I Just Remember Mother's Fight

By lindy-lou

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I am 71 years old. I was diagnosed with wet in one eye 3 years ago. After the first year, I was almost cleared up and then I tried a different eye injection that was supposed to take care of it. Wrong - it all backfired and was worse than the original diagnosis.

I have not gotten anywhere close to where or what I had accomplished in that one year. I keep hoping and am doing everything to get back, but it is not going to happen for me. I remember my mother going blind and how frustrating it was for us and no injections at the time. So I will be grateful and sympathetic to others with the condition, and happy for those that beat wet macular degeneration.

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Brown Eyed Girl Moderator
Thank you for sharing your story <inline-mention user-id="3120810" username="lindy-lou"/> . It must be very disappointing to have gone backwards in your eye-health journey? May I ask what injection you were on and what you were changed to? And why the change when you were going so well? Wendy- Advocate.
1. lindy-lou Member
 I was on Avastin and my Dr suggested a injection of Eylea would or should clear up my leakage. I had a terrible reaction to this drug and left my eye damaged.
2. Brown Eyed Girl Moderator
 That's awful, @Lindy Lou. I feel for you. My father has only ever had Lucentis so I don't know much about why doctors change drugs when things are going fairly well. I imagine your doctor got a shock too. Wendy - Advocate.
lindy-lou Member
I was on Avastin to start treatments and my Dr suggest a injection of Eylea would or should completely stop the leak. I had a terrible reaction to this drug and left my eye damaged.
mickeyi Member
I have wet in left eye and my right eye vision is good but colors are not as vivid just a more "tan" tone is this what the dry is Just curious this came on very rapidly just in the last few months
1. Brown Eyed Girl Moderator
 <inline-mention user-id="3109671" username="mickeyi"/> you might find this article interesting. It does mention colors fading as one symptom of macular degeneration. I hope this helpful to you. Wendy-Advocate. <a href='https://maculardegeneration.net/symptoms' target='_blank'>https://maculardegeneration.net/symptoms/</a>
Brown Eyed Girl Moderator
<inline-mention user-id="3109671" username="mickeyi"/> you might find this article interesting. It does mention colors fading as one symptom of macular degeneration. I hope this is helpful to you. Wendy-Advocate. <a href='https://maculardegeneration.net/symptoms' target='_blank'>https://maculardegeneration.net/symptoms/</a>
phlibrarian Member
What was the medicine that caused the problem? And what were you taking before then?
phlibrarian Member
What was the medicine that caused the problem? And what were you taking before then?
lindy-lou Member
Phil, I was taking Avastin injections and the Dr suggested one injection of Eylea should clear it up, but It worked in reverse. No one's fault, but I wish I would have said no thanks.
1. Sharon Moore Moderator
 @lindylou how unfortunate that the Eyelea caused a worsening of your vision. Does it appear to be irreversible? I do hope something more can be done to improve your vision. Best wishes, Sharon Moore Advocate
blsir322 Member
What injections were you getting to begin with?
blsir322 Member
LindyLou What injections were you getting to begin with?