seekeroftruth
Well-Known Member
I need a medical expert opinion.... An expert retinal surgeon is what I need....
I had surgery on my eye for a retinal detachment. Then I left the surgery... and went home.... I live about 500' in elevation higher than the place where I had my surgery.... and I had a C3F8 tamponade. Is it possible or probable that the IOP elevation due to the tamponade expansion caused the "ruffle" I suffered?
Also... after this happened.... I had the ruffle repaired and he used Adato 1000 oil... which worked to save the eye but had to be removed... so when it was removed the doctor injected another C3F8 tamponade.... and I went home again.... [still didn't know about the elevation change] with orders "no positioning". When I got to the follow-up appointment the following morning.... the bubble was pushing on the pupil. My post op orders were immediately changed to "position". Is it possible or probable that the "no positioning" order caused the bubble to get lodged at the pupil?
The fourth and final surgery.... he injected Adato 5000 oil and removed my lens. He also removed a white cataract caused by the steroid drops that I had to do through the four surgeries. According to Baush and Laumb, Adato 5000 SIL OL is subject to emulsification. Will I more surgery to have the oil removed in the future? How likely is it that the oil will emulsify?
I would appreciate your response.... I'm old and poor and trying to figure out what happened. I followed all the instructions and still wound up blind.
TIA
I had surgery on my eye for a retinal detachment. Then I left the surgery... and went home.... I live about 500' in elevation higher than the place where I had my surgery.... and I had a C3F8 tamponade. Is it possible or probable that the IOP elevation due to the tamponade expansion caused the "ruffle" I suffered?
Also... after this happened.... I had the ruffle repaired and he used Adato 1000 oil... which worked to save the eye but had to be removed... so when it was removed the doctor injected another C3F8 tamponade.... and I went home again.... [still didn't know about the elevation change] with orders "no positioning". When I got to the follow-up appointment the following morning.... the bubble was pushing on the pupil. My post op orders were immediately changed to "position". Is it possible or probable that the "no positioning" order caused the bubble to get lodged at the pupil?
The fourth and final surgery.... he injected Adato 5000 oil and removed my lens. He also removed a white cataract caused by the steroid drops that I had to do through the four surgeries. According to Baush and Laumb, Adato 5000 SIL OL is subject to emulsification. Will I more surgery to have the oil removed in the future? How likely is it that the oil will emulsify?
I would appreciate your response.... I'm old and poor and trying to figure out what happened. I followed all the instructions and still wound up blind.
TIA