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GAMomma
GAMomma Member Posts: 197
edited March 2017 in Surgery - Before, During, and After

I am nearly 7 weeks post op. Immediately after surgery my vision was really blurry. I knew it was normal post op. After I had my last baby,now 8 ,this happened. My right eye (I have very bad far sightedness,have as a child) ,turned in bad. I know I need eye surgery to straighten my eye,simply cosmetic. I will always need glasses to see. My right eye is far sighted and left is near. Any way my eyes are getting worse. I cannot read some print. Even reading my kindle so need to increase the font ,and it's making me nauseas. It's really becoming a problem. At 7 weeks post up I should not be having this. I do not take pain meds or anything. I take Ambien at night but have for about 2 yrs. Is this odd?

I have a check up in May for my vision,normal check up time. I will discuss it with him also,just curious to see if this happened to anyone else

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited March 2017

    GAMomma - I would go ahead and make an earlier appointment if you can. Eyes are not something to fool with. I saw my ophthalmologist a couple of times during treatment. I followed her recommendation for dry eyes, but she told me to hold off on a prescription for new glasses until everything was finished. Most of the issues resolved and I got new glasses after a year.

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  • mustlovepoodles
    mustlovepoodles Member Posts: 2,825
    edited March 2017

    I second MinusTwo. This is abnormal. Time to hie thee to the eye doctor.

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  • GAMomma
    GAMomma Member Posts: 197
    edited March 2017

    I will call Monday. I don't know if I can get in earlier. My annualised May,maybe this would be considered a sick visit? Not sure if I even have coverage for that with my eyes. I will call and check. It is weird,I agree. I cannot see anything with my glasses.off I almost feel.paranoid with them off,I hate it.

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  • shoppygirl
    shoppygirl Member Posts: 694
    edited March 2017

    quite honestly if it's anything to do with your vision I would suggest getting a book that immediately. My retina detached three times after treatment. I did not get it checked soon enough and that is why my vision in that eye is terrible now.

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  • GAMomma
    GAMomma Member Posts: 197
    edited March 2017

    wow,retina detach. Sheesh.... I'm doing finicky calling. I may have the loc replaced take a peak. I see a pediatric eye doc because my vision problem isn't from chidhood.

    Thanks for the info girls..I will update soon!

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  • mustlovepoodles
    mustlovepoodles Member Posts: 2,825
    edited March 2017

    Definitely get in to see your eye doctor ASAP. When you call them stress that your vision has changed dramatically. This could be serious.

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  • Monis
    Monis Member Posts: 472
    edited March 2017

    GAMomma, May I ask how old you are? If you are in your 40's perhaps what you're experiencing with increasing difficulty seeing up close to read is normal and your surgery just pushed your eyes over the edge with fatigue. It takes a lot of energy for our eyes to focus, more so up close. Are you getting double vision, as you mentioned your right eye tends to cross inwards. Surgery, or any type of stress on the body, can cause eyes to drift more as you don't have as much energy to try and keep the eyes aligned. Don't panic yet! It could be something very benign. I work in an ophthalmology clinic and we see these types of things often. But, absolutely have it checked out.

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  • GAMomma
    GAMomma Member Posts: 197
    edited March 2017

    Hey everyone. I had my appointment moved up but it's not til May. I see a pediatric specialist due to my vision problem being a pediatric speciality. However since it was far he asked a in town doc to see me just to make sure it is not an emergency. I saw him yesterday..My eyes are still a little dilated. He didn't see anything alarming.

    Monis,I am 42,and definitely could be age related. I am far sighted in my right eye and near in my left with very strong astigmatism. So strong I cannot get fitted for contacts. My muscle in my eye is just a lot weaker now since surgery. He said it very very common. I passed his brief exam, didn't see any reason for concern other then normal stuff. My script needs to be changed. He also added.that I should make surgery of my eye a priority. It will help with the straining.

    Monis let me ask, every have a pt that has problems with jaundice lighting? After my last baby he was a preemie. I could not be anywhere near him if the bilirubin lights were on him. It literally made me nauseas,dizzy to the point that I need a wheelchair to leave the NICU. Since then my vision got much worse,I'm nearly night blind. It's weird. I've told my eye doc,was not concerned. My child is now 8 and my vision has only gotten worse.

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  • ReginaZ
    ReginaZ Member Posts: 41
    edited March 2017

    Hi GAMomma,

    I had my lumpectomy on 2/20/17 and since then my eyes and eyelids have been sore and itchy, but I haven't noticed any vision changes. Even though I think it's only dry eye, I will be seeing my eye doctor,because it's driving me crazy!

    Good luck with your vision and everything else.

    Regina

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  • GAMomma
    GAMomma Member Posts: 197
    edited March 2017

    oh girl,you need to get this ointment called Tobradex. It is HEAVENLY. You have eczema of the eyes. I get a flare up every damn year...

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  • ReginaZ
    ReginaZ Member Posts: 41
    edited March 2017

    Thanks, I will try it!

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  • Libber
    Libber Member Posts: 86
    edited March 2017

    All. I have chemo induced retinopathy. It's rare but it happens. I am Type 1 diabetes. Well controlled so the retinopathy was a surprise. Chemo can do damage to eyes. I did dose dense A/C and taxol. About 2 months after finished my eyes developed floaters and blurry vision. I have now been getting treatment. Vision great. Important to be on top of this.

    Chemo did cause blurry vision while in treatment. That cleared up quickly. Dry eyes yes.

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2017

    I was prescribed Tobradex drops after my two cataract surgeries. My cataracts had pretty much ripened even before my bc diagnosis. Tobradex is a steroid, so be careful with it. I’ve always been myopic & astigmatic (and too allergic to tolerate contacts). As I got older my nearsightedness improved but I began to have difficulty focusing for reading, so I started wearing progressives at 39.

    You should have your retinas thoroughly checked, though. And if your eyes are misaligned, and can’t be retrained with exercises, you might want to bite the bullet and have the strabismus-correcting surgery. You are too young—and still have kids to raise—to go through decades of being unable to read without nausea.

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