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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Hi Pippa, Sorry for the delayed reply - I don’t log in that often! Please try not to worry, I know it’s hard (when it all started happening to me last May/June I spent much of my time crying and being terrified and convinced I was going to go blind). There is so much they can do now to help...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Hey all! Thought I’d update this post with what has happened with my proliferative retinopathy since I last posted in September and what I’ve learnt. Despite numerous laser sessions in the left eye I had too many vitreous haemorrhages and my visual acuity went down to “hand movements only” and...
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    Vitrectomy without bubble - recovery

    Thanks Contralto, trying to be patient. Getting a lot of bleeding into the eye still but should have a follow up this week and will speak to the specialist about it then.
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    Vitrectomy without bubble - recovery

    Hi all, Anyone had a vitrectomy without a gas bubble or oil for PDR with non clearing haemorrhage? Interested to hear your experiences about your recovery. I had left eye vitrectomy on Tuesday and when I came round the surgeon said it has been successful and I didn’t have to have a gas bubble...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy And Running

    Hi everyone, Thanks for all the replies! I’ve had four rounds of laser in the left eye now and waiting for a vitrectomy on this as have been having recurrent vitreous haemorrhages. Yesterday they started the laser on my right eye. I decided to ask my specialist again about running as this...
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    Anti VEGF injections vs laser for retinopathy

    I’m going to be having an avastin injection before my vitrectomy for PDR and was talking to the vitreal-retinal surgeon about anti vegf injections for Proliferative retinopathy as he has just been involved in a trial. I got the impression that avastin and eylea May become more available soon on...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Thanks for the replies. Hope everyone is doing well. I’ve had four partial laser sessions to the left eye now. I say partial as I’ve pretty much been continually having vitreous haemorrhages since this all started in May and the laser surgeon can only work with what he can see. Saw the...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    I was meant to have had laser last week on the left eye but the hospital called me an hour before to cancel as they had lost my notes! (They turned up at the hospital where I have my check ups) Was very frustrating as I’d gone just over 2 weeks without a big bleed and my vision was almost...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Being referred to the vitreal-retinal surgeon following my follow up on Friday to discuss possible vitrectomy. Getting several new floaters daily and a couple of pretty big haemorrhages a week now and can’t really see anything through the left eye. It’s like looking through watery thick black...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Thanks for replying Johnpol. Hope your cataract surgery goes well. My last haemorrhage was starting to clear up and this morning had patches of pretty clear vision. Had had a couple of small floaters appear which rapidly disappeared within a couple of hours. Then this afternoon took a gentle...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Thanks everyone for your kind replies! It’s so helpful to know there are others who have gone through this and know what it’s like, both from the eyesight and emotional point of view! I spoke with my GP on Monday and she has signed me off for a couple of weeks so I don’t have to get anxious...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Thanks archersuz, you are probably right. I wasn’t much use last Monday when I tried to work - a mixture of tiredness trying to read my screen through a thick haze of haemorrhage and feeling very upset. I will see what my GP thinks when I speak to her later.
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Thanks FantomPoet! Good to know you’re able to cycle and your vision has improved! Just before this happened I was toying with the idea of getting a new road bike and getting back into the cycling. I’ve been off the running since March as I managed to get a stress reaction in one of the...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy - Lots Of Vitreous Haemorrhages

    Hi all, T1 diabetic for 29 years and in the last few weeks diagnosed with proliferative retinopathy in both eyes after having a big vitreous haemorrhage in the left eye. Had first laser on Tuesday just gone with the next planned for Tuesday coming. I had another big haemorrhage in the left...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy And Running

    Thanks Dexterdobe! The surgeon who did my laser yesterday assured me I will be able to run again. I need pretty intense laser to the left eye, 3 weekly sessions and then they’ll start on the right. He has suggested that I should be able to run again before the end of the summer. I hope he’s...
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    Proliferative Retinopathy And Running

    Thank you Dark Horse for your reply. That sounds a bit better than what I was imagining yesterday, if it can be stabilised.
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    Proliferative Retinopathy And Running

    Hi all, I’m new here and have been trying to find an answer to this question and wondered if anyone has been through this or knows the answer! I’ve been T1 for 29 years and am also a runner. I’ve run all my life and it’s a massive part of who I am, it’s not just exercise to me! Have been...