Narrow Angle Glaucoma Surgery, Anybody had it?
Judith
20 years ago
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Comments (79)The text is pale gray, the tiny headings that say 'Garden Forum Garden Topics Garden Junk' that you might use to navigate are pale green. You probably missed that altogether, it is so hard to see. The improvements are that you don't have to use code any more to insert a photo or make your type bold. There is a tiny line at the bottom of this page where you should be able to switch off the emails -- tiny green letters: Click to switch off notifications. We can go or we can stay....See MoreIOP glaucoma
Comments (11)I was diagnosed with high IOP 30 years ago. Since then, I've: visited my opthalmologist every 3-4 months, spent a full day every year or so at one of the country's best eye hospitals having a battery of tests, been on every class of glaucoma med available, and consulted with one of the country's top glaucoma specialists. My pressures are always in the 25-29 range. The meds made no difference to my readings. And yet, in all those years, I've had no damage to my optic nerve--no actual symptoms of glaucoma at all. Then, about 4-5 years ago, on one of my annual visits to the glaucoma lab at the hosptial, the tech doing my tests asked if she could measure my corneal thickness. She'd just been trained on the machine the day before and had yet to use it solo on a patient. Before that time, it wason't common to test a glaucoma suspect's corneal thickness. Well, voila! My corneas are so thick that it's impossible for the drs to get an accurate reading with their instruments. My thick corneas account for my high--but normal for me--pressure readings. My dd also has thick corneas--which she's very thankful for at the moment because she's having Lasik in about a month--and it's much more successful on people with thick corneas. As a matter of fact, her surgeon (who is also her boss) is trying to get me in--he wants to do my thick corneas as well. If you're asking for advice. First thing I'd recommend--if you haven't yet had it done--is to have your opthalmologist measure your cornea. A thicker or thinner than average cornea can really skew the pressure results. Then, educate yourself. Learn about glaucoma--the risks, the effect it will have on your eyes, the potential treatments, etc. I'd recommend that you go to a dr. who is a glaucoma specialist, associated with a very, very good eye hospital. Opthalmologists tend to have different specialties. When my original dr. retired a few years ago, he recommended a young woman dr. who is an expert in the field of glaucoma--I've been very pleased with her. You see, even though I don't yet have that disease, I consider it vital to go to a glaucoma specialist BECAUSE in my case, if I ever do develop it, it's going to be extremely hard to diagnose. Glaucoma, if you do have it, is very treatable in most cases, if caught early. Most cases will respond to one or the other of the drops. If not, surgery is an option. But it's important to understand that glaucoma rarely has any symptoms in it's early stages, it's not until you've suffered irreversible vision loss that you'll notice it. I urge all my friends and family to have regular check-ups with and OPTHALMOLOGIST (not an optometrist--optometrists aren't medical drs) to keep an eye on the health of their eyes, whether or not they need glasses. If you want to find more info on glaucoma and other eye conditions, the Wills Eye Hospital site is a great resource. Don't know if they still have this, but they used to offer online chatting with some of their glaucoma drs at certain times during the week....See MoreAnyone had knee surgery for torn meniscus?
Comments (53)Yes JP- Start rockin that knee ASAP!! I'm preaching here from a downstairs bedroom! Damn spring cold!!! Missed work yesterday, & today is the normal day off. OSP- I KNEW it! Should'a had my surgery in JH!!! That way, I could've done my rehab at the Four-Seasons there....;-) DW & I walked through there in July 2013. Were staying in West-Yellowstone, but drove thru YNP one day, then down to JH. MIMI- I bet you've got lotsa rehab stories you could tell!!? My CPM-Machine was on when I woke up...I THINK... If not, it was on soon afterward! You also reminded me that I had started "Pre-replacement" exercises 2 months b4 surgery too! "Go in stronger" was kinda their mantra... Faron...See MoreHave you had Carpel Tunnel, or osteoarthritis?
Comments (42)No numbing at all in my fingers. That's why I think it's not CT. Neo & Funky, I can't exercise or massage the area or it will start hurting. This morning after I posted, the pain got a bit better after the Tylenol, and I just now felt the area on my wrist and it brought the pain back. lol. Also Funky, by any chance did you drink milk as a kid? The only kid I know who seemed like he was constantly breaking something refused to drink milk. The doctor chalked it up to low calcium intake. Ded, could your son have Bursitis? I think that's common after breaks, and the pain is supposed to be horrible....See MoreJudith
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