Hey guys
I'm 2 weeks post op and thought I would post a little update. Surgery only hurt a little this time. My first day post op my pressure was 4 and my eye was extremely blurry. I went a few days feeling like I was screwed and I would never get my sight back and then wahla! It started slowly coming back and now I'm back to my presurgery vision. One week post op my pressure was 14 which is much better. I still have one very small peice of frill in the same place it was before (I just discovered this today) but it is nothing like it was. So surgery was a partial success again. I'm done with surgeries officially for many reasons. One reason (the main reason) is I don't want to push my luck anymore. I've had good luck all three times so far and definitely don't want to push it. I have to face the fact that my eyes will never be perfect like they used to be. I have been helped a lot by my doctor and I'm so thankful for meeting him! He has helped me tremendously!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
Fov#3
Hey guys. Just thought I'd post a small update. I'm going for vitrectomy #3 in the morning to clean up a peice of vitreous hanging off my lense that I can see flapping when I'm in bright light. It's not as distressing as floaters but it's pretty distressing. I'm extremely nervous because I know it's game over after this surgery and I will have to live the rest of my life with these results so please pray for good results for me. I'll update whenever I can.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Vitrectomy#2 FAQ
Hey guys! Sorry its been a while since I've posted. I've had a lot going on. Since I last posted I had my second FOV. this time on my left eye. i'm gonna answer the same questions I answered about the last surgery.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MY FOV
What was your floaters like? crystal worms,strings,thin clouds, and blobs. This eye had them stuck together to make one huge blob. This huge blob was not there when I had my first surgery. It happened sometime between my 1st and 2nd surgery.
Which eye did you do and why? Left because my right was already done.
And Who was your surgeon? I will not disclose my surgeon for a couple of reasons. My surgeon is what I would consider pretty local (2 hours away) and is not a "FOV surgeon" as in he is not known for FOV. he told me he has actually only done 7 of them, I would be his eighth. He told me nobody had ever complained of frill. Im beginning to wonder if i'm his first floater patient who has not had previous cataract surgery though because I'm his first patient with frill. I do not want to have a bunch of floater patients emailing and calling him about floaterectomies. He wouldnt even discuss FOV with me until I seen him in clinic anyway. I will say that he is in Columbus Ohio. He is very sympathetic and all around an amazing doctor even if I was left with some problems (Frill). Also he was very hesitant to do the FOV. He did not just go for it. He carefully explained the risks, and made me take time to think about them first.
Was PVD induced? Why or why not? No because my vitreous was too stuck to my retina.
inpatient or outpatient? Outpatient...no hotels this time. I made the 2 hour trip back home and back up there the next morning.
Cost? idk...insurance paid for it.
Surgery experience? surgery was basically the same as last time only a bit more painful. I had to ask for more anesthesia when it became unbearable.
Sutures? Yes . At first sutures are very itchy and uncomfortable and as the days go by they slowly become more tolerable.
Am I better off than before surgery? Yes. even with my frill that I will be having corrected if possible on feb 7th. Well im not even sure that this is frill. he said its a peice of vitreous behind the lense and hes not sure if he can correct it but will try.
YOUR QUESTIONS FROM FACEBOOK
WAS IT A COMPLETE SUCCESS AND DO YOU HAVE FRILL? see question above
REALISTIC RECOVERY TIME TO RETURN TO WORK? I went back to work 9 days later this time
WILL YOU SURGEON DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT THIS TIME TO MAKE LESS FRILL? im about to have frill surgery....
HOW BAD WERE YOUR FLOATERS BEFORE YOU WERE TO THE POINT OF WANTING FOV DONE? BAD ENOUGH THAT I DIDNT WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MY FOV
What was your floaters like? crystal worms,strings,thin clouds, and blobs. This eye had them stuck together to make one huge blob. This huge blob was not there when I had my first surgery. It happened sometime between my 1st and 2nd surgery.
Which eye did you do and why? Left because my right was already done.
And Who was your surgeon? I will not disclose my surgeon for a couple of reasons. My surgeon is what I would consider pretty local (2 hours away) and is not a "FOV surgeon" as in he is not known for FOV. he told me he has actually only done 7 of them, I would be his eighth. He told me nobody had ever complained of frill. Im beginning to wonder if i'm his first floater patient who has not had previous cataract surgery though because I'm his first patient with frill. I do not want to have a bunch of floater patients emailing and calling him about floaterectomies. He wouldnt even discuss FOV with me until I seen him in clinic anyway. I will say that he is in Columbus Ohio. He is very sympathetic and all around an amazing doctor even if I was left with some problems (Frill). Also he was very hesitant to do the FOV. He did not just go for it. He carefully explained the risks, and made me take time to think about them first.
Was PVD induced? Why or why not? No because my vitreous was too stuck to my retina.
inpatient or outpatient? Outpatient...no hotels this time. I made the 2 hour trip back home and back up there the next morning.
Cost? idk...insurance paid for it.
Surgery experience? surgery was basically the same as last time only a bit more painful. I had to ask for more anesthesia when it became unbearable.
Sutures? Yes . At first sutures are very itchy and uncomfortable and as the days go by they slowly become more tolerable.
Am I better off than before surgery? Yes. even with my frill that I will be having corrected if possible on feb 7th. Well im not even sure that this is frill. he said its a peice of vitreous behind the lense and hes not sure if he can correct it but will try.
YOUR QUESTIONS FROM FACEBOOK
WAS IT A COMPLETE SUCCESS AND DO YOU HAVE FRILL? see question above
REALISTIC RECOVERY TIME TO RETURN TO WORK? I went back to work 9 days later this time
WILL YOU SURGEON DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT THIS TIME TO MAKE LESS FRILL? im about to have frill surgery....
HOW BAD WERE YOUR FLOATERS BEFORE YOU WERE TO THE POINT OF WANTING FOV DONE? BAD ENOUGH THAT I DIDNT WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE.
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