Retna hole
Had to start injections last July for wad. Dr said the eye was responding great. Just a few short days later it hemorrhaged..tried to do surgery but a cataract stopped it so got referred to another surgeon who took care of that then my retinal dr went in and got the surgery done..only to find all the blood created a hole in the retna...he schemed surgery to close it then next visit canceled the surgery. So now I'm left with that eye Making everything all wavy and brings the center down so your face is grotesque
I was told today he's leaving it that way. I ve been in tears every since.nigjt driving g has brought heart rate to 136 and pounding.i work second shift ....someone said it's all about the money. I'm starting to believe it
I can understand why you'd be in tears, and having difficulty coping, especially since you got the injections and then the cataracts sorted out. And you also got one surgery done. It sounds as though your doctor doesn't want to operate on the hole in your retina. Perhaps he thinks he might do more damage. It sounds as though it is in pretty poor shape already. Did he say why he wouldn't go ahead? I think you deserve an explanation. Have you considered getting a second opinion? Wendy, Patient Leader. He said he has done 4 surgeries on it ..when it had filled with blood...but he did the first one but couldn't get it all done because of the cataract...got the cataract removed and he went back in and successfully got the med in to stop the bleeding but said all that blood being in there for so long cause a hole in the retna and even scheduled a surgery to fix it. But canceled it.to wait to see if it ll close and in the meantime hope the rest of blood will drain out it...today he said he isn't doing it because he's done 4 surgeries on it. But he hasn't. It's been only the 2 and the cataract specialist did the cataract. I don't know where he got 4 from. I would trust my life with him until now and am almost believing what a nurse I work with said that it's all about the money.
it's a complicated situation, but I feel you need a full and complete explanation. If you are expected to live with your eye as it is, you need to know why. Has he actually said that another surgery won't fix it? Or just that he won't do it. Wendy, Patient Leader.
@brown eyed girl
He said he d done 4 surgeries.but he didn't. We went to surgery 2 times with one unable to finish and the second one he got all the med in to stop the bleeding.
I'm wondering if you can ask to have a copy of your medical records so you have all this documented to help you choose how to move forward. Wendy, Patient Leader.
