Eye update
This has not been a pleasant day.
I got back from the ophthalmologist a few hours ago. The root of my problem turned out to be a small torn place in the right retina. This presents a serious risk of retinal detachment (which would mean blindness in that eye), so the doctor recommended immediate treatment to repair the tear. Preparation for this included an injection of anesthetic directly into the eyeball, which was about as disagreeable as it sounds. The first treatment did not work, so he switched to another method. It was rather painful despite the anesthetic. However, it did succeed in repairing the tear. My eye is still sore and irritated. Going back on Friday for follow-up. The visual blurring is slowly clearing up.
I got back from the ophthalmologist a few hours ago. The root of my problem turned out to be a small torn place in the right retina. This presents a serious risk of retinal detachment (which would mean blindness in that eye), so the doctor recommended immediate treatment to repair the tear. Preparation for this included an injection of anesthetic directly into the eyeball, which was about as disagreeable as it sounds. The first treatment did not work, so he switched to another method. It was rather painful despite the anesthetic. However, it did succeed in repairing the tear. My eye is still sore and irritated. Going back on Friday for follow-up. The visual blurring is slowly clearing up.
posted by Infidel753 at 7:02 PM
20 Comments:
I'm sorry, that's awful. I have a friend who went through a series of injections (five, I think, over the course of a month and a half) for a similar issue. I hope you will recover without complication and NEVER have to go through anything like that again.
Yikes - wishing you a speedy recovery. A shot in the eye sounds dreadful.
Ugh. 😢😢 I hope your eye heals nicely. I winced just thinking about getting an injection in my eye.
With gastroparesis, I have vision problems. Some days,this scares the shit out of me as I have a hard time focusing (my eyes have gone from nearsighted to farsighted in a year). The very threat of losing your eyesight is a big deal.
Much love ❤️ to you, my friend,
Bruce
Oh my gosh!
Sorry about the pain.
And the blindness scare!
Get well soon, Infidel!!!!
I thought you couldn't feel shots in the eye. My wife's aunts and uncle all have eye problems and they are getting eye shots constantly. Bummer to hear that it hurt.
I watched my mom getting injected right into her eye and it was quite unpleasant so I’m really feeling for you. However, I’m so relieved that your eyesight could be saved. Thank goodness!
Good luck. I’m sure you will be fine. Anything is worth saving your eyesight
That's too bad, and it sounds unnecessarily painful. I had a retinal tear repaired via laser two years ago and it was a piece of cake. They put in some numbing drops so there was no injection (which I agree... Gah!). It was almost casual, like, "Hey look, you have a partial retinal tear, let me fix that..."
I at least hope it all worked. It would be very difficult to do what we do without our sight. Heal up soon!
Ugh. At least they appear to have taken care of the retinal tear. We hope you mend quickly and that the bad news is behind you. Best wishes, as always.
Ouch! I'm cringing reading about it. Shots in the eye?!? Ugh! Besides the pain, how the heck do you keep from seeing things come toward your eye and not instinctively cringe/blink/jerk/swat it away??????? I hope the healing goes well for you.
I can only repeat what everyone else has said. Get well soon.
omg..that sounds terrible, but glad that the problem is fixed. hope it stays that way..
Thank you all for the good wishes, I truly appreciate it.
Just to clarify, with eye injections, they do it as far from the cornea as possible. In my case, it was the right eye, so they had me look as far to the left as possible and did the shot right at the outer corner of the eye.
The first treatment the doctor tried was a laser. It didn't work because the gelatinous stuff inside my eye is too murky for it to focus properly (hence the blurred vision). Then he switched to something called "cryopexy" which uses freezing and requires the tool to be in contact with the eye for minutes at a time, also the eyelid has to be held back hard. That's what really hurt.
The pain and irritation are slowly subsiding and the blurring is slowly improving. It's going to be a slog, though.
Thanks again.
I hope you continue to do well on your path to recovery. Sorry you had to go through this.
I am so=y you are going thru this. Very pleased to hear it 8s fixed!
Best of luck Infidel. My mum (in the UK) recently had cataract surgery and is recovering very well.
Again, thank you everyone for the kind words. Things are improving, though terribly slowly. Back to the doctor tomorrow for a check-up.
Best wishes for your recovery!
I'm glad he was able to repair it and it's healing.
Sounds both scary and painful. I hope all goes well at your follow-up appointment today.
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