 months at the time. I have a question for the group. At our...
Hello. I live in Southern California and I am having it done at San Antonio Hospital. The specialist is from Pacific Eye Institute. He is actually a Pediatric...
Hi Joan Yes my grandaughter Tahlia, is one of the early members of this group to have had VRT surgery (with Foster Modification of a lateral suture) followed 6...
Ashleigh and Elisa -- Good luck tomorrow. Wishing you a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. -- Liane ... From: Ashleigh Smith To: duanes@yahoogroups.com...
I got several messages that are not in displayable form,so if they are meant for me, please send them to me directly. I'm not trying to disuade anyone from...
Hello. It has been a little while since I've posted a message and I'd like to say welcome to all the new members! I also have a question (or observation) for...
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I notice that I sometimes walk into things I see, I don't know if it's relevant, but it's a clue anyways. When i lived in the Portland, Oregon area, I was...
My daughter who is almost 3 years old, was diagnosed with Duane's Syndrome Type 1 when she was 9 months old. She has already had one surgery done to align the...
My 4 1/2 year old son (type I left eye) has worn glasses for over 2 years now to help with the crossing. The way it was explained to me is that the eye...
Hi Everyone! I usually dont post, I just read, but I have a question for anyone out there who would like to give their opinion. I have a 2 year old son who...
Hi there , Strange but true I have just returned from my prenatal doc app and she gave me the results of the genetics app I had a few weeks ago for this very...
Thanks for your reply Brandi! I know Duanes is not the worse thing in the world, but I will be honest, that does make me feel better. Good luck with your...
Kathy- Thanks for responding. I'm very hesitant to put my daughter in glasses right now because she is pretty rowdy and I'm afraid that she will break them or...
I have a 7 month old daughter who was diagnosed at 3months with duanes type 2. I am looking for anyone with a child with type two. I would like to talk about...
Hi, Our son has DRS II. He had surgery at one year of age. We were very happy with the results. It was the opposite of the MMR surgery that most people on...
Ive got a question, I am very interested in getting the surgery for my eye, type one left eye, does anyone know if it is a permanant thing or does the eye go...
Gina -- My understanding is that either one or two surgeries should be sufficient. In the case of VRT, it sometimes needs an additional MRR some weeks or...
Desiree -- It may be that with Alana, she is so used to you, but so new to stone walls, etc., that it is ok to have you on her Duane's side -- as a mom, I know...
Christy -- Welcome. There are a lot of back postings about the surgical options for Duane's. Most pediatric ophthalmologists don't know about the options --...
