"Flicker" in peripheral vision when moving eyes.

Hi Elisabeth,

Do you have floaters also?

Recently i have started seeing all kinds of floaters and are significant when i look far away. I again went to doc, she said retina is fine. But i am worried about these increasing floaters.

How are you feeling now?

Hello again... when you say 'all kinds of floaters', what exactly? How many?

Hello... sorry to hear of your troubles, that's a bit of bad luck, but hopefully it will all resolve ok for you. It's a good illustration of why just a day or two can make a big difference. In my case, I was very lucky, I arrived as the last patient on a Friday afternoon and within half an hour my retinal tear was lasered. I was told that if I'd waited over the weekend (and I nearly did) it would have been a different story, and I would have had at least a partial detachment. So now I preach to anyone who will listen, DON'T DELAY, get it looked at; don't waste time going to the GP, with the best will in the world, they don't have the equipment to examine your eye in detail. Also, not all opticians have either the proper equipment or the experience. As you found out the hard way, even a specialist can miss it - thank heavens you told him about the shadow!

 Hope all goes well, please keep us posted!

Floaters like round disks around 7-10 and sometimes bigger floaters 2-3 and some other times floaters of shape like yeast... Dont know how to describe... Random shapes.

Yes, I understand how it can be difficult to describe the shapes. In my case, the floaters were a mix of black spots, jelly-bean shapes and tiny black 'threads'. They appeared over a  couple of days. As was explained to me, they were as a result of tiny bleeds into the vitreous (jelly), the blood casts a shadow on the retina which is why they appear very dark. These bleeds are common with PVD, as the vitreous pulls away, it can pull the ends off the tiny capillary blood vessels.

They were mobile - looking at the bright sky and moving my eye quickly left-right-left, they moved position. The best way I can describe it was they sort of got left behind and caught up. The black threads almost appeared like windscreen wipers going backwards and forwards. Sounds silly, I know.

 As I understand it, if they move, they are in the vitreous. If they don't, they are probably something to do with the retina. In either case, get it looked at by a proper specialist, see Elisabeth's posts above...

 Let us know how you get on.

Yes, i have gone to doctor thrice. They told me my retina is fine. And yes i am experiencing exactly what you described. Floaters moves. Also same for the windscreen wipers.

But when ever i look at sky or when i am driving floaters become very prominent. I am not sure if i am exaggerating because this is the first experience. I am getting worried and at same time annoyed by these.

Also one more thing i noticed is that... Earlier i used to see the flash when i moved my eye from left to right but now i am experiencing flash in all directions. Is this mean that my pvd is in advanced stage?

Thanks for the comments... I really helps when someone guides you in right direction.

Well, I'm sure you have read what I said in reply to Elisabeth's post. You seem to have exactly the same symptoms as I had. Like most people I was tempted to 'just wait and see, I'm sure it will go away', but as my wife actually works in the hospital's eye department, she bullied me into going. I went to the specialist only just in time.

A detailed examination of the retina requires specialist equipment, training and experience. A typical GP doesn't have that.

If you have your eyes examined properly, and it turns out nothing is wrong, then that's OK, nothing is lost and you will put your mind at rest. The most you will lose is half a day at work. On the other hand, it may save you major and permanent problems...

Yes i have read all the posts that is why i get concerned even if i see little changes. I have had 2 pupil dilated checks by opthalmologist. I have no problem going to doctor

One more question, does floaters and flashes go away?

Hi there. Yes (at least in my case), the black floaters disappeared after a few months as the traces of blood were reabsorbed, the flash effect took about 18 months. I was told this is normal as it takes this long for the vitreous to detach fully; I was warned that the retinal tear might occur again during that time.

However, it only takes a few weeks before you don't really notice - I think the brain just learns to ignore them.  

 Good luck, I hope all goes well !

 

Hi Rishiaeri. Looking back to last summer I now realise that yes I did start to see a few bigger spots and one that looked like a long worm and one that looked a bit spidery. I think that is when I should have got it checked then maybe they could have fixed the holes before fluid leaked through detaching it. After my surgery I have noticed lots of really tiny floaters, these don't really bother me as only notice them if i look for them. The first person who examined my eye didn't even notice the detachment, it was only when I re voiced my concerns about the shadow and blind spot that he took a closer look. I had surgery 2 days later.

Hi Elisabeth, hope you are recovering well. I also had a scleral buckle fitted just over 2 weeks ago. I wondered if you still see any floaters or the clear blob? For the first week when I was using drops from the hospital I didnt see any but since ive stopped those i see the clear blob quite a lot moving around the outside of my eye. They did advise me that its normal to see floaters for a while after as your sight adjusts but i wasnt sure about the blob as i do still get that. He just said call the ward if you get a shadow or flashing. I dont think i would describe it as flashing tho its more of a slow moving ball but i thought that would stop.

Had my first check up just under a week ago though and the dr said all seems fine and its recovering well.( i forgot to mention the blob at the time as it wasnt really happening then) its just more i see it the more i worry if this is normal but its maybe because i am more aware of it now. I also have a blind spot at the top of my eye because there is a bit of blood on my eye from surgery which apparently should clear. Hoping this eye heals soon as i also have a detached retina in my other eye !! But they advised me its a lot more stable so they are letting me wait another 2 weeks whilst this one recovers more sight wise etc. ( which is also worrying me incase it gets worse but he is sure its okay to wait).

It has been a nightmare i went to opticians about 4 weeks ago for a routine eye test and mentioned i sometimes see black floaters not thinking much of it and turns out i have detached retinas and 6 holes in one eye and 2 in the other !

My DR seems to think all is looking good when i went last week but i feel like i need his reassurance again lol! Looking forward to hearing how you are recovering.

Jo

Hi PanPilot, thank you. Yes it could have been so much worse if I hadn't persisted. I wish with hind sight that I'd got it checked so much sooner, they could have just fixed the holes before fluid leaked through causing detachment. Yes I'd say to anyone reading these threads, you know when something isn't right with your vision and to get it checked and double checked if necessary. It's now 3wks since my surgery, I'm recovering ok. Still see double when I look left, right, up and down, but not when looking forward. At my 2wk check I told my surgeon that I still have a shadow and blind spot, (which I still have now), and he said that my retina is still partly detached due to fluid still between the back of my eye and retina which if doesn't reabsorb will need further surgery to remove fluid..My vision in that eye is also a little short sighted again (I had laser eye surgery 7yrs ago to correct my shortsightedness).

Hi jo57940. Blimey you sound just like me. Yes I'm also worried about what I'm seeing and like you my surgeon says he's happy with way it's going, but I'm not. I still have shadow and blind spots as I told him. He said my retina is still partly detached because fluid is still between the back of my eye and retina and if it doesn't reabsorb will need further surgery to remove it..I have been in a right state thinking of them messing with it again. I go back in 3wks for check. That blob you describe, what I'm seeing when I look to the left as like a clear blob rather like a blob of water or looking through clingfilm. It's in the area around the blind spot. I feel for you having to go through it all again with your other eye. Hope everything goes well for you.

Its nice to speak with someone who has actually had this surgery and can relate thank you! Yes my surgeon said to me that i have some blood and some fluid which is causing my blind spot and it should clear.. but like you its still there. I can't be dealing with having more surgery on this one as well as starting all over again with the next argh but he did seem like it is normal. He did also say the retina takes a while to repair so maybe that is why floaters etc are apparently okay after surgery.

Yes mine is a bit like a small ball of light - like a lava lamp actually as you said before. I have been off work since the surgery, back monday but i dont think that helps.. ive spent the whole time off work worrying and googling everything hopjng its working. It is scary knowing its both eyes too.

Good that you are back in 3 weeks time too its always nice to see them for some reassurance isnt it. I wish i could just pop in every few days for him to have a peak lol !

Let me know how you get on at next check up.

Jo

Hi Elisabeth, I hope the recovery is still going ok. I guess your experience is a perfect illustration of how things can go wrong in just a few days. I would be in the same situation if my wife hadn't persuaded me to go in. She works in the Ophthalmology department; she tells me patients often say the same thing - "I went to the doctor and they said all was well, but now this has happened...".

I'm not knocking GP's or opticians here. But spotting retinal detachment at an early stage requires specialist equipment, training and experience, although even the experts can miss it first time around, as you can no doubt verify.

 Personally, I don't think there is nearly enough publicity out there about the problem. You can't turn the TV on without an ad telling you to see your doctor about this and that, but when did you see one about eyes? The problem is of course, the eye departments can't cope even now... like the rest of the NHS. But that's a subject for another time and place, I guess.

 Best wishes. J.  

Hi Jo

Yes it is nice to speak to someone going through the exact same thing and even suffering the same things too. Like you I have been googling like mad, going on You Tube to see if these things are normal.

I will certainly let you know what the Doc says when I go see him, 11th April.

This morning for the first time I've noticed a white lump on my eye ball under my eyelid, my husband had a closer look and we both think it's the buckle lol..ewww.

Please do keep us informed how you are doing.

Elisabeth.

Hi J.

You're right, not enough publicity. I have 3 children between 7 and 17, all 3 wear glasses because they are extremely shortsighted, mine was initially caused from being shortsighted from an early age. I will be making sure for them that they are aware of these things. My son is 12 and has the worse sight of my children and he already has floaters. They are regularly checked when they have their sight checked. The reason I slipped through the net is due to the fact that after I had laser eye surgery 7yrs ago to correct mine, after the first 2yrs of  check ups, they discharged me, so for 5yrs no one has looked at my eyes. I knew 12yrs ago that I had thinning retinas, but no one ever told me of what that could lead to. Scary.

Elisabeth.

 

Hi Elisabeth,

Haha eww i know how you feel.. not sure where your buckle is but my issue was the bottom left hand corner where i had the detachment so when i look fully to the left i can feel the buckle moving against my eyelid ! Lol. And I also have a stitch at the top that itches like crazy.. hoping that comes away soo. My surgery is 10th April for my other eye then i will be seeing the surgeon early morning the next day so I will also see what he says about this eye!

Hope you have a speedy recovery leading up to next appointment!

When i look fully to the right** !

HI Jo.

Mine also become detached bottom left corner of my left eye, funny though that the blind spot, shadow, flashes, blobs and whatever all appear/appeared at top right corner of my eye, weird..but apparently images come in upside down n your brain sorts it out.

You will have had your 2nd op then when I go back. Will be thinking of you and all the best.

I don't know whether my buckle goes all the way around my eye or is just on the outer part of my eye, going to ask when I go.

Good luck again.

Elisabeth .

Forgot to say I 2 stitches..one at the above the top of my iris, and one on the inner side of my iris..Have you watched on You Tube what they do? I watched it after and not before lol..I now understand what these stitches are for. Mine are still there after 3wks.

 

Not 12 stitches lol, 2 haha.

Hi Elisabeth,

Haha it sounds so similar. Mine is the same its the top right that i have my blind spot. I am forever closing my other eye and waving my arm in the air to see if i can see it up high yet but still the same ! He did say it can take a while and i have read that too. It is this moving ball that is frustrating me ive spent the full night googling it and i should just leave it alone lol. I suppose it probably is normal to still see these things as it does repair over time doesnt it.

I am the same i want to watch it but didnt want to see a video before.. and because im going through it all again i still dernt look! But afterwards i will. I may have more than one stitch although the one on the top right i can see and its soo itchy so i think id know if there were more. Haha glad there arent 12 !

I just cant wait for it all to be sorted but i think i will always be worrying its going to happen again as i am a top panicker in these situations ! I am only 26 and it has come as such a shock. Will definitely be getting very regular checks now.. my opticians had never looked at the back of my eye before so if they had picked it up earlier i would have probably had some laser treatment and be sorted. But i am just glad its getting sorted now still.

Thank you I will let you know how the next eye goes too and look forward to hear from you again!

Jo

Oh and yes I am also going to ask where the buckle is situated im interested to know if it does go right around !

Hi Jo.

26, oh no, that is young to be going through all this, I'm 47.. gosh makes me sound old lol..I'm a young old haha. I was 34 and pregnant when my optician at the time sent me to hospital as he thought he could see holes in my retina, the hospital said no. Makes me wonder now. I had laser eye surgery to correct my shortsightedness when I was 40, after being discharged from their care after 2yrs, I haven't been seen by an optician at all, so things have gone unchecked for 5yrs.

It's lovely chatting with you, we can both give each other a little of reassurance and support.

Elisabeth.

Hi Pan Pilot, not sure if you have seen my post to Elisabeth on here but i have recently had a scleral buckle fitted for a retial detachment and 6 holes too all in my left eye. ( I am having the same done to my right eye in a few weeks too! ) your posts seem to be really helpful! I have just noticed on this one you said you had the flicker for 18months im guessing this was after treatment still? My surgery was 2 and a half weeks ago and the past few days i keep seeing the little blob of light moving across the top of my eye and also the flickering too which is really annoying ! I did call the ward and the nurse spoke to my surgeon saying it doesnt sound concerning. But im wondering why i have been getting them probably more than before the surgery! I suppose the retina is repairing and takes time could this be why? Im also wondering if i notice it more now because im more aware of it. I didnt even go to the hospital with symptoms i went for a general eye test at opticians and they found all of this and when my surgeon told me i do notice it more !!

Hi Jo... yes, I've been following the thread, it sounds like you and Elisabeth have been through the wars !

I'm not sure if what happened to me is really that relevant to your situation. In my case the damage was caught very early and was confined to a 'horseshoe' retinal tear, it was seen to promptly and (touch wood) it avoided a detachment.

I had the flickering arc at one side for a while, that actually started a few weeks before I noticed the sudden increase in floaters which signalled the retinal tear. As I understand it - but I stress I'm no expert ! - the flicker with movement is common with PVD, as the 'jelly' of the vitreous peels away from the retina, normally after age 50 or so. It generally stops after a few months when it peels away more fully, plus I think the brain just learns to ignore it. In my case, about a year to 18 months after the repair. Note I only had the flicker to one side, not top or bottom.

 I think maybe part of it is that once you notice things in your vision then you tend to look for them and notice them more, if you see what I mean. You are quite soon in the post-procedural stage, so maybe you are extra-sensitive to any changes? I don't mean to sound dismissive; I'm sure what you have been through must be really unpleasant and worrying...

 It's wise to be cautious. The doc stressed to me that if the flashing shows even a hint of becoming a shadow, it must be seen to immediately.

 I hope all goes well with your recovery !

 Best wishes. J.

Hi again Jo.

it's now 4wks today since my op. I still am seeing the white arc shaped flash but it's less white n more pink on colour now. I've been trawling Internet n read somewhere that it may be scar tissue from the cryopexy treatment to seal the tear/holes. I still see like a blur blob there too..like a blob of water is on my eye on my peripheral..in the the dark it's like a shadow. Everything is as it was before the op..only I hope the buckle stopped it going further. 

A stitch came out today..I have 3 left so there were 4 lol not the 2 I saw first. 

Best wishes

Elisabeth 

Hi Elisabeth, nice to hear from you and how you are getting on. Mine has been 4 weeks tomorrow and my stitch came away this morning i was so happy as its been reallyyy itchy ! Although i cannot see anymore maybe i only had one. Im also still seeing the little blob yeah, although i constantly google as i worry about it all of the time and ive seen a lot of people say that they get these symptoms for months or evem a year after surgery so maybe its because the retina takes a while to repair doesnt it and adjust. Although I wasn't told any of this before my op so i think its more scary when they dont pre warn you! Hopefully we will feel better once we have been back. My next op is a week tomorrow.

Did you also mention having fluid on your eye before i think? I have a bit of blood and fluid which is causing a blind spot in my top right hand corner and that is the same so im wondering what will happen with that. I also still keep seeing the flickering that i was seeing before surgery.. if i look ahead or down especially in a bright room.. its asif there is a light above me flickering or something if that makes sense.i would actually describe it asif its a blur like you say. I had that before but im sure i mentioned that at my first check up and he said thats because of where the damage was with my retinas detatching at the bottom. Ah its all so worrying i think.. my mind is constantly thinking about it all lol.

Nice to hear from you.

Jo

Hi PanPilot.. thanks for your response. Maybe the flickering is normal after surgery as i have read that a few times now. That is very true too.. because i am aware of it i think i notice these symptoms a lottttt more. I am back next week to have my next eye done so hopefully find out more then.

Thanks again!

Jo

Hi Jo.

My thoughts are with you for next wk, hope all goes well.

My op is now 5wks tomorrow and yes unfortunately still experiencing all things I did before.

Another stitch came out this morning.

I did mention that the surgeon said I still had fluid between the retina and back of my eye yes. He didn't say it was blood, just the fluid that had leaked through the tear. He said if it didn't reabsorb by itself it may need more surgery to drain it..nooooooo..It better reabsorb lol. So you said that may be whats causing the blind spot yes?

Best wishes

Elisabeth.

Hi Elisabeth,

I actually rang the ward this week just to see if they could recommend any eye drops as they said before its best not to just use any.. and the nurse asked me how i am getting on. I explained about the symptoms im still getting like you too she took the details down and called me back later saying that ir sounds like what they would expect during recovery considering the buckle is basically changing the shape of your eyeball and pushing the retina back. Which i thought was helpful of her and did reassure me so hopefully it does you too!

Yes he showed me the new photo of my eye when i went back and you could see a blob of blood and he said some fluid too causing my blind spot as i had been wondering why i had that. I did ask what happens if it doesnt go and he just said im confident it will anyway. So im a bit worried that 4 weeks since surgery it hasnt but he didnt say how long it takes did yours? Im wondering if it can be a long time maybe.

Also ive noticed lately if i really pull my eyelid back and look over to the right and down my eyeball actually looks a strange shape asif it has changed its odd ! Also mentioned that to the nurse and she said that sounds normal.. but it doesnt look it haha. Although you cant see if anyway.. only if i really pull my eyelid back.

Sorry for the long message again lol! Nice to hear from you. Good luck for your check up too let me know how it goes. Im getting nervous now for op but just want it done.

Jo x

Hi Jo.

Yes thanks that actually has reassured me. I can't recall if the surgeon did tell how long, but my husband says that he did say "a long time" lol, doesn't help lol .

Yes when I pull my eyelid up, (gently ans cautiously I might add), I can see lumps under the white, guessing it's the buckle, not nice. My eye aches at times, no pain or soreness, just aches. I've just tried to upload a pic, not sure if it's worked.

My eyesight has much deteriorated, i know they said it would but I'm real peed off about that, has my shortsightedness corrected 7 yrs ago, what a waste lol.

When I go back next Wed, you'll have already had your other eye done. I will be thinking of you.

Elisabeth x 

Hi Elisabeth,

Gosh i am so glad i have someone who can relate to all of this lol! Thats what my eye looks like i can see your pic. I was trying to get one of mine the other day though and it totally wasnt working hahaa. But yes i have a lump like that ive decided im going to ask next week where the buckle exactly is im interested to know. Thank you i feel better now as ive been wondering about the lumpiness.

Yeah lets hope our blind spots go on their own ! I do remember you saying you had your sight corrected bless you that is annoying.. although they do say it can take up to 6 months for it to return properly dont they so fingers crossed u never know. I dont know what will happen with me and going to work etc after this next op. ( i work on a computer all day). As at the moment my operated eye isnt great out of these glasses.. so im not going to have much luck with either eye until i get new glasses ! Going to ask about that.

Thanks for your reply let me know how your check up is too. Im getting nervous now. Having a wine tonight to chill me out.. think its deserved ! Lol

Jo x

Hi Jo.

Just thought I'd send you best wishes for tomorrow. Is it better or worse knowing what to expect? Are you having buckle fitting to this one too. I'm so pleased it wasn't the gas bubble one, you've to spend in a certain position and sleep with your head in a certain position..that's no good lol.

Hope you had the biggest glass of wine possible lol.

What time is your op?

You know, I've just presumed this is an English forum, just realized though it's could be from all over. I'm in Yorkshire, England.

Elisabeth x

 

Hi Rishiaeri.

Was just wondering how your problems are going on.

Elisabeth.

Hi Elisabeth,

Sorry ive only just seen your message. How did your check up go? I did have the buckle done on my right eye it was basically the same as my left was but the detachment wasnt as big. I had it checked yesterday morning and they said its okay got to go back in two weeks. It is sooooo sore though ive only just been able to open it properly today. And im finding it hard concentrating on the tv not sure if its because im still getting used to my first eye having a buckle too. I think you can feel a differencr dont you. Just hoping it becomes a lot less sore over the next fee days. Haha how weird.. im also from Yorkshire ! Xx

Hi Jo.

I've been wondering how you got on. Back to double vision for a while I guess. I can remember struggling to watch tele lol, I ended up just watching with one eye. My double visions practically all gone now. Only apparent when I look far left, far right, up n down. Bad at first though isn't it.

I had mine done at Sheffield Hallemshire, don't tell me you were there too lol, now that would be weird. I live in Hoyland.

My appointment went really well. He asked how my vision was, I told him it was exactly the same as before op, I was meaning as in I can still a blind spot and a dark shadow and that clear watery like blob in my peripheral vision, I wish I'd actually said that to him as I think he could have meant my eyesight as in do I need glasses, (I'm not sure). Anyway he said all looks good, retina looks well supported. Said like before that there is still fluid there, (although it is draining very slowly) and could require a further op to drain it. I've to go back in just over 6wks. (I've told it, it better bloody drain a bit quicker lol) I asked about the buckle too, it's a half one mine. The op lasted 1 n half hrs. I wanted to and forgot to ask about whether I can put ordinary drops in now like those Blink drops.

I find that my eye aches at times, just where the buckle is. It's never really felt that sore but it does feel dry at times.

Anyway, I'm glad it's all over for you now. Good look with recovery.

Elisabeth x

 

Hi Elisabeth,

Its interesting that he told you more about the buckle isnt it i think i will ask at my next check up where mine is located etc. He didnt look at my first one this time, only from the outside and he said it looks good. Glad to hear that your fluid is draining though hopefully both of ours will hurry and go lol. Ive tried closing the new one to watch tv in other but even that is hard at the minute as i find even now when im reading its really tight and achey in the operated eye moving even though its closed if that makes sense. I suppose the buckle is around your eye muscles ! Just hope it starts to get better over the weekend.

Haha actually it wasnt sheffield.. my husband has had an eye op there before but mine have been in Hull thats where we are hehe. Thanks for your message its nice to speak with someone who fully understands. Im just going to dose up on some tablets see if this aching will ease off !

Jo x

Hi Jo.

Yes it is nice to have someone who is experiencing the same. Think we've took over Munekun's forum lol.

The buckle goes underneath the muscle, probably why it feel so tight and restrictive, until it stretches maybe. I watched a few YouTube videos afterwards lol. Pretty gruesome, glad I was asleep. Do you think you'll brave watching one now?

This is how it's looking now. My buckle is situated to the right side of this pic. I'm getting all the symptoms at the top left of the pic. My retina was detached at the bottom right of pic.

Were you shortsighted from a young age too? No one ever told me that having a high prescription for myopia could lead to this.

Hope you're feeling better today.

Elisabeth x

Hi Elisabeth,

Haha i think we are taking over ! Ooh yes thats interesting to see.. it seems like yours is exactly the same as my left eye. Mine is detachment at the bottom ( left area) and my symptoms are top (right area). Then with my new eye lol it is similar but my detachment is bottom right and symptoms top left. I must say this eye is still a lot more sore than my first one was and a lot more weepy! But i suppose its only been a few days yet. It seems more sensitive to light too this one.

I think i am going to brave watching one now you know ! And im also going to ask at my 2 week check up where the buckles exactly are. I suppose it being under your muscle would explain why its feeling really tight for me ! I do get a slight ache in my first eye where the buckle is too like you say.. especially when i look over to the far right it feels funny.

Well i had perfect vision until about 8 years ago i started wearing glasses for shortsightedness at -0.50 in both eyes. And its gone right up to -3.75 in that time which i think is a lot when i never needed them at all! Your eyeball grows longer when you are short sighted doesnt it i have read. So im wondering if thats why its been happening to me as the surgeon said its been happening slowly for a while. Im going to ask him if he thinks me working on a computer everyday will have any effect on this to then cause further detachments.. been wondering that a lot lately.

Sorry this is so long ive got on a bit of a rant here ! Glad to hear that yours is improving a lot and you never know your sight may still settle and not need glasses as they do say it can take a while.

Jo x

Hi Jo.

Just wondering how your eyes are going on.

I've started getting that lava lamp effect like I had before I knew I had a detachment, only now it is really bright white not gray. It's like a white bright blob that splits into 2 then disappears. It's happening in the same place as I've had all my symptoms, my top right. I'm sure the blobs are going the opposite direction than they were though lol. Before the op, the bobs were going downwards, diagonal from the top right now they seam to be going up towards my top right. I do hope it fluid seeping out lol.

I'm not seeing no improvement yet

Elisabeth x

Hi Elisabeth,

Hope you are well. You know what i sometimes get it splitting into two aswel ! Ive being noticing lately. I think its confusing because it says online and things that if u ever get symptoms again u can have further detachments.. but at the same time these flashes/blobs/floaters etc are completely normal after surgery i was told by my surgeon too.. so i think it confuses you more ! Lol especially when ive read some people say they see all of this up to a year or so after. You have had your check up though havent you and he seemed happy so i would try and not worry i bet it is just fluid etc.

My latest eye ( lol ) has being a lot more sore to look at etc but vision is better than the last one i just cant really read writing great at the minute. If i take my glasses off i can see my phone better up close ! I have 3 weeks off work after this op for my vision to improve with having both.

I was actually in hospital again this week for an infected dog bite ( not having much luck lately ! ) and was telling them about my eyes.. everyone always seems very interested and shocked at my story with only being 26 lol and when i mentioned the blind spot and blood.. the dr sorting my hand got all sciency and was explaining why it might take a while to drain and said it can be a long time etc.. which reassured me that he volunterally said that when i was just telling him the story.. so hopefully that makes you feel better too as i still have mine yes. Glad only on one eye lol.

These always end up so long that i write sorry!

Jo x

Hi Jo.

Mmm, that is interesting AND reassuring what that Doc said..I think we're both in too much of a hurry lol to see it miraculously healed. I'm a Christian as it happens so I was actually really praying for a miracle haha. Get the feeling I have to practice being patient.

I don't mind the long posts at all, we have much to say lol.

If I place my finger under closed eye n move my eyeball around, I can actually feel the buckle..feels strange.                                                 Have you braved watching op yet?

Elisabeth x

 

Hi Elisabeth,

Im glad that reassured u about the blind spot etc hehe. Aw i totally know what you mean though. If someone could come and tell me they will both heal perfectly and my vision will be fine that would be fab!! Haha. My check up on this new eye is a week tomorrow so im over thinking everything now hoping the buckle is working etc i feel like i have so many questions for him as i was so focused on getting both operations done im now thinking of the future and if it happens again etc. My husband keeps telling me to try and be positive now that its been fixed but i get in a tizz worrying lol.

No i went on youtube to watch one and chickened out.. i watched an animated one instead explaining the procedure hahaa. I dont know why i wont as i watched lots before i had my wisdom teeth pulled out whilst i was awake and was totally fine with that! I think i will once ive been back and hopefully know that all is okay lol. One thing i do keep getting is headache when ive watched tv for a while etc i think its the straining though.

Glad yours is on the mend though im sure you will be at about 7 weeks now similar to my first one wont you. We will get there hehe.

Jo x

Hi Jo.

It will be 8wks this coming Friday, which I cannot believe, it seems like only last wk lol.

Although it's looking better to look at, there is no change to what I am seeing. My vision isn't good .

We have another thing in common, I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was in my twenties back in 1993. I had a general antithetic and spent 3 days in hospital though, went in on a Friday morning, had it done on the Saturday and home on the Sunday..mine were impacted wisdom teeth, (That is they were still under the gum), and were also laid on their sides. The year before that I spent another 3 days in hospital having nose surgery for a deviated septum. Then I was back in having knee surgery in 1998..I hate hospitals lol. I watched all the ops years later on YouTube lol. 

Is your appointment next Monday then? How are they both doing?

If you have Facebook you can message me on there instead of on here if you like, it maybe easier than logging on here lol. I am the only Elisabeth Thawley on there..mines spelt with a 's' not a 'z'

How's the headaches? My eye aches but not my head.

Elisabeth x