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| Kathycarp... |
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It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist next
week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater - "live
with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the extreme of my
peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad I did now, as I
am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses put on my face when
I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a huge fur-ball blur into
tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling my
thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous exercising
or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
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Kathy
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| Anne V.... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:48 am |
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I'm sure glad you went to the doctor, Kathy!
Anne
"Kathycarp" <k at (no spam) thyc at (no spam) rp at (no spam) comc at (no spam) st.net> wrote in message
news:aY2dnRgLeuhhAc3VnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com...
Quote: It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist
next week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater -
"live with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the extreme
of my peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad I did
now, as I am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses put on
my face when I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a huge
fur-ball blur into tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling
my thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous
exercising or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:25 am |
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:50:17 -0700, "Kathycarp"
<k at (no spam) thyc at (no spam) rp at (no spam) comc at (no spam) st.net> wrote:
Quote: It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist next
week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater - "live
with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the extreme of my
peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad I did now, as I
am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses put on my face when
I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a huge fur-ball blur into
tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling my
thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous exercising
or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
Soooo glad you had it checked out, Kathy! Most PVDs are harmless, but
they can be a harbinger of a retinal detachment, so it's best to have
them monitored. I had one a year or so ago. Your chances of getting
them increase with age--like other body parts, the vitreous tends to
"sag" with age! <GG>
Anne/OH |
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| Ed Chait... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:30 am |
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Glad you got it checked out Kathy.
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| Kathycarp... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:35 am |
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Me, too!
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Anne V." <ahvasquez at (no spam) NOSPAMsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Quote: I'm sure glad you went to the doctor, Kathy!
Anne
"Kathycarp" <k at (no spam) thyc at (no spam) rp at (no spam) comc at (no spam) st.net> wrote in message
news:aY2dnRgLeuhhAc3VnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com...
It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist
next week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater -
"live with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the
extreme of my peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad
I did now, as I am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses
put on my face when I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a
huge fur-ball blur into tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love
seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling
my thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous
exercising or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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| Kathycarp... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:36 am |
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--like other body parts, the vitreous tends to
"sag" with age! <GG>
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Oh man... you could have gone all day without saying that! <G>
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
<anne at (no spam) munge.com> wrote in message
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Quote: On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:50:17 -0700, "Kathycarp"
k at (no spam) thyc at (no spam) rp at (no spam) comc at (no spam) st.net> wrote:
It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist
next
week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater -
"live
with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the extreme of my
peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad I did now, as I
am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses put on my face
when
I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a huge fur-ball blur
into
tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling
my
thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous
exercising
or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
Soooo glad you had it checked out, Kathy! Most PVDs are harmless, but
they can be a harbinger of a retinal detachment, so it's best to have
them monitored. I had one a year or so ago. Your chances of getting
them increase with age--like other body parts, the vitreous tends to
"sag" with age! <GG
Anne/OH |
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| Kathycarp... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:37 am |
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I am glad, too. Thanks.
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Ed Chait" <edchait4remove at (no spam) earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Glad you got it checked out Kathy.
ed
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| Susan Mitchell... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:36 am |
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Woo! Glad you checked it out!
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Sue -- Firefighter mom -- still rabid UW DAWG fan!
"Kathycarp" <k at (no spam) thyc at (no spam) rp at (no spam) comc at (no spam) st.net> wrote in message
news:aY2dnRgLeuhhAc3VnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d at (no spam) comcast.com...
Quote: It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist
next week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater -
"live with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the extreme
of my peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad I did
now, as I am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses put on
my face when I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a huge
fur-ball blur into tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling
my thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous
exercising or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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| Tallulah... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:56 pm |
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On Jun 11, 10:50 pm, "Kathycarp" <k at (no spam) thyc at (no spam) rp at (no spam) c... at (no spam) st.net> wrote:
Quote: It's a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment). Seeing a retinal specialist next
week to make sure the retina is OK.
I really felt that he was going to tell me that I had a new floater - "live
with it". And if it had not been for the bar of light at the extreme of my
peripheral vision I wouldn't have gone to the doctor. Glad I did now, as I
am very attached to my eyesight. <g> When I had glasses put on my face when
I was 12 years old and the world shrank down from a huge fur-ball blur into
tiny, distinct "things" I wanted to cry. I love seeing!
It still might not be anything, but I'm sure not waiting around twiddling my
thumbs to wait and see if the retina starts to detach!
The joke of the day is he told me to please not do any strenuous exercising
or running until I see the retinal guy. HA HA HA. As if.
--
Kathywww.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
It's a good thing you went!
When you were talking about the first time you got glasses, it
reminded me of when my daughter got her first pair. She had us
convinced she didn't need glasses despite the nurse at school saying
she didn't do well on her eye exam. I finally took her for an exam
just to get the nurse off our backs. When they did the pictures on
the wall, and she mistook a birthday cake for a flag, I could have
cried. She cried all the way to the doctor's office because she
didn't want glasses. Then when she could see through the lenses, she
didn't complain anymore, and when we picked them out, she seemed okay
with it. When we went back to pick up her glasses, I kept hearing
"ooh!" and "oh wow!" from the back seat on the way home. Finally she
said "Mom, I have my head against the back of the seat back here, and
I can see what time it is on the radio." And "Mom, I can see leaves
on the trees!" I felt so horrible for not taking her in sooner.
After that she really improved her grades, and now she's in the TAG
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