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Re: Space cadet help please!

Postby Green » Fri 23 Sep 2022 8:36 pm

After removal, did you experience severe pain after? At a different A&E (staying with family) they said it could hurt for 48 hours. Asked if I was taking painkillers but nothing touches it other than local anaesthetic

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Re: Space cadet help please!

Postby space_cadet » Fri 23 Sep 2022 9:17 pm

The pain post removal was not as intese as prior as post was more like the after sting you get when you snub your toe ona door etc. if your still in pain 48 hours that to me would say they didnt remove the complete filament/s as for me at least it reduced a lot once the offening buggers were out
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Re: Space cadet help please!

Postby Green » Sat 24 Sep 2022 7:09 am

I believe you had blepharitis too? My lid started to look swollen, bit red, itchy, plus more gink with 4 lots of drops, trying to gently remove excess with a cotton bud (I can't find sterile buds to buy).
I'm using lid wipes, the warm compress, and have an eye specific microwave one. The only thing I'm not doing is the massage, too much pain

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Re: Space cadet help please!

Postby space_cadet » Wed 28 Sep 2022 9:49 pm

How things going?
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Re: Space cadet help please!

Postby Green » Thu 29 Sep 2022 3:33 pm

Really hard, ranges from uncomfortable to agony, eye closed most of time, costing a fortune in cabs to get to A&E.
Feeling despondent

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Re: Space cadet help please!

Postby space_cadet » Thu 29 Sep 2022 5:48 pm

it does get better that much I can promise you. I even without the filiments right now keep my left eye closed the majority of the time as it helps my ballance etc, inbox me if you need x
May09 Diagnosed with KC, March 2010 after a failed transplant it has left me legally blind a long cane user (since 2010) who is blind in a once sighted world


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