When I published this video, I was in the surgery room. I am so blessed for being able to reach out to more than 80 people in one day of publishing this video. My goal for this video was to spread God’s light in times of difficulties, and I am grateful to God for being able to do so to my Venezuelan brothers and sisters. I love every single one of you and so does God :) God bless you all ❤️
You know I had retinal detachment three weeks ago and I had gone through by retinal reatachment surgery and you know it was my only eye through which I was able to see because my other eye was not even in a position through which I can see clear, so it was really psychologically and emotionally draining because I was only able to see through my one eye and three weeks before it went almost blind. my prayers to all of the patient who have diseases of any kind no matter they are eyes or brain or lungs or anything I really wish you a good health!
I hope you had a good recovery in the other eye 😭 i can certainly imagine that ordeal as even my vision is extremely poor in one eye that had retinal detachment.
Oh Ana, this video made me emotional. I deeply understand how you feel. This is very scary and life altering experience. Because it changes you no matter of the outcome. Especially you are so young. I hope you are recovering well and getting your strength back . I also had retinal detachment 2 years ago. It humbled me so much and made me rethink my whole view on life and what truly matters.
I had retinal detachment also. It has been 9 days post surgery and continue with recovery. I have been off work and I hope I can come back to work in a week. It has been a tough and challenge recovery. I had faith in the doctors and their expertise and most importantly God is always with us. I offered my suffering to God and be dependent on God.
With Jesus Christ, there is nothing to be afraid of, I had a lot of health issue so I know what I am talking about, you will be stronger after that, hang in there and May God Bless You.
My brother who is 15 years old now lost his vision in both eyes last three years due to coats disease/retinal detachment. As his eldest sister, it feels sad that he is not able to see anymore at this young age when he is supposed to explore new things. Miracles is the only thing that can change his condition. He still remains faithful and believe that one day God will restore his eyesight. All I wish is after many years there could be a solution to total blindness. :(
So sad to know that your younger brother lost his vision in both eyes.. Which country you are from? How come govt hospitals ciulnot treat your brother. Very sad sad
@@harshadashok296 We’re from the Philippines. Yeah, truly sad. Actually, I think the hospital is mostly at fault because, they keep on performing the same checkup routine for a year or two and kept on telling us everything is fine that my brother just need to get new eyeglass prescription until they discovered he is about to lose his vision. So, my brother ended up having surgeries a little too late.
@@claireblethe Very Sad and I feel like crying. It's gross negligence by the doctors n hospital. A young boy lost his vision. I m 54yeras old n my left eye vision is very poor but right eye somewhat was okay but it had retina detachment n laser surgeries need to performed to save the eye. I m from India and here also of I m poor I hv to depend on state govt hospitals n their systems. It's tragic. May GOD Bless Your Brother and your self to Love his future life safely.
Thank you so much Ana for sharing. I pray that God continues to bless you and strengthen your faith beyond belief. This video gave me hope and a sense of peace. Yesterday, On Thanksgiving Day, I lost about 30% of my vision and found out today that I have to get an emergency scleral buckle in a few hours. I went through the rollercoaster of emotions but I know God is opening my spiritual eyes and increasing my faith through this challenge. Thank you for sharing and I pray that God blesses you. 💕
I totally understand what you are going through and you and I are going through the same thing and it is totally emotionally draining and you made me happy and made me feel good and I cried to. I was liked I’m not the only one who’s going through this and by watching your video made me feel good ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏. Both of my eyes are the same issues 😭😭😭. Please keep sharing your video and I’ll be watching it , you gave me encouragement. Be strong and God will help you through this tough times . God bless you 🙏❤️❤️
Today marks 12 days after my Scleral buckle surgery for retinal detachment of my right eye.. & there were days that I’ve cried, I didn’t feel beautiful, I wasn’t allowed to cook or do house chores or even go back to work or go out with a big patch on my eye. There’s times that I freaked out cause right now my eye is still looks bloody red(no pain) & idk when I’m able to see again since it’s still blurry. I didn’t know what to do, but cry... I’m so glad to find your video.
hi joy i’m so sorry to hear this from you. but this is all temporary and after a few weeks your eye will look back to normal. don’t worry and don’t be too discouraged! your eye will look as beautiful as before you just have to have patience! i wish well for you and for your recovery and if you need any help i’m here :)
Ana Seo hi ! An update ! My eye is better, is going color white again, just a few little red dots from surgery but it is better! Still a bit blurry cause I am now on my last week of the steroid drops. Thank you so very much!
Darlin- you're not praying for the stuff that's happened-- you're praying and being GRATEFUL for the HeALING in advance--- and THAT helps the healing come. Stuff happens--and it's NOT always God's plan-- but it's what we do with it. BEaides-- since you are young- you hae this FIXED and it won't bother you later-- which you will be very glad for!! You're NOT crazy-- you're just dealing with something you've never dealt with- and it's HARD. KEEP in mind that when we go through stuff like this-- I've noticed it ALWAYS turns out WAY BETTER than we ever thought or realized!!! God will turn this bit of suffering now into a great blessing later. You shouldn't miss that much in your classes.. if you have to - skip a quarter!! You're YOUNG, blessed, loved, and healthy-- this is temporary!!!
I love your testimony you’re a great believer that God has everything in control and you surely are beautiful, he is good and will guide you and take care of you. Continue your faith in him❤️🙏
Same thing happened to me last October, I had the same emergency surgery because I had retina detachment on both eyes. I had lost 80% of the vision on my left eye and 20% on the right. I was scared and still am because I had just graduated high school, I’m only 19. I was supposed to go to Italy to play soccer but now I’ve been told it’s better not to play just to avoid another detachment. I currently have a scleral buckle in my left eye.
You’re so strong. I was 26 when I got a laser for my retinal tear. When it happened, I was so stressed and thought that i was about to go blind. Listening to your story motivates me to keep on moving. Hope the best things in life happen to you
Don't be hard on yourself -- the surgery drugs you get after retinal detachment can have mood + cognitive effects. I had the scleral buckle surgery about 4 weeks ago and the steroid eye drops had me very hyperactive the first weeks after surgery! You're probably all recovered and doing amazing now. :)
Thank you for sharing this! I have had retinal issues all my life and am high risk for retinal detachment. It seems rare for people very young like us, and it was comforting to have someone talk about their experience. Thank you so so much
I am 35, I had retinal detachment Macular degeneration in 2021.... It was a tough time for me. I had surgery, then cataract surgery, laser etc. honestly my vision is still not 20/20 and rather it's blur in one eye. What it did is basically it made me strong, lonely, matured and wise towards life. Be strong sis.
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Just thank God you have vision in that one eye. I was born legally blind in my left eye (zero vision) and now am having problems with my vision in my good eye. God, just bless that good eye
PSalm 82:6, and 1 John 4:17.... YOU are very special- and MUCH LOVED.. this is actually good- that you have this over with NOW-- it's easier on your as you're young and your youthful body heals quicker.. and stronger than an older one does.
thank you for sharing this video about your retinal surgery and your faith. i'm suffering from peripheral retinal degeneration and also a Christian too, so I completely understand how you felt. i've been in my stressed and depressed status for months, wondering about what will happen to me and what if I have a retinal detachment in the future. the symptoms I'm experiencing are getting worse, and there were so many times I almost gave up on my faith. but now I'm still praying, I'm still praying with my rosaries to God and Mother Maria every night and every morning, hoping that the doors will be opened for me. please wish me luck.
I had retinal detachment in my left eye when I was 15 and lost 70% of my vision since then. I am 24 now, working as a research assistant in one of the highest ranked universities in the world in Canada, even though nobody believed me due to my disability. Over time, my brain learned to rely on my right eye and I am enjoying my life to the fullest. I hope my right eye stays intact for the rest of my life haha 😁🫶🏻
@@zahrasheikh1144 Hey Zahra! It’s great! My left eye’s definitely not as good as my right one, but as I mentioned, my brain has learned to rely on my right eye. So in general, I see great! 😉
i've had an accident on my left eye too and the pressure is not in normal range.. suspected glaucoma and now i'm seeing floaters 😭... everytime i go to the doctor i'm so so scared and sometimes i cry a lot.
I’m 14 years old and my doctors put me through scans and stuff and found out i have a retinal detachment on my left eye and got cataracts they also found blood behind both of my eyes, i’m getting my surgery this friday, this week i’m really honestly scared but also just confident for everything to go well. Its been tough and i cried a couple days this week, and i cried today too. I suffer with anxiety and depression which doesn’t make it easier, but i know god will take care of me and everything will be just fine. its just scary though and overwhelming and even for my parents its stressful too.
ana 🥺 this video made me really cry i have retinal detachment before 8 years and i have a long painful journey i was young 15 years old after that i've become better and forget about it ,but i can see only through right eye and other eye is okay last friday i was working on hospital and i've got blurry and black spots ! and many light flashes so the doctor said that i have retinal detachment on the left eye im 23 years old , tomorrow is my surgery am so scared because i can see by one eye already anyway your video make me feel better thanks a lot ana and god bless you ❤️
Poor thing-- I'm 65, and have one of those surgeries coming DEC 7th.. and have already had 3-- was told I have 10% chance of sight-- I've already ordered a BORG eyepiee like the characters have on Star Trek to wear instead of a patch!! it has led ligths- and looks so cool.. might as well make fun out of it as much as I can.. :) GOOD LUCK to you- hope you do well...God bless..
I had surgery 9 days but I'm 48 so my perspective is way different. Either I wld be able to see again or enjoy life with one eye. As you said there are worse things than this. But i understand. If be freaking out if I was young. God bless.
I have barrage laser on my left eye surrounding a lattice area w multiple holes w trace amounts of subretinal fluid. I pray I don’t get a detached retina. Bless you that you got thru it. I pray for your full recovery. Thank you for sharing. 👍🏽❤️🌼🙏🏽
@@shaileshjayaprakash2080 I had no side effects from the laser. I am going to get a second barrage laser in a different area in my eye and I hope for no side effects with that also. The dr that performed the 1st barrage laser saw the same area but he didn't say anything about needing laser there but this dr advises that I get laser in that area. Strange that 2 different drs have a different advisement. I hope you are doing fine.
@@bdj1126 I hope the smudge is not too annoying. They say after awhile your eye adapts and even tho it's still there you won't mind it too much after awhile. Good vibes to you.
Hi Ana, I have a macular pucker and have to have a vitrectomy soon. You have been an inspiration to sooo many people here ....thank you for sharing your journey. DO you have an update video on how you are doing? thanks maria :)
What was the most noticeable symptom(s) you had? Right now I have a bruised retina and my eye doctor said It has a chance to detach, I’m a little bit worried. Btw hope you have a speedy recovery.
@@gamingthisera6339 I used to have some after it recovered, like whenever someone in the room would open a door loudly or flip a light switch, there’s be a little flash, especially when my eyes were closed but now it doesn’t happen
I’ll pray for you and the surgery! I hope that this will be the final one. As for school, that’ll solve it by itself. Stay strong through it - you and your faith will only become stronger after this trial. Lots of love ❤️
This VJ from India. I had a retinal detachment in Oct 18 and my silicone oil got removed this month. My vision is blurred . Retina is attached and pressure is 6 mm Hg. How long it had taken to get a clear vision after silicone oil removal. Your videos really good and informative. How are doing now
Ana, most surgeries require the person to be face down or on a side of their face for minimum a week. It doesn’t seem like you had to do that. Do you know why? I had RD surgery 3 days ago and I’m still face down or laying in my side all day and night. What did they fill your eye with?
Not everyone gets oil or gas placed so there are no positioning rules if you just have a buckle. (I got a scleral buckle about 3 weeks ago and have no positioning requirements.)
So I have a question for anyone really that has had retinal detachment surgery. What do you do to keep yourself entertained during recovery since you must keep your head down
Can any doctor some doctor help me with a pro bono retinal detachment,I don't have the 5k US dollars they want at the hospital.I don't have anybody else to help.I feel hopeless,my other eye is starting to detach also,somebody anybody help me.I have 3 kids and divorced.I'm in Africa Zimbabwe
Hi Ana. Thank you for sharing your experience. So emotional. I am sooo scared now, so I have a high myopia (-9 and -3 astigmatism in the left eye and -6 and -1 astigmatism in the right eye) from the beginning of May I experienced floaters in both eyes and flashes in the left eye, I was really scared that I went to the optometrist and she checked my eyes and she said that it’s no tears or detachment, then I got a 2nd opinion with the eye doctor in a clinic and again he said that it’s no concerns. What where your symptoms? How did you feel before the detachment!? Any pain, sharp pain, pressure before the detachment occurred? I would really appreciate your response xxxx
Go to an ophthalmologist. I went SEVERAL times to the ER, eye doctors, and they all (at least 5) said there was nothing wrong when I clearly could see something was wrong. It finally took months later, for half my vision going blind to go to emergency surgery. i am still in recovery and my vision was restored, but it would not have happened like this if I had gone to the correct specialist. Good luck!!! PS~ It started with the floaters and the flashes!!! Go to an ophthalmologist right away. They have special equipment that regular eye doctors don't...
i’m sorry for not seeing this until now!! i hope it went well!! it’s always scary before the procedure but it gets better.. i hope your eye is recovering well! i’m praying for you ❤️
Hi Ana, thank you for sharing your story about your retina detachment surgery. You are strong and funny. Hi, My name is William, I also had eye surgery on 10/16/19. At the top of my left eye. I’m in recovery, resting my eyes. Won’t be back to work for 2 weeks. Really, is not fun and boring. Thanks for your encouragement. Will be praying for you. And yes, His plan is always the best! Jesus loves you, sister, Blessings.
