When It Rains, It Pours.............Vision Issues

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:17 pm

Jari,
So glad that they can fix this!! You hang in there. You will be in my thoughts and prayers!!

This kind of reminds me of my bed rest days while pregnant. I kind of enjoyed it in the beginning, but now my house would be caving in if I had to do it again. So glad you have help. You take care and get lots of rest.

LauraAnn · Post by **LauraAnn** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:22 pm

My thoughts are with you Jari. I'll miss you while you're "off line" because I always keep up with your posts but will look forward to reading about well you come through this challenge! Hang in there ! :bigbighug:

Grahm · Post by **Grahm** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:05 am

Jari,

You can do this!!!!! Just know you're in our thoughts and prayers all of the time.
Spring is just around the corner and you'll be as good as new.

Love,
Connie

Janie · Post by **Janie** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:16 am

You can do this!! Find some mystery books on tape that you can listen to and get your mind wrapped up in the mystery. So you concentrate on that. I will send out prayers and good wishes for a fast couple of weeks for you.

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:45 am

Hi Jari,

In addition to books on tape suggest listen to some of the paleo podcasts.

jlbattin · Post by **jlbattin** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:47 am

Well, I am 16 days post op for my macular hole surgery! I went back to the doctor yesterday and the hole is completely closed and he said my eye looks terrific. I was able to read some lines of letters that I was never able to before surgery. I still have about 20 percent of the gas bubble left in my eye (I am ready for it to be gone!)! Yesterday was the first day that enough of the gas bubble was gone that I could track both eyes together and see. Before, I had to keep my left eye closed or wear a patch over it or I would get nauseous. I have been in a face down position for the full 2 weeks with very restricted activity and yesterday my doctor told me I had to do the same until the gas bubble was gone. He thought maybe another 4 or 5 days. The surgery, itself, was a piece of cake, but the recovery is really tough! No reading, no watching TV, and mostly face down makes for time standing still and some unusually LONG days!

So, how did it affect my MC? I made it through the surgery fine with the anesthesia, but woke up the first night in the middle of the night feeling sick to my stomach and also had diarrhea. That lasted about 5 hours or so. We went into the doctor that morning for my first post op appt. and the doctor said that was not unusual with anesthesia. Two weeks later, I'm still struggling with my MC some and I'm not sure if it's the after effects of the surgery or whatever might be in the eye drops that I had to put in (which I now no longer have to use - thank goodness)). Things seems to be settling down a little bit and I'm about to climb the wall. It's hard to keep a rather active person down! I have been eating really bland so as not to upset things any further than they were already upset.

Hoping this is the last time I have to go through this and that it won't affect my other eye.

Thanks for all the prayers, well wishes, etc.

LauraAnn · Post by **LauraAnn** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:59 am

So good to "hear" your voice again Jari! It sounds like you have this one under control. So wonderful that the surgery went well and you are almost through the tough recovery. Still routing for you and have you in my thoughts. :flowersmiley:

Post by **tex** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:42 pm

Jari,

It's great to read that the surgery worked so well and you're almost finished with the recovery. You've certainly done your part to "earn" the right to get your vision back. I'm sure that I would be on the verge of climbing the wall, too, after spending so many days in a state of "solitary confinement" imposed by having to lie face down.

You're almost there.

Thanks for the update.

Tex

Janie · Post by **Janie** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 1:04 pm

Just thinking of you, Jari and there you are. I am so happy the surgery went well and sight is improving. Your gut will come along too. The stress of laying face down probably gave you more gut issues than before the surgery. So keep on keeping on. :bigbighug:

to you!

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 2:30 pm

Welcome back Jarie!

We missed you! I used your bag recommendation on a recent trip to Montana. It worked great!

Wishing you continual healing!

Brandy

Deb · Post by **Deb** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:55 pm

That would be my own version of hell, Jari. I'm glad you're on this end of it. Deb

jlbattin · Post by **jlbattin** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:42 am

Thanks for all the well wishes. I am now 3 weeks to the day of surgery. My gas bubble is gone (at least the part that was blocking my vision), but there is still some residual. I'm told it takes awhile for your body to completely absorb the gas. My vision is still distorted, but I can already see better than I did before surgery and am hoping that since I'm still in the very early stages of healing, that it will keep getting better and better.

My issue is that I have now had watery diarrhea every morning (for about 3 hours) since this past Monday. Since I'm eating bland and safe foods, I can only believe that there is something in the gas being absorbed into my system that my body really doesn't like. I haven't done anything different. I need this to go away! It's wreaking havoc on my body!

Just seems like there's always something!

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 4:28 pm

I'm so glad you don't have to face the "chair" anymore

and that the gas bubble has dissipated!

I'm sure your body is quite unhappy right now....and I hope for your sanity the immune system starts to back off soon

Hugs
Erica

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 4:47 pm

The combo of anesthetic, change in routine and mild amount of stress while you waited for the results would be enough to cause the WD.

it will settle down as you relax and get back to your routine

happy healing

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:56 pm

Jari, so glad to hear you are face up now! I can't imagine the stress of dealing with your eyesight. Summer break is just around the corner hang in there!