Im on week 6 and can see from my eye. Bubble still at the bottom but vision isnt at all what he is describing. Everyone is different, dont let his slow recovery scare you. His recovery isn't the norm. And I'm 65.
Sir how are you fine? I'm fine. Due to Sir injury my eye has macular hole which is very small in size and it's healing by itself but my eye is blurry and in the center. Nala looks and things look crooked Kindly if you have any information for this please let me know if it will be fixed or not.
Thank you so much for all of this information. I am on day one day four. Trying very hard to keep my head down. My doctor said just a couple of days with head down but my eyes feel better when my head if down. There is a developing cataract the Ophthalmologist sees developing. I had my day after appointment and my second appointment is in three more weeks. Your information is so helpful. Thank you. I will definitely stop walking and doing things around the house and let the bubble settle.
Hi, I'm 38 and diabetic. I just found out about a month ago that I have a retinal detachment on my left eye. Now my eye doctor doesn't know how long the detachment has been there for and is currently treating it with photocoagulation. She mentioned that she wants to see how the eye is healing and then go over the risks of getting or not getting the retinal reattachment surgery. She says that sometimes, you can decrease the life span of the eye if you get the surgery, as right now, there's no guarantee they may save my eye. What should I do?
Hello Kevin,I woke up seeing multiple colors and dots in my left eye on 12-24-23 Christmas Eve. I could probably trace it to 2 months previously trimming a large bush and one of the branches hit directly in my left eye. It two months for this issue to flare up. I went to my Eye specialty clinic on 12-26-23 and the Retina Specialist said I had a partially detached retina and I had vitrectomy surgery on 12-28-23. I was able to get most of my vision back in about 2 months but not as good as before. When I am exercising strenuously in the gym I notice extra pressure and some aching in my left eye. It goes away after a day or two. I still have good peripheral vision but the eye does not feel right but at least I can see at about 80 per cent of what I was able to see before.
Kevin, I can’t tell you how much you sharing your experience has helped me! I mirror your experience. I am in my 4 th week of recovery for the exact same procedure. I have also resumed my workouts with modifications. I remain hopeful and positive about my recovery and will continue to follow you. Thank you again!!!
I'm currently at 14 weeks. Since my retina was almost completely detached and based on the location of the detachment I was told not to bend over, lift anything heavy and lay only on my left side opposite to my right eye. They called it positioning. Even with your eye covered you still see the outline of the bubble moving and it can definitely throw off your balance. The retina has reattached but I still can't see well out of my right eye. I've been told by my retina doctor it's most likely a cataract but not to consider surgery until well over 6 months since the eye has already been through trauma. It's an ordeal to go through for sure but the only other option was to lose all sight in the eye. Wish the best for anyone facing the surgery or currently in recovery.
Hi my name is Debbie and l am 62 and I live in Australia and l just had Vitrectomy and cataract surgery on my right eye yesterday l turned my phone on and there you are talking about your surgery wow l hope mine goes ok but thanks for sharing
I had a retinal detachment surgery 2 weeks ago. I have so many questions about the recovery process. Your videos answer so many of them I have. Thank you. God bless you.
Different people have different recovery times, or so it seems. I initially had regular cataract surgery back in 2017. Both eyes, one month apart. Those surgeries went ok, but about six months later, I had a retinal detachment in one eye. I guess when they do that repair they also do a vitrectomy. Anyway, after all those surgeries I recovered quickly. Two or three weeks later and I was back to 20/20. The aggravating part was the first week or so, with all the eye drops.
Thank you, Keith, for sharing. Im on my 2nd week of recovery, with a gas bubble, and you have addressed most of the questions/concerns I had. I had started to have problems focusing clearly with my good eye, and found that bt covering my recovering eye, it helped to clear my vision. Then, you stated you experienced the same, and it relieved the anxiety i was experiencing. I have faith that my vision will be restored as yours was so i can resume my normal activities--and be able to drive--soon. God bless you!
@@kbg3879 yes, I'm making progress. Again, I want to thank you because, had it not been for you, I would have had no idea as to what to expect, and what to consider par for the course during early recovery. My doctor did not prepare me at all! God bless you! And I pray that your eyesight has recovered totally too.
13 years & 3 days in since the terrorist (Sunir Garg) did surgery on me at Wills Eye. Wouldn't recommend WillEye to anyone, most incompetent doctors. Fir anyone that suffers a Retina detachment I wish you the best.
I had my Vitrectomy surgery four weeks ago. The kaleidoscope (visual pun intended) of emotions has completely overwhelmed me. I really appreciate Kevin’s candor in this video. Thank you.
I’ve just watched all of your videos, very interesting and thanks for sharing them. I’m currently 10 days after surgery and I do have some vision which is quite clear at the top away from the bubble but I have the distorted wavy lines you mention.
@@kbg3879I’m now at 8 weeks after surgery and it’s amazing the level of vision that’s returned. The bubble disappeared after 2 weeks and vision continues to improve. I still have some distortion but hopefully that will improve with time. Thanks again for posting, I’ve saved your videos 👍
Thank you this is very helpful. I'm on week 2 since my surgery. I had lattice degeneration and had a retinal detachment and had all the same procedures done. My surgeon was pleased with how things are healing as I had a recheck appointment yesterday. I had to keep my head down for 7 days but he said the longer I could be face down the better. I was able to borrow a table that was from my local chiropractors,also my work place, and did 10 days. Lots of audio books. Im able to drive but as you pointed out my peripheral vision on my left eye is nill. I feel confident after watching your videos that all will be well abu it's a slow recovery. Thanks again for making these videos. Blessings on you.
That is why I don't like eye surgeons. Being a physician, I try to keep myself away from them as possible I can. They keep the info for themselves. As if they are sharing secret governmental info. The other option is they are emotionally dry to hear what the patient says and share that experience with other patients. Wish they themselves do not experience what we experience. That would be too late for us.
Hi Dr Candan, It is had for me to fathom how they cannot be bothered of see the importance in sharing accurate info about what the experience will be for the patient. Do you have any advice for prying info out of surgeons ?
@@kbg3879 Hello. Unfortunately, I have no proper suggestion on how to milk fresh info from surgeons. I wish I had that magic wand so I could have made my choice more properly. Even though I angrily comment on them, I understand their stance. Every patient is unique in every disease and surgical intervention. There are thousands of possibilities, positive or negative. Their brain is so full of their currently following patient's data and scientific info changing in both ways faster than expected. So, I as a psychotherapist cannot properly and correctly answer my client's questions about their problems and prospects. 😕
Hey Kevin, thank you so much for sharing all these steps of your journey. I just had my week 4 appointment where I learned that things look promising for a good outcome even after a severe mac-off retinal detachment. Your videos help so many people know that we're not alone and things just might get better after all. Thanks again for taking time to share!
Thank you, I really appreciate this info. I have vitrectomy ahead of me not for detached retina but for a macular pucker. I believe it will entail a gas bubble. Anxiety is sky high.
Hello Delia from England🇬🇧…my macular pucker op is due to take place on Friday after 2 postponements. I imagine you are checking as many RU-vid examples as possible, just as I am. Kevin’s story is very interesting but everyone seems different. You will probably be offered the cataract surgery at the same time. If you’ve had the op already, you won’t be reading this for a while, so good luck! My feeling is that we have to be patient but the outcome should be favourable…Stay strong. Derrick.
Hi Kevin thank you for sharing your story. I unfortunately are going through something similar, virectomy macula off, i wish everyone all the best on this forum. I also have a glow on the side of my head. I had a question! Do you still get flashes. I get these random flashes in bright light particularly in the sun. No one is able to explain to me why they occur.
Thank you I hope your good I’ve had this surgery it’s going on 2 months the gas bubble is half way gone but my eye started to get cloudy I don’t know if it’s cataract but this video give me hope I will be ok thank you so much
My EM Retinal Surgery update from 10 mins ago. The "C" word should have read as "P". I also had a Peel. Why could I see my surgery being done, and clearly hear every word too. I even remember the word "buckle" being used. Why didn't I receive more anaesthesia??
I'm adding to my experience from about 20 mins. ago when I had to go to ED. During my EM retinal detachment surgery, I had a gas bubble, and my cataract done too..I had a word that begins with the letter "C". I saw all of the surgery in detail, and kept asking for more anaesthesia, but didn't get any. I had to keep my arms straight and make tight fists, as I was feeling shaky and sick. Immediately after my surgery I started to go into shock. This went away when I had a cup of tea in Recovery. That's the second part of my story. Thankyou for sharing your story and your journey
Thank you so much for these videos. I don’t know how you made the replications of what your vision was like at different stages, but they were very accurate. Im finding it difficult to explain what my vision is like when my eyes look perfectly normal to the person I’m trying to explain my situation to. I have had three retinal detachments in the past 12 years! I have an eye disease called kerataconus which complicates things for me. Ten years ago I had cataract surgery in my left eye and they did a lens implant at the same time. A few months later, my retina detached and I went thru the gas bubble ordeal. I was just feeling like I had recovered from that - and my retina detached AGAIN. This time they put an oil in my eye and that recovery process took 6 months! Fast forward to now - in October 2023 I developed a cataract in my right eye and went thru cataract surgery and a lens implant. Then, in March 2024 my retina detached in that eye! I’m currently 4 weeks out from that surgery. I have heard that a detached retina often leads to cataract surgery. Tried to locate 0:33 your videos about cataract surgery but couldn’t find them. I’m wondering what cataract surgery is going to entail (IF I do need that surgery) since I’ve already had a lens implant and cataract surgery (in both eyes). 😬
Hi Rita, I didn't make the videos I alluded to about my cataract surgery because, I didn't find my experience there so remarkable/different, from other peoples experiences that I found online. I'm guessing if you have already had cataract surgery and replacement lenses, you won't need that again. When they put gas in your eye, that advances the cataract much faster for your natural lens. I don't think it will impact your replacement lens. You tell me if that ends up being your experience. Best wishes for your recovery.
Just had it done. Day 3. I felt like Mike Tyson beat the crap out of me. Cannot see. Uber blurry. But my Doc said it went "Beautifully". Appreciate the video
@@kbg3879 Hi Kevin, you said you also had rd on your left eye? And prior to it you mentioned they had did the laser procedure for the lattice to the Left eye. Because I also have that laser done while they did surgery to my right eye for rd. I was wondering how everything has been going for your overall vision up to this point. I am 1 week today since the surgery to my right eye rd and just wondering what to expect and in the future. Im 36yo and im not sure when can i even go back to work after all this. Thank you.
Hi Kevin, thanks for the videos. I had my left eye done 4 times a few years ago(6 or 7), finally with a buckle and am now in week 2 of vitrectomy on my right eye. On the subject of the eye patch my understanding is that keeping one eye covered blocks brain signals trying to compensate one eye with the other. The brain loses track of where the eye is.
Hi John, I can say that it can help avoid injury because you want to see as well as you can when you are out and about. If the vision is too distorted from that eye, it is better not to have it and just see the more accurate info from the other eye. The other thing about being in public, then, people who see you will know you have compromised vision on that side. So, I think for the period where the gas bubble is in the eye, it is very helpful in some situations. My best to you.
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