UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

i went to A & E and waited 2 and a half hours. then in the last 10 mins before they called me in the eye started clearing up lol typical. the doc gave me some gooey solution that gave my eye a coating and told me to see him at 10am the next day- saw him today and he said when they cut the stitch...

Ok thanks i will do- just didn't know if they would accept me there- they always told me to go docs 1st then get referred but don't no how i could on a Sat. they couldnt pull the stitch out incase the graft cam open, so they just cut it but its started hurting again so it looks like it wants to get ...

finally decided to go docs today- (friday) my doc referd me to the hospital in preston and they found that a stitch they had cut off was sticking out of my eye and thats what was causing me the pain everytime i blinked. aparently it must of started coming out of the eye. They tried to pull it out bu...

nice one Alvin- i will sleep on it tnite then and post in here how it is tmos- fingers crossed. Gareth that has put my mind at rest then regarding lost stitches- it seems scary knowing they are still in there sumwer waiting to come out lol but you have been fine a long time so hopefully i will be th...

Thanks for the quick reply Alvin and Rosmary-

The stitches went out on Tuesday. the pain did go down alot today- the thing that worries me is that i feel something every time i blink. they never told me what to expect when i left hospital, wish they would

Went Manchester to have all my stitches taken out and in the end they just took alternate ones out so in the end just 8 came out. as always they never tell me anything at the hospital and dont even give me chance to ask things so thought someone here may be able to help. 1) They said during the op t...

Rosemary thanks for taking time to write that- Its helped me to understand the process more- it has almost been a year since my op and thankfully every time i have had my eye seen to they are very very happy with the healing. and with my glasses i can see lots. One thing i worry about with the scler...

Its a while until my next check up so im wondering if anyone could set me straight on something. i was told pre-op that having the graft would also mean that in the future i would be more easily fitted with contact lenses. And i think i made the mistake to think eventually that i would just be able ...

brings back memories lol cant believe you had to carry the tissue though, that would of felt a bit weird. wonder what happens to the old cornea? maybe they just throw it in the bin lol

thanks that answers a question i had- its a shame we cant help others when someone was kind enough to let us have their cornea, at least i know now