UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

maybe it was just psychologist effect, however whenever I had to lift heavy weight after my DALK I felt some soreness in my eye... so i'm trying to avoid it. In the last meeting it was observed that my inner eye pressure is rising... I'll continue to wait with the weights and focus on my running and...

:D תודה רבה translate: many thanks Now I'm in a catch situation... I was planning to accompany a friend in the 1/2 marathon who is a 1st timer and will probably run much slower than i usually do. Now since i need to post my result, I suppose I'll have to plan differently :) Anyway I'll let you know....

Hi all, Well, i've gone through graft ~4 month ago, the surgeon managed to do a DALK and it all looks pretty good. I got back to running (easy) 2 weeks after the graft, and this Friday I'm running a 1/2 marathon in Tel Aviv. With the swim my surgeon asked me to wait till after 3 month after the graf...

Guys, you helped me a lot :D So no need to abandon my 3rd Ironman plans after all... and the cycling tour in Europe... and the Rollerblades... maybe just delaying everything a bit. I hope my graft will be smooth and healing will go well. As Lucy said, I will listen to my body, and as an endurance at...

Hi Pete,

Great to hear that... the swimming and cycling are the things I afraid to loose the most.
where you able to get back to your previous shape (before the operations), or you had to reduce the training intense?

Shahar

Hey guys, Thanks for all the feedback!!! I'm much more encouraged now. I'll probably have to relax a bit which is not that bad, but not necessarily stop. I'll probably have to delay my 3rd Ironman and the cycling tour trip that i planned to do in Irland... :) Now that I'm more relaxed, another short...

Hi all, I'm postponing the surgery for 5 years already. my main fear is that i'll not be able to return to sport. I'm doing a lot of sport, running marathons, cycling, swimming, basically every day... it is part of my life and I can't do without. In the last years my right eye can no longer have the...

Thanks guys, In the last two days, I'm surfing in this forum and got to two decisions: 1. Not afraid anymore... will do the graft anyway. 2. Before I'm doing that, I'm going to do another Ironman (I registered to one in the end of June). I believe that after I've been in this condition for several y...

Hi, I'm a 35 years old, having pretty severe Keratoconus for 20 years already, I've been wearing contact lenses. I'm active athlete in long distance Triathlons, swim, bike, run. For me this is a way of life and I'm training everyday, and competes several times a year. In the last 4 years I don't wea...