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<blockquote data-quote="mr_cat" data-source="post: 2129021" data-attributes="member: 423172"><p>Sorry to hear about your troubles i have a great deal of sympathy for what you are going through.</p><p>Needle phobia indeed does not help, myself the thought of lasers in the eye would worry me more.</p><p>I have had plenty of anti vegf injections and they seem to work well.</p><p>I concur with your doctor about this.</p><p>I wont lie the first time i had the procedure i was very very tense about it.</p><p></p><p>Here is my description of the procedure i gave from another thread on this:</p><p></p><p>Make sure you i<strong>nsist they wash out all the iodine </strong>after the procedure.</p><p>I am very sensitive to iodine , the first time i had the procedure once the anaesthetic wore of it was as my eyes were filled with broken glass for hours, not nice.</p><p>The procedure itself is not painful , but it is not exactly relaxing!</p><p>The process is lots of drops of anaesthetic and antibiotics [the a for mentioned iodine] into the eye , when numbed the eyelids are help open with a clip you are then asked to look sideways or up at a target [the doctor will keep you informed what is going on all the time so no surprises] the injection itself feels like a pressure and brief ache , you will even see the liquid go in.</p><p>After the injections you may see black dots which are bubbles these go in a few hours.</p><p>Your vision may blur completely after 10-15 mins ,it varies with me longest i had was first time near 2 days last one it never got fully blurred.</p><p>Do ensure you have transport available to get you home after the procedure as driving is a no no.</p><p>Obviously the above is only my own personal experience .</p><p></p><p>I hope the above info helps. please try to build up your resolve to go ahead with this procedure it leaves no scaring on the retina and is very low risk.</p><p>Good luck<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr_cat, post: 2129021, member: 423172"] Sorry to hear about your troubles i have a great deal of sympathy for what you are going through. Needle phobia indeed does not help, myself the thought of lasers in the eye would worry me more. I have had plenty of anti vegf injections and they seem to work well. I concur with your doctor about this. I wont lie the first time i had the procedure i was very very tense about it. Here is my description of the procedure i gave from another thread on this: Make sure you i[B]nsist they wash out all the iodine [/B]after the procedure. I am very sensitive to iodine , the first time i had the procedure once the anaesthetic wore of it was as my eyes were filled with broken glass for hours, not nice. The procedure itself is not painful , but it is not exactly relaxing! The process is lots of drops of anaesthetic and antibiotics [the a for mentioned iodine] into the eye , when numbed the eyelids are help open with a clip you are then asked to look sideways or up at a target [the doctor will keep you informed what is going on all the time so no surprises] the injection itself feels like a pressure and brief ache , you will even see the liquid go in. After the injections you may see black dots which are bubbles these go in a few hours. Your vision may blur completely after 10-15 mins ,it varies with me longest i had was first time near 2 days last one it never got fully blurred. Do ensure you have transport available to get you home after the procedure as driving is a no no. Obviously the above is only my own personal experience . I hope the above info helps. please try to build up your resolve to go ahead with this procedure it leaves no scaring on the retina and is very low risk. Good luck:) [/QUOTE]
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