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7098. judithathome - 5/16/2007 11:58:16 PM The guys he recommended are opthamologists that specialize in retinal problems. I'm going to talk to my regular doc tomorrow (he has to give me the referral) and see what he says.
Tis is different from the migrane flares. It's a constant, lasting for days with no head pain at all. 7099. wonkers2 - 5/17/2007 12:11:07 AM Judith, the poem was written by my brother who had a detached retina which was successfully re-attached, as I recall, with laser surgery. A modern medical miracle. 7100. arkymalarky - 5/17/2007 1:10:39 AM My neighbor at work (the math teacher next door) had two detached retinae that he's had surgeries for, but he still has a lot of eye problems. He's not very healthy in general, though. 7101. arkymalarky - 5/17/2007 1:43:37 AM In the Cafe, and maybe here, a while back, we were talking about doctors' names. This was on MSNBC's site:
The herpes family of viruses can have a surprising upside — it can protect against the bubonic plague and other bacterial contagions, at least in mice.
Research into whether a similar mechanism applies to humans and other mammalian hosts should be conducted, said viral immunologist Skip Virgin at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "There may be symbiotic advantages to chronic infections with these viruses." 7102. judithathome - 5/17/2007 4:25:47 AM Wonkers, the poem was great and good on your bother for coming out fine...it just scared me a bit. 7103. wonkers2 - 5/17/2007 12:40:29 PM Scary topic. He said he'd be happy to talk to you about his experience if you have any questions after seeing the specialists. 860-651-3054 (Tom) 7104. thoughtful - 5/17/2007 1:39:46 PM I never complain about posts, but I strongly suggest the phone number be removed. Better sent in a private e-mail to judithah, or if she's already got it, the post should be removed...just not a safe practice, even in our corner of the internet. 7105. thoughtful - 5/17/2007 3:00:15 PM Judithah, detached retinas ain't fun. I hope it's not serious and that the doc can fix you up.
Hubby had a different retinal issue...fluid built up behind it making the surface 'wrinkled'. There was nothing to be done and fortunately it went away by itself.
I hope yours is as benign an issue as his was.
7106. judithathome - 5/17/2007 4:59:01 PM Wonk, got the number and suggest Magos delete the post now...thanks! I can't get a referral until Monday when my doc returns from a trip. Will keep you posted. (And thank your brother for me...I just might give him a call!)
Thoughtful, I'm thinking it's going to be a big nothing...I have no symptoms, no pain, no blurred vision...he showed me a lot of examples of what it might turn into but didn't seem overly concerned. (Didn't send me straight to the specialist, rather.)
He did show me that particular problem your hubs had, though...said it actually looks like over-stretched SaranWrap. 7107. judithathome - 5/17/2007 4:59:55 PM Sorry, I thought this was the Cafe...maybe Wabbit could delete it. 7108. judithathome - 5/17/2007 10:19:24 PM Well, my doctor just got all in a swit and referred me to another eye doc and I will be going in tomorrow...he was quite miffed at me that I thought it could wait til next week. 7109. arkymalarky - 5/17/2007 10:58:06 PM This site is very neat for monitoring diet and fitness. 7110. wonkers2 - 5/18/2007 10:33:43 PM A few hospital jokes 7111. judithathome - 5/19/2007 8:41:58 PM My eye is fine and that was 3 hours and 15 minutes out of my life that I'll never get back...the specialist's office is a hotbed of inefficency and there were about 20 of us sitting there with dilated eyes, trapped in a room waiting to see the doctor.
Only funny thing was that his name was Dr. Hu and the girl at the desk said "You're here to see Dr. Hu?" and I said "Ranalle" and she said "No, Dr. Hu" and I repeated "Ranalle" and finally I glanced down at the card and saw DR. (whatever) HU printed on it and told her I got it...but that I felt like I was trapped inside an Abbott & Costello routine. Unfortunately, she was too young to get that particular joke...
Anyhow, I'm supposed to watch for any changes in my "floaters" and "flashes" and if I see a change, to come back...otherwise, just keep getting older. 7112. wonkers2 - 5/19/2007 9:50:32 PM That's good news! 7113. betty - 5/20/2007 3:11:36 AM arky,
I was out running yesterday and my eyes started filling up with goo. Of course I thought of you...How is the fitness routine going? 7114. arkymalarky - 5/20/2007 3:56:09 AM I've been just maintaining a little exercise and eating out a lot less, and otherwise I haven't able to do a lot without getting worn out, but since my doctor doubled my thyroid medicine the other day I feel better. Today is the first day I really felt like I could tell a difference. I bought a basketball goal and Bob and I worked on assembling it quite a while without me getting exhausted. I don't know if I'll be up to "normal" next time my thyroid is checked in about three weeks, but I see I can function better with this upped dose and I haven't gained any more weight--I lost a pound or two from where I was originally and then planed off, and I'm thinking I'll be able to exercise longer now and eat less. 7115. arkymalarky - 5/20/2007 3:29:42 PM I'm also trying to figure out how long I may have had this; if I had it before my hysterectomy and then it went lower this year, when I gained ten or fifteen pounds and felt like crap but attributed it to being way overloaded (which I was). Or when I gained about 20 before that and got the symptoms that required a hysterectomy, which I attributed to extreme stress and overload while I was in a mad fight to keep our rural school from closing. I'm just trying to sort out what's what and trace things back so I can see where I'll be wrt health, weight, etc, once my thyroid is correctly adjusted and my allergies are back under control, which I hope will happen within the next few weeks. If "normal" is before all that, then my weight should be about 20 lbs less, and I'd like to lose another 20 eventually, to get to where my weight was in my 30s.
I'm focusing on feeling good, though, at the moment, and won't concern myself with weight per se until I'm at what I think would be my "normal" health level through eating a balanced diet and exercising.
Speaking of which, anyone have opinions (HA!) on the detox rage? I read an article in MSNBC about it that really warned about it, but I know a few health-food store frequenters (not health nuts--they seem to use health-product resources like a Chinese menu) who think it's great for cleaning their systems, not weight loss. 7116. arkymalarky - 5/20/2007 3:31:47 PM And wrt eating right, I am eating at least one piece of fruit and some vegetables every day and drinking a low-sodium V-8. And I'm drinking 4-6 glasses of water a day at a minimum and getting in physical activity most days, but--as I said--very little of it. 7117. arkymalarky - 5/20/2007 10:14:31 PM It took two days to put up that basketball goal. The instructions were awful, even by assembly instructions standards. But I got a lot of physical activity out of putting it together and was able to do it. Last week, no way. And I LOVE IT. I shot baskets while Bob cleaned off the old concrete slab I'm playing on (from the carport of our old house), and I just love it, chasing the ball around and everything. It's all fun.
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