Day 54
Went in at 130 to see Dr Rosen... ok I have to put my cousin Steph on blast.... Let me thank her first for taking me to the hospital for my surgery, however lol.... Did you have to let me walk into the wall.... I still love you....
Ok today I am having the same surgery that Amare Stoudamire with the Phoenix Suns had done.
It's called the Sclera Buckle Surgery, now what is that you might ask?
Scleral buckling surgery is the most common way to treat retinal detachment. It is a method of closing breaks and flattening the retina. See an illustration of a detached retina.
A scleral buckle is a piece of silicone sponge, rubber, or semi-hard plastic that your eye doctor (ophthalmologist) places on the outside of the eye (the sclera, or the white of the eye). The material is sewn to the eye to keep it in place. The buckling element is usually left in place permanently.
The element pushes in, or "buckles," the sclera toward the middle of the eye. This buckling effect on the sclera relieves the pull (traction) on the retina, allowing the retinal tear to settle against the wall of the eye. The buckle effect may cover only the area behind the detachment, or it may encircle the eyeball like a ring. See an illustration of a scleral buckle in place.
By itself, the buckle does not prevent a retinal break from opening again. Usually extreme cold (cryopexy) or less commonly, heat (diathermy) or light (laser photocoagulation) is used to scar the retina and hold it in place until a seal forms between the retina and the layer beneath it. The seal holds the layers of the eye together and keeps fluid from getting between them.
Sometimes your eye doctor may inject a gas bubble into your eye to flatten the retina. He or she may also drain the fluid under the detached retina through a tiny hole in the sclera. If there is only a small amount of fluid, draining it may not be needed. The retina will pump it out.
After the surgery.... I couldn't tell you anything pass the doctor rolling me into OR... the anesthia must have worked instantly because it was like 4 when I went in and it was like 1030 when they finally got me to wake up. My mom said the Dr came to her about 720pm saying it was a success so the other 3 hrs I must have been dog tired cause I could hear the nurse calling my name but I couldnt or should I say would not open my eyes.
I had to sleep sitting up holding my head down.... this is the worst part is now I have to become acquainted with the grown....until the gas bubble is gone from my eye.
Just note I will be blogging about my recovery during my photo journal and the pics are not pretty...
Gemini
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