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What questions should I be asking at my 4 wk. post Vitrectomy ERM Peel appt. ?
I have one of those surgeons that just says the minimum during appts.---and this is a very important appt. to learn anything I can about how the surgery went and what to expect in the future.
I found if I don't word the questions exactly correctly using their terms, I don't get an informative answer.
Can anybody help me ask a few direct relevant questions about what he sees on the OCT and the exam at this 4 wk. post surgery appt. ? How does one know what to ask when us patients don't even know what they are looking for on the OCT's or inside the eye ?
Any suggestions appreciated, and would probably be helpful to all forum readers.
I have one of those surgeons that just says the minimum during appts.---and this is a very important appt. to learn anything I can about how the surgery went and what to expect in the future.
I found if I don't word the questions exactly correctly using their terms, I don't get an informative answer.
Can anybody help me ask a few direct relevant questions about what he sees on the OCT and the exam at this 4 wk. post surgery appt. ? How does one know what to ask when us patients don't even know what they are looking for on the OCT's or inside the eye ?
Any suggestions appreciated, and would probably be helpful to all forum readers.
My situation was different from yours. I'd expect that your current acuity is better than 20/400. If your surgeon is pleased with your progress, than you're doing fine.
Thanks Jodie...
before surgery was 20/200 with lots of scar tissue, a 4+. It grew fast within a year. Day after surgery 20/400. My own interpretation today 3 1/2 weeks post surgery is that I maybe see a little more clearly in that the blank spots seem to have decreased in size...but I still have blank spots and in no way can read.
The day after surgery my surgeon said not to expect much improvement for maybe many months because I had severe scar tissue and wrinkled macula. He likened it to a piece of sod that was never laid properly and dried out and crumbled.
Guess I don't know if he is just saying what makes me feel better, or if I should expect some better improvement 4 wks after surgery. Any ideas ?
before surgery was 20/200 with lots of scar tissue, a 4+. It grew fast within a year. Day after surgery 20/400. My own interpretation today 3 1/2 weeks post surgery is that I maybe see a little more clearly in that the blank spots seem to have decreased in size...but I still have blank spots and in no way can read.
The day after surgery my surgeon said not to expect much improvement for maybe many months because I had severe scar tissue and wrinkled macula. He likened it to a piece of sod that was never laid properly and dried out and crumbled.
Guess I don't know if he is just saying what makes me feel better, or if I should expect some better improvement 4 wks after surgery. Any ideas ?
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