SWIMMING AFTER GRAFTS

[james mckinlay]

I HAD GRAFT ON MY LEFT EYE 5 YEARS AGO AND ONE ON THE RIGHT 3 YEARS AGO BUT IVE LEARNED THAT SWIMMING IS BAD FOR THEY CORNEA'S IS THIS TRUE AS IVE BEEN SWIMMING LOTS SINCE THE GRAFTS I HAVE RECENTLY LOST MY SIGHT IN MY LEFT EYE AND NOW I WONDER IF I COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS

GRATEFULL FOR ANY HELP OFFERED

THANKS A LOT JAMES MCKINLAY

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

[Per]

Hi.

I don´t swim a lot, but sometimes during the summer. I never swim with my eyes open below the surface though. Last summer i still had contact lens on my right eye, the left with graft, and spent some time on the beach, swimming. Some contact for the eyes with water will allways come with swimming, and I never heard that a fully healed graft should suffer in contact with pure water.

But you said you have lost vision on one eye. How did that happen? Didn´t you get any help to heal the eye or get a new cornea ? Seems strange.

[james mckinlay]

hi thanks for the information i have no idea what happened. my vision has deteriorated over a period of months they say my cornea is not rejecting and therefore wont do another one though they registered me partially sighted and are currently organising support for me from social work which will take ages as i used to deal with them a lot from my emplloyment as a support worker.

once again thanks

james

[Sweet]

Hello there!

I have a big problem here, as i used to swim about four times a week wearing goggles and a contact lens. Since having a graft four months ago i have been told not to swim yet and i think that all the stitches will need to be removed before my surgeon considers it.

I know there is a big risk with infection, as bacteria can pass through water, and that even with wearing goggles you aren't really protected. I haven't heard abut not swimming once the graft has fully healed and the stitches removed though.

Am sorry to hear about your eyesight and really hope that you can get something sorted soon.

Love Sweet X x X

[Per]

I agree with Sweet here, you should avoid swimming before the graft has healed and the stitches are removed. My first graft is old, stitces removed in 99.

Good luck with your vision, and hopefully the cornea will clear up and give you full vision again.

(ps, see you live in Glasgow; billy boy or Celtic ? )

[james mckinlay]

roflmao im not a football supporter im a rugby fan i think football sucks

so im a big scotland fan at murrayfield and im an edinburgh gunners fan for rugby club

lol not everyone like the old foozball

and again thanks for the help im not bothered really as im adapting to daily life now.

have a great christmas hope santa's good to you

[Sweet]

Hehehe, glad to hear from someone else who doesn't like football!! I'm a rugby fan as well, but only so much as when the six nations play!! I might casually add here that Wales may have won that this year! Ooppss, did i really post that here?!! LMAO!!!

When celebrating after the last match in welsh rugby shirts we met up with a group of scots who seemed more excited than we were!! Hehehe, i think though that us winning was all down to beating England in the first match, as this kinda gave us so much confidence to win!

Great season all around! Looking forward to next year now!!!

Sweet X x X

[james mckinlay]

sweet welsh rugby is awesome i was at the last game they played at murrayfield when we were run the aussie monster matt williams and i was one of the few scottish in the sttadium yeah murrayfield but the welsh fans were so kind and fun im trying to get some access to the milenium stadium so i can see the game in wales and well england aint the smae since the world cup and wals and ireland are getting better every year and one thing the wlesh rugby girls are great lookers 2 lol