How I spent the weekend - corneal/epithelial erosion - Page 2

jinx · 11-25-2009, 10:43 AM

Sounds just awful Dar, I'm sorry you're suffering. Hope you get some relief.

Queen of the Ryche · 11-25-2009, 11:52 AM

Sundae · 11-25-2009, 03:01 PM

Dar, when I had laser surgery there was still the option to have something done that had a longer time and involved more pain than the current surgery.
It could only be done if your eyesight was better than a certain level (-4.00 I seem to remember) but it cost less. I went for it.

I thought I experienced excruciating pain in my eyes.
In the end I'm pretty sure most of the pain was bruising, from the clamps (which I would have experienced regardless of treatment - I bruise like a peach).

So you have my full and sincere sympathy - I'm sure you're suffering far worse than I did, but I have an appreciation of eye-pain that runs deep into my pschye.

Here's to this being just an extremely unpleasant memory.

Trilby · 11-26-2009, 07:49 AM

Dar - that's just , ugh! Awful! What about narcotic pain relief? Is that a possibility?

TheMercenary · 11-28-2009, 08:07 AM

Hang in there dar. Eye pain can be some of the worse. Wishing you more better times than worst.

morethanpretty · 11-29-2009, 11:31 PM

Sorry you've had such a bad experience, I hope you get relief soon.

dar512 · 11-30-2009, 11:08 AM

Thanks everyone. The pain is now gone. Vision in my left eye is the pits, but I think that will improve over time. I have an appointment with a cornea specialist on Thursday to talk about long-term treatment.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-30-2009, 11:17 AM

Or get a patch, parrot and hook.

Pie · 11-30-2009, 01:03 PM

...And try not to scratch your nose.

Seriously, best of luck in the search for treatment, dar. You certainly hit the jackpot in the chronic conditions you got.

11-25-2009, 10:43 AM	#16
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Sounds just awful Dar, I'm sorry you're suffering. Hope you get some relief. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

11-25-2009, 11:52 AM	#17
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	__________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

11-25-2009, 03:01 PM	#18
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Dar, when I had laser surgery there was still the option to have something done that had a longer time and involved more pain than the current surgery. It could only be done if your eyesight was better than a certain level (-4.00 I seem to remember) but it cost less. I went for it. I thought I experienced excruciating pain in my eyes. In the end I'm pretty sure most of the pain was bruising, from the clamps (which I would have experienced regardless of treatment - I bruise like a peach). So you have my full and sincere sympathy - I'm sure you're suffering far worse than I did, but I have an appreciation of eye-pain that runs deep into my pschye. Here's to this being just an extremely unpleasant memory. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-28-2009, 08:07 AM	#20
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Hang in there dar. Eye pain can be some of the worse. Wishing you more better times than worst. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-29-2009, 11:31 PM	#21
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Sorry you've had such a bad experience, I hope you get relief soon. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

11-26-2009, 07:49 AM	#19
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Dar - that's just , ugh! Awful! What about narcotic pain relief? Is that a possibility?

11-30-2009, 11:08 AM	#22
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Thanks everyone. The pain is now gone. Vision in my left eye is the pits, but I think that will improve over time. I have an appointment with a cornea specialist on Thursday to talk about long-term treatment. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-30-2009, 11:17 AM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Or get a patch, parrot and hook. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-30-2009, 01:03 PM	#24
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	...And try not to scratch your nose. Seriously, best of luck in the search for treatment, dar. You certainly hit the jackpot in the chronic conditions you got. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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