From Richard to jjka67: Re: Keeping your face down; my dr. didn't even inform me about the "face-down kits"...laying face-down is a miserable experience; had...
Hi everyone. My sister had surgery twice once on Sept 18th and then again on Oct 18th. I think they didn't do the buckle the first time but did it the 2nd...
... the ... They ... understand ... For my two RD's, the bubble lasted about two months. The discomfort of the surgery is a lot less after two weeks. Life...
This is about the way my first detachment was, about two months until it was gone entirely. But the first couple of weeks positioning are the most crucial for...
Thanks so much! Flying is part of my reason for asking. My sister and I have been planning for a year to take our daughters and my mom (who has never been...
Yes, my retinal surgeon prescribed them and he also told me not to worry and enjoy my trip. In January you should be fine, all other things being OK and I'm...
Becky, My wife and I had actually planned to take a trip to Prague last weekend. However, since I am 6 weeks since surgery and still have the bubble, we had to...
Aaawwww, Prague is great. It's well worth the wait! ... weekend. ... bubble, we had ... was just ... Though, I ... people ... and ... (who ... We ... me ... ...
This is actually the second time we have cancelled a trip to Prague. In January we will head to Budapest instead. Though, I'm sure we'll take a long weekend in...
Lucky you. Budapest is much nicer than Prague (my opinion of course). Be sure to go to the baths! Very relaxing and eye-friendly ;-) ... Prague. In ... take a...
Hello All, My husband's third surgery, which he had four days ago, has failed. He has a buckle and silicone oil. The surgeon wants to do surgery again Monday...
I would seek a second opinion from an independent retinal surgeon. Where are you located? Someone here might have a good recommendation for you. Debby rd...
Milva, I had six surgeries in less than a year. Including a new lens replacement, I actually had seven. Hey, I have 20/100 vision and I think it is still...
I don't know what to say. I had 3 surgeries in 10 weeks. Then surgery #4 10 months later to remove the oil and #5 to put the oil back 2 months later. I...
Milva, So sorry to hear your husband surgery wasn't a sucess. You don't give up until the docs say they can't do more and even then you still ask why...
We're in Boston and we're already on surgeon number two. Milva ... surgeon. Where ... for you. ... failed. He ... again ... surgeries ... resort. ... to ... ...
I agree totally. Get someone else to look in the back of that eye. Sometimes a new surgeon's technique in re-attachment surgery makes the difference. While...
Check at the big hospitals associated with the big university in the area. They generally have excellent doctors who are up to date on the latest research and...
Thanks for all the responses. Our surgeon is at a major medical center and from all reports he is one of the best surgeons in the country. We were referred to...
I only know what I've read at web.md (which you probably have searched too) that a retinectomy is an "excision" of a portion of the retina. The medical suffix...
When humour doesn't mean funny Story and Photos by Lara Hartley November 1, 2007 - 6:01PM "Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina...
Mine took about 2 1/2 weeks to disappear. Don't make the mistake I did and think that once it disappears, you can go back to work. It took about 4 or 5 more...
That's a short-acting bubble. I guess it depends on the detachment. Yes, Ruth, always "listen to your body" Good luck to you Ruth Hooper <reh1960@...>...
At the age of 54, my myopic vision had long included a history of floaters. I had annual eye exams at the Jules Stein Institute of UCLA in Los Angeles,...
I've had a retinectomy done. It really is just a removal of part of the retina. In my case it was removed because there was just too much scar tissue which was...
Is the main problem with poor vision after several DRs that hazy, smoky, cloudiness interference? I can see through it and pick up most objects fairly well...
Hello All, In my husband's continuing story, we got fantastic news today. Apparently what the fellows thought they saw last Friday was not a detachment. Our...
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