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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Ac i wish we could guve u the answers ur wantin but the truth is only u can make such a huge decision. Reading ur posts it sounds like u knw ur answer. Please please dont feel guilty about ur son being an only child. Look at it like u have been truely blessed to have been able to have any...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Do so pleased 4 u ac. As 4 havin another child whatever u decide will b amazing. Its a big decision either way and i feel both options are amazing 4 dufferent reasons. I am back at eye unit on wednesday. Its weird cis im so much calmer about it all now even tho my vision is worse i can b...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Hi all Jyst been trying to catch up with all ur news. So sorry ub about ur situation am thinking of u all. My holiday did me good mentally but think my eyes are a bit worse. Vision is awful but font know if its where ive been on the go travelling and its shook it all up. Ac how r ur eyes...
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    had a bleed....

    Thats great news ac about ur eye keeping everythingcrossef 4 u thst it continues 2 imorove. I know exactly how u feel though as far a being a bit paniky. I was like that but am stsrting to cope a little better. I think its wirse when u have time to tjink about things. Ur mind runs away with...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Ac i havent been told theres no room for more laser but the doc said last time he wouldnr do sny mire because of the amount of traction from scar tissue. I dont kniw what score i got in my fielf test. To br honest even niw its nit obvious to me that much fieldgas been lost but thst might be...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Hi ac and thanks 4 link sg. When i did my field test id had nearly 3000 burns in each eye. Sounds alot i knw that was an actual consultant that did that lot of laser he said that he felt doung extensive laser is more effective than lots of smaller sessions!!!! Not in my case obviously. Im no...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Ac theres ni need to apologise. You were completely right whuch us why i went ad it could have been sugns of detatchment. As fir your field vision test i had one about 5 weeks after my 1st lit if laser before i started bleeding (bear in mind i had nearly 3000 shots un one go) i git the letter...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Thanks guys. Yes ac i intend ro do.exaxtly that. Hows ur eye doing now. Is ur vision improving? Make the most of being waited on by ur other half. Dont know about u but us women seem to be forever on the go ;-) x
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Hi all thought id just update u all. Been to eye unit seen the doc and tjankfully he says my retina is flat :-) The blurring is the blood miving and reabsorbin so i am happt wirh that Hope all r ok
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Thanks ac yes just spoke to emergency eye unit. They are going to see me tomorrow at 2 so hope to get the answer. No lined sre strsight and there doesnt seem to be sny distortion just very very blurry!!!! its the detatchment rhat i am cincerned about. Then i thought maybe ive developed macular...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Hi all jope you are all doi g ok. Im still having probs but my symptoms seem to be changing and just wondered if anyone has experienced the same although im syill.having leeds they are less than before the blurriness has got sooooo much eorse. I cannot mske out anything in my r eye. I look at...
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    had a bleed....

    Thats grrat news ac :-) Yes ot will be very intetesting to see timescale if theysay i need the op!! i wii be asking uestions for sure. As i said he is the main one evem at the private hospital and happens to be the one my gp chooses to see because he is kniwn for hus expertise so um quite...
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    had a bleed....

    Hi ac . Thats another good thing about being private you haven had to wait too long to get it checked. Really pleased it seems to be going well. Let me know what the doc says later. We are off to Turkey so at least we should get some sumshine. Good fir rhe feel good factor not so good for the...
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    had a bleed....

    Hi ac I agree with u totally. And i looked at our privaye hospitals. The consultsnt i am niw under (ts the second one as the 1st was so laid back he wadnt gonna c me 4 over 3 months even when he saw i had a bleed) is the main one fir diabetic eye disease at the private hispital and he is on...
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    had a bleed....

    Hi ac im not havin a great time at the minute but i know i neef to give the laser a chance. My 1st lot wasnt sufficient i kniw ad that wad 13 weeks ago niw and ive obviously needed these last 3 sessions. But its only been 4 weeks since my first lot of the secondround so i kniw i need to wsit a...
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    had a bleed....

    So pleased for u ac. Althougj the whole thing soundds bit scary as u say at least its done now. And u can concentrate on getting back to normal. Wishing u a speedy recovery Keep us posted :-)
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    had a bleed....

    Hi yep thats my intention when i go back. If the laser shows no sign of working this time. I guess the fact he has said that might be tje case and said abouy the op im luckier than u wsd as far as nhs go if they never menrioned it to u. They do seem to be folloeing tje guifelines as set out ny...
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    proliferative retinopathy I'M SO SCARED

    Hi all tnought id just up dste u eith my latest from eye clunic yesterday. Had mire lader in bith etes but dic said he diesnt thunk he can do anymore in the right eye as theres alot if traction from scar tissue and laser may nake it worse causing retinal detatchment. Still cant say if recent...
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    had a bleed....

    Hi ac hows the eye doin? Hope the bloods drued up enough fir ur op on fridsy. I went to eye hisp 4 more laser in bith eyes tidsy snd have spent mist if the afternoon in tears. Doc said he doesnt esnt to di sny mire ladet in my right eye as theres alot of trsction from scsr tissue snd lots if...
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    had a bleed....

    Hi ac good luck with the injrction let me know how it goes i havent noticef ad many new bleefs but i have 2 fairly large blavk fliaters tat are going acrosd the top and botgom of my vision. The doc said thsts the blood!! The blurriness is a bit better only really notice the cobweb when ir is...
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