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<blockquote data-quote="Unbeliever" data-source="post: 415563" data-attributes="member: 30851"><p>Hi RRB, It is indeed wonderful what the surgeons can do these days. The most wonderful thing is that they will nowadays attempt to do things they wouldn't even ten years ago. </p><p></p><p>The op you are having is routine now in any hospital with a large opthalmology dept. Of course no op is routine for the individual </p><p>and seeing the risk swriten down on the consent form is always chilling.</p><p>Even my eye injections carried a 50% risk of blindness.</p><p></p><p>i really think hearing your story must have helped people alhough they may well be horrified at the thought.</p><p></p><p>They will have followed you on your journey aand I am sure will rejoice with you when it proves to be successful.</p><p></p><p>i am sure we both rememberpeople posting on here who were terrified of laser treatment let alone all these other procedures.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I keep saying that while they are still treating you ,you are Ok. I have undergone many procedures over the last six years but have now been told that they can do no more.</p><p></p><p>I was very depresed about this at first but I have now come to terms wth it and it just makes me more determined than ever to keep my bgs etc under conntrol as this is something I can do for myself.</p><p></p><p>I haven't given up hope that a new treatment will be developed in time to save my sight as there are various things in the pipeline.</p><p>The situationin viz diabetic eye disease surgery is better than it has ever been -and constantly improving.</p><p></p><p>I always think it is a good and helpful thing to share experience of complications and post about them openly.</p><p>It de-mystifies the subject . we all know how potent a fear is fear of the unknown.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck as always .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unbeliever, post: 415563, member: 30851"] Hi RRB, It is indeed wonderful what the surgeons can do these days. The most wonderful thing is that they will nowadays attempt to do things they wouldn't even ten years ago. The op you are having is routine now in any hospital with a large opthalmology dept. Of course no op is routine for the individual and seeing the risk swriten down on the consent form is always chilling. Even my eye injections carried a 50% risk of blindness. i really think hearing your story must have helped people alhough they may well be horrified at the thought. They will have followed you on your journey aand I am sure will rejoice with you when it proves to be successful. i am sure we both rememberpeople posting on here who were terrified of laser treatment let alone all these other procedures. I keep saying that while they are still treating you ,you are Ok. I have undergone many procedures over the last six years but have now been told that they can do no more. I was very depresed about this at first but I have now come to terms wth it and it just makes me more determined than ever to keep my bgs etc under conntrol as this is something I can do for myself. I haven't given up hope that a new treatment will be developed in time to save my sight as there are various things in the pipeline. The situationin viz diabetic eye disease surgery is better than it has ever been -and constantly improving. I always think it is a good and helpful thing to share experience of complications and post about them openly. It de-mystifies the subject . we all know how potent a fear is fear of the unknown. Best of luck as always . [/QUOTE]
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