UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi Sweet, I understand that smoking is bad for ya health, I have my op in a few days, and I will NOT be smoking after the op at all! gonna lock myself in the house fopr a few weeks, my question is .. if its ok to smoke in the days running up to the op? Could it seriously affect the healing etc? Muz

Is it wise to be smoking following up to a graft? Can it affect any part of the procedure?

Thanks
Muz

having it done where I live, Black Royal Infirmary, the surgeon I beleive is Dr Nylandah, im sure no ones heard of him on this forum tho!

Not to worried about the slight delay, was actually happy that had been pushed back a bit, now I feel I can prepeare myself mentally for the op! JayUK, aint sure what kind of a graft it is, I think it will be a full one coz I have deep scarring in the eye (I still have a little white cloud covering ...

hey Andrew ... they've moved the graft to 18th may as that was the earliest a donor would become available, had my pre op assesment, which went all smooth, now i got a few weeks to enjoy the spring weather .. well what there is of it !

thanks for your replies, I have a pre op assesment on thursday so i'll be asking the nurse my questions, regarding a PK or a DALK, I have no idea ... I think it wiill be a full graft coz I do have very deep scarring and alot of it!

Thanks once again.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your reply, I can live without training for a few months, but I dont think I could live without ever training again as its a natural partt of my daily life!

My graft is on the 6th April, hoping all goes well

Hi With a graft due soon, I was wondering if there was anyone on here who has had a graft, and carried on with their weight lifting after their operation? And if they did, how long they waited. I understand after the graft I will not be able to do such things for a while, but I am hoping this won't ...

I suffered hydrops in my right eye lastt yearr in August, and went alomg later to see a consultant in Blackburn hospital fgfew months later who told me he would place me on the waiting list for a graft, and could expect the operation in January / February of 2007. However I received a letter today, ...

I have notioced a similar problem with lights, usually during the evening when its dark, I see long streaks of light beams coming down to the floor from the street lights, which prevents me from seeing further than that, sometimes when I close my eyes for a second and rest them in this short period,...