Signs of rejection

[jayuk]

Per

Ive not made this correlation before....I think there has to be something in this...sutures and rejection......let me go researching lol

J

[GarethB]

Rejection is far from common when I spoke to people at the confrence and this was the feeling why the dotors do not tell us the detail John has posted.

What John has done is very good and is something we all should be aware of.

For those going through the graft process, this is handy information to keep close by just in case. However a positive attitude towards the graft should be maintained to avoid self induced psychosematic symtoms.

Good luck for next year John.

[Lisa Nixon]

I think the possiblility of rejection is always in the back of my mind, and I've a good idea of what to look out for. My biggest problem is living on the Isle of Man I have to get a flight to Liverpool for treatment. When I had my first eye done 3 yrs ago I thought it was rejecting and went to local A & E where the doctor shone a torch in my eye and announced that she could see the stitches. She said the eye chap here could see me the following afternoon!! We went home, rang patient transfer and I was in Liverpool by 10.00 the next day. Everything was ok, stitches were quite tight and I'm a wimp! I just worry that if I have a rejection weekends, evenings or bank holidays it's not going to be so easy sorting out a flight. I'm on Pred Forte for newly grafted eye and had intended to keep a bottle "just in case". If a rejection was a possibility in the left eye no longer on steroids would it be a good idea to whack a drop in "just in case"?? Tubs

[jayuk]

Lisa

One thing that I have done is kept Maxidex and Chloramphenical in stock just in case.......2 bottles of each......as every hour counts when going through a rejection episode and ONE drop of maxidex over a 3 hour period is better than NO drops (whilst in transit getting to the hospital)......at least thats my approach anyway........and in all honesty even if it wasnt a rejection eposide there is very little danger of damage to the eye putting in a drop of maxidex........

J