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Posted by Berg Katse on 20-07-2004 at 22:36:

Confirmed: Katse Detached!

Yes, it has been confirmed, Katse is detached. Not from reality, well, at least, not as much as I'd like, but actually, I'm suffering from a partially detached retina of the right eye.

Having had trouble seeing the past few months, I decided it was time to get it checked. The diagnosis was much better than the worse possiblities (being macular degeneration, hemorrhaging blood vessels, etc), but it still came as a bit of a shock.

The opthalmologist said that there is no way to guess what could have caused the partial detachment, nor any way to gauge if it will continue to detach in the future. Apparently, your retina can detach simply by sneezing. I simply have to adapt to the blurs in my vision (caused from vitreous--debris--that has gotten stuck behind the retina), and hope that it doesn't get worse. If a large piece of vitreous blocks out my vision, or if the retina detaches completely, I get to have eye surgery (again).

So I'm definitely happy with the diagnosis, though I'm puzzled by it. It's definitely going to take some time to get used to the blurry spots, by I'm sure I'll manage.

Just wanted to let you all know how I'm doing. Smile

Katse

Posted by Cep on 21-07-2004 at 07:36:

aww Katse hunny Needhug , I'm glad its not one of the other problems but then not glad its happened anyway Frown

Hope things improve!

Smooch

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Posted by Firebird on 21-07-2004 at 08:42:

Katse,

Its always good to hear from you, sorry about the news on this occasion.

Hope there is something that can be done for you

Huggles

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 21-07-2004 at 14:46:

do hope the better happens, or the surgery works -- hubby's boss had that, and the surgery was pretty quick and successful (helps that his wife's a doctor).

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Posted by imaqtz on 21-07-2004 at 15:52:

<<hugest damnest hug>>

Damn Kat..Im so sorry!..If that's what you call a good diagnosis, and youre happy with it..I can only imagine what else youve had to suffer all this time!..

Hug Huggles Hug Huggles

I would have said please please DO heed Crickets post re the hubby's boss successful surgery..but youve said youve already had a prior operation .

Kat , Im at least grateful for one thing..and that is your humour, and brave stoicism, and kicka$$ attitude will always stay in tact,no matter how many body parts you shed. Wink1

Use those qualities to fight this, my thoughts and prayers are with you for a speedy recovery , even if surgery IS required .. Hug

Were here fo ya..

3some

< love this group grope emoticon and the opportunity to use it on ya Sneeky ..hopefully Kat, you will will see this as a group hug!> Angel3

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Posted by meridianday on 21-07-2004 at 20:19:

Having gone to look up what a detatched retina is, I now have a huge surge of hypochondria. Because I'm ridiculously nearsighted, and I've got lots of little floaty things... but I'm pretty sure mine's just hypochondria.

Katse, when you say you've had an eye op before, was it for a similar thing?

You have my sympathies. Having eyesight even a little bit off normal makes life with the computer and books very uncomfortable. I hope it doesn't get any worse, or that if it does, that it responds well to treatment.

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Posted by Tengu on 21-07-2004 at 20:44:

My mother suffered from a detached retina. of course the treatment is better these days.

http://www.moorfields.org.uk/Home

*Grumble grumble*

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Posted by Berg Katse on 22-07-2004 at 00:09:

Thank you so much for all your care and support. My aunt works with a woman who had a detached retina and it responded well to surgery, so I'm just going to try to adjust, even though it's a bit difficult.

I can understand why you might become slightyly hypochondriac after searching for any illness on the net! It turns out that people who suffer myopia (near sightedness) are more likely to encounter problems with retina detachment because of the constant strain on it. Even though any diagnosis saying something isn't quite right with your body is bad, considering the alternatives, I'm very happy to have what I do!

I've always had problems with my eyes, particularly my right one. I was born without any tear ducts, thus my eyes has no way to drain--the pain was unbearable because they had to wait until I was 7 before I was old enough to have the surgery to create them. I was blind for an entire week afterward, and I had to use drops for a long time to ward off infection. So after that experience, I've always been a bit more aware of problems with my eyesight, and I always get them checked out.

If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or are on blood thinners, you should have an opthalmologist check your eyes a year after your initial diagnosis. He'll then be able to tell you if there are any visible effects on your eye from your meds or health problems, and recommend when you should come back for a recheck. Once you get older, about 45-50, you should have a check up because it's around that age group signs of macular degeneration and cataracts can begin to appear.

I know I'm probably boring you with all this info, but after worrying for so long that I might be losing my sight, it makes you appreciate the gift so much more that you want to spread the news so others never have to worry like that!

Katse

Posted by Elvin Ruler on 22-07-2004 at 13:53:

No tear ducts? Wow. I can imagine that being painful (well, know I can't, but I can imagine that it *is* painful).

Hope everything gets better for you. Huggles

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