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Postby Sarah M » Wed 03 Jan 2007 10:17 pm

i too have had a pretty much constant headache since had it done, did tell consultant but he wasnt bothered.

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Postby Diane Fitzhenry » Thu 04 Jan 2007 9:17 am

I see my consultant tomorrow i will mention it to him (he is a great guy and I talk to him about all kinds of things). My vision is quite blurred but I can't be sure now if it is any better than before. I guess if i can't tell any difference then it isn't. The headaches do concern me. At the moment i feel like all i have done is swap one set of symptons for another.
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Postby craigthornton » Thu 04 Jan 2007 9:24 am

Diane Fitzhenry wrote:I see my consultant tomorrow i will mention it to him (he is a great guy and I talk to him about all kinds of things). My vision is quite blurred but I can't be sure now if it is any better than before. I guess if i can't tell any difference then it isn't. The headaches do concern me. At the moment i feel like all i have done is swap one set of symptons for another.


I feel like that about swapping symptoms. Let us know what he says!

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Postby Diane Fitzhenry » Thu 04 Jan 2007 5:25 pm

I will do Craig. If anyone would like any other questions answered let me know this evening and i will ask my consultant tomorrow. Can't wait to see him (appart from the fact that he's a real hunk) I'm desparate to know how it's all looking.
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Postby craigthornton » Thu 04 Jan 2007 6:24 pm

Can you ask if there are any statistics of how successful a graft is, i.e. how many end up with better uncorrected/corrected vision, and how many end up with worse vision/astigmatism

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Postby Anne B » Thu 04 Jan 2007 6:27 pm

I havn't had any headaches since my graft, but i have had sinus problems.

Craig if you can get hold of some Bells Menthol Crystals (Aromtherapy) they work really well. Just put a few in some boiling water and steam your head!!
Just don't put to many in because you won't be able to get near the bowl :lol: They are very strong.

Hope everyone sorts there headaches out soon.

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Postby Andrew MacLean » Thu 04 Jan 2007 6:28 pm

Of course you can ask any question that is important to your decison-making process.

You may want to ask two questions in this line. The first may be about general experience, over a global population with thousands eyes.

The second may be about your ophthalmologist's own track record: number of eyes grafted, survival rates for grafts, vision post graft, etc.

All the best

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Postby Diane Fitzhenry » Thu 04 Jan 2007 6:58 pm

Very good points Andrew i will enquire.

Craig no problem will let you no tomorrow evening.
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Postby craigthornton » Thu 04 Jan 2007 7:20 pm

Anne Bishop wrote:I havn't had any headaches since my graft, but i have had sinus problems.

Craig if you can get hold of some Bells Menthol Crystals (Aromtherapy) they work really well. Just put a few in some boiling water and steam your head!!
Just don't put to many in because you won't be able to get near the bowl :lol: They are very strong.

Hope everyone sorts there headaches out soon.

Anne


Thanks Anne. I have several symptoms which tend to suggest Allergic Rhinitis. It probably doesn't help having a cat, but she gives me so much in therapeutic help I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place!


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