Anyone ever have a detached Retnia???
 

So i went to the retnia Dr yesterday and I have a tear in my left eye's retnia and now its detatched. Going in for surgery this afternoon :headscratch:

For those of you that do not know much about diabetes, your eyes are one of the areas that it will attack and onces it does look out!!

So for the next two weeks I have to sit and lay with my head facing the floor :rolleyes: oh and i have to sleep that way as well.

45 years and this will be my first surgery not a bad run I guess :knock:

Everything will work out Rick! I will say a prayer for you.

Rick
Good luck, follow what the doc says, need to get better as soon as possible Muscle car and corvette nationals is just around the corner,

You will defiantly be in my thoughts today!

Mike

Wow! Sorry to hear that Rick!


One of my best buddies had Diabetes... Management of that took a lot of this time. We used to ski a couple days a week and he was always careful to manage his blood sugars. He did have lots of undesirable side affects but never let it stop him from what he wanted to do.

Good luck Rick :thumbsup:

A massage table might be a decent investment (prescription maybe?)

Good luck Rick, I hope the recovery is speedy.

Good luck buddy. I know it'll turn out fine! :thumbsup:

And a busty masseuse / nurse in uniform (short skirt, high heels) of course! I'm sure your wife won't mind. Of course you won't be able to see her, and you know, laying on your belly can cause some discomfort in that, umm, 'state' :lol:

Take care Bro!

But after the Eye Surgery, he won't be able to see this Masseuse/Nurse. Better check to see if she has Instructions written on her Chest in Braille!

Holy crap you looked good the other day what the hell happened ??

Take car and I will say a pray for a speedy recovery

Sorry to hear about this Rick.
Sending prayers your way.

Where you having flashes of light and or new floaters?

WoW! That blows! What are the symptoms? I've heard of that on old top fuel drivers, but that was it. Will say a little prayer for your speedy recovery!

On the massage 'script, might make sure you specify.... Cause since you can't see and all, it may not be good to have a dude massaging your glute's!! LoL! :action-smiley-027:

:idea: Maybe they make a two-holer! :unibrow:

Talked with him this morning Surgery went well and he is doing okay.

That's good news. :thumbsup:

:excited: :dance: :hello:

That's great to hear! Thanks Marty. Get well soon Rich!

Mike

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Thanks guys for the well wishes and all the text!! As Marty said im doing good, went back today for my follow up and everything looks good presure in the eye is a little high but not to bad considering I was in surgery for 2 1/2 hours.

I had 3 holes in my left retnia that he had to fix 1 at 11 o'clock 2 at 1 o'clock. The biggest issue was if the blood in my eye came out easy which it did.

After he fixed the retnia he did lazer to the abnormal blood vessels which is what caused all the issues from the start.

Now its just a matter of waiting to see where my vision ends up in that eye, he says because I'm young i should gane most if not all of it back. I will lose some of my peripheral vision from the lazer, but thats common it happened in my right eye.

Now i get to sit here with my chin touching my chest for the next two weeks!! Yes my neck already hurts!

Thanks again guys!!

Yeah I'm in the best shape of my 45 years, i watch what eat and hit the gym on a regular bases. My mom has diabetes and it tore up her kidneys now she on dailies (sp?) 4 times a week; stage 4 kidney disease. Yup I'm not letting it keep me down, well not after the next four weeks that is!!

You guys kill me :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :hello: :hello:

But I think my wife would not approve of the busty massage therapist!

Speedy recovery Rick!
Sorry about your mom bro. My mom has diabetes as well. She has to check blood levels 3 times a week.

Sturat, I have diabete Retinaopathy, we got the lazer in my right eye but as we were waiting for the right eye to clear up the left one started to have bleeding.

We tried two times with injections in the left eye but it kept bleeding. This last Saturday afternoon I saw what I thought was another bleed but it was the blood going behind my retina, looked like a blueish/greenish curtin by Sunday night.

The abnormal vessels pulled on the jelly which pulled on the retina and tore it. Well that what I heard from my doctor anyway, he mostly lost me once he said I was going in that next afternoon for surgery.

Sh_t Rick that makes me sick to my stomach. I hope it heels well for ya. Good diet and exercise sooooo true. Get a flat screen and mount it to the floor? Make a cradle for hoverin above the 2nd gen (just kiddin as i know how bored we can get after surgery) Had my first surgery at 44, then another career ending one at 45 and yet another different at 46. Sux breaking. I call it "human patina" lol.

Take care bud and our prayers are with ya....

Awesome you got it repaired right away.

Update, I just got back from my Dr and everything is looking great!!! Still have to sit with my head down until this Friday but then I only have to have it down for 4 hours a day not 21! :confused59:

So glad I went when I did and didn't just wait until my next appointment, I most likely wouldn't have any vision in my left.

That's great news Rick.

Great news Rick!!

Mike

Great news! If you're reading this right now --- you're in good shape!! HAHAHAHA