Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 At 09:31 AM 12/29/2001 -0800, Tina Westphal wrote: >The bad news is that he found signs of Diabetic Retinopathy and I need >laser surgery to reduce the blood vessels in my retina to maintain my >sight. So my first surgery of 2002 will be that. >:>( I am thankfull that he found the problem and it >can be " treated " now while I still have most of my >sight. He did say that the condition will continue to >progress though and that eventually I will go blind >but he doesn't think that will happen for at least >several years. Tina, blindness isn't a foregone conclusion here. If you take care of yourself and your diabetes, and see your opthalmologist regularly for checkups, there is no need for you to completely lose your sight, at least not for QUITE a while. I worked for a retinal surgeon, and we saw patients for diabetic retinopathy checkups who'd had it for fifty years. They weren't blind; they just had to be careful. Now I'm not saying they had perfect vision! But they were not completely blind. Of course you must go with what your specialist says, but remember, if you take care of yourself and your disease scrupulously, you can at the very least postpone this sort of thing for quite some time. Laser procedures are helping tremendously here, too. Best, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is the tale, not he who tells it. I no longer need to punish, deceive or compromise myself. Unless, of course, I want to stay employed. Broccoli is bigger than all of us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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