Face-Down Healing in 2007 After Vitrectomy?

[Cher2005]

In another thread here, someone mentions some herbals that help with AMD and diabetes at the same time, Ocuvite Preser Vision

I bought the regular Ocuvite, which has omega three also, so it's what I went with. I hope it helps.
I had to quit taking zetia too because it is broken doen in the kidneys and I was losing kidney function. It really helped my cholestorol, but... So now I just take straight zocor.
Im going to contact doc next week to se if he has the new kennolog. I think an injection would help my vision. I'm also having a ;ot of distortion trying to see through the bad eye with the cataract and the newly cataract free eye. I always get scared when my vision gets worse. I think that the edema kicked in as I have read it often does after cataract surgery.

[Eagle]

So now I just take straight zocor.

Im going to contact doc next week to se if he has the new kennolog. I think an injection would help my vision. I'm also having a ;ot of distortion trying to see through the bad eye with the cataract and the newly cataract free eye. I always get scared when my vision gets worse. I think that the edema kicked in as I have read it often does after cataract surgery.[/QUOTE]

Maybe it was hurting my kidneys too, had some back pain and I assumed it was from a lot of Christmas shopping, walking on hard surfaces. My doctor or pharmacist didn't tell me a thing about zetia affecting kidneys. I'm afraid of statins too. They work in the liver instead of the stomach, but I used to look up bad side effects and remember there were some horror stories but I can't remember details.

Yes, I get a little scared when my vision's down too. I think the Kennalog has me protected from retinal edema, and in sorting a lot of printouts today I found a good one about retinopathy patients having little blank spots in their vision. It's about PEGAPTRAUB, or something like that, being tested, Nov.06.

It takes a while, but one paragraph says within 3 wks of just 1 injection there was significant regression of vascularization, I think the word is. It's for macular edema. A Dr. Gonzalez was giving this report. No adverse effects. But 82 months? Those with the most injections had the most benefits. Maybe Kenalogg's just as good or better.

Sometimes I have to turn my face every which way, to avoid the little holes, , like those "progressive lenses" glasses that are so expensive and take a lot of head movement.

[Dancinboots]

I had vitrectomy surgery in October 2006, but did not have to do the face down healing. My question to any of you who have had this surgery is this...how long before you began to see more clearly. My vision in the operated eye still has not improved much. The Dr.says I have some swelling in the eye that is slowly going down. I have been putting acular drops in the eye to help with the swelling. I have read that it could take up to a year for vision to improve. I hope no, I am starting to get a bit impatient. I also have a cataract forming which I am wondering if that could be part of the reason for the not so good vision.

Thanks...Sharon

[Connie727]

Hello,
I am writing on behalf of my sister. She had a severe injury to her eye in early December 2006. I am sorry to say but she delayed going to a doctor for nearly a month after the accident occured.

She has no health insurance and is being treated at a teaching hospital. Her surgeon has told her that her retina is detached.
He will operate but he predicts no improvement to her vision, the purpose of the operation is only to preserve the eyeball itself.

Her surgery has been scheduled and then resceduled twice now. The next scheduled date is February 20, 2007. We are receiving limited information and really don't know what to expect, even to the point of whether or not she will have to do the face down recovery. From what I've gathered on the net this is what she will have to do.

My question is this, I have found a home medical equipment company that rents a face cushion for lying on the bed, mirror (for tv viewing) and a chair with face down head rest.

Has anyone used any of this equipment? and did you find it helpful? I have e-mailed the company for pricing and other information. Any information at all about this surgery and recovery would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Connie

[Eagle]

Obviously I'm no expert, but while we're waiting for one, just to let you know we care, the cataract forming probably is having some effect on your vision. I believe you're the one who said you have some swelling, retinal or macular edema, I believe they call it. Sometimes a steroid injection right into the eyeball is used. Mine was Kennalogg, about which I couldn't find much if anything on the internet, so it must be fairly new. There's different kinds. Maybe they didn't want to put you through too much and decided to just wait. (What do I know?) You have to sign a consent form, of course, and have anesthetic drops.

Connie, I think I'd wait, about getting all the special equipment for your sister without the advice of her doctors and people who've had this done. There may even be other equipment companies which would have things she would like better. I don't think I'd like watching TV with a mirror.

Maybe someone here will talk to you who's been through this. I really haven't been through it yet.