Yes. Left eye-one procedure, the right eye-one procedure, back to the left eye for a second procedure, then the right for a second, and the left might get a third, but not the right. All in time/healing lapse I am still worried. I do not "sit still" when something is coming at my face, let alone up close near my eyes
Oh, I'm the same way. The wife always thinks I've lost my mind whenever she give me eye drops for all the spasms I go into whenever the dropper gets close, lol. I tell her to just flood the closed lid and some 'll leak in. I'm sure they'll sedate you for it, so I wouldna worry too much.
Wow. My wife has to give me drops also.. Anytime I try to do it myself, my brain picks up when my hand is squeezing the bottle and my eye realizes it is coming, in split second it blinks. Then the drops run down the sides. She also gets annoyed on how much eye drop fluid she uses trying to get some in My wife says she cannot understand a person who used to work on a farm and handle cattle, used to hunt, loves shooting guns at targets, gets pounded in martial arts, shakes off other injuries, how I "spas out" when it comes to eye drops
Ever sit through the part of the eye exam where they shoot a puff of air into your eyeball? That'ns a hoot, innit? After going through two straight-jakets and a premium brand of manacles, they decided I were not the ideal candidate for contacts, lol.
Unfortunately, the expense of multiple eye surgeries will prevent me from having my trip to Japan this year
Did they give you a rough idea how long the whole process (all the surgeries plus intermediate healing time) would take?
47MartialMan, poor you - what you have been through is one of my nightmare scenarios. I struggle to sit in the dentists chair for 5 minutes for a minor filling, let alone allow medics loose on me in a hospital. To let someone do that whilst I am awake I don't think I'd be able to do. Respect to you and I hope it all works out well in the finish.
Thanks everyone for your support Update: I have in each eye: *Diabetic Retinopathy - Many laser eye surgeries to cauterize blood vessels that leak blood into the retina....*Procedures complete *Macular Degeneration - Have and need many injections *Cataracts - Still have to be removed. Cannot be cleared for this until injections are no longer needed
Good luck! If its any help ive known people who have been treated with lucentis and have made remarkable progress!
Surgery went well. Belltoller: It was painless and less light than a routine eye examine. The surgery took less than 30 minutes. It took me longer to check in, get prepped In one month, the next eye...same thing
Hoping all continues to go well! I too have trouble sitting still for eye things. I can't imagine sitting still for a surgery. That little air poof test. They gave up on giving it to me last time. I tried to do what they said. but my body just couldn't do it.
Thats good to hear. Are you able to see right off? Are you still having to have the treatments as well?