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ERM procesure in 3 days and my anxiety is building
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Hello and no problem on the long email,any eye surgery is taxing on the brain,I am sorry for your anxiety,know you are in the hands of professionals and trust them.I had an ERM removed 6 months ago at the Mayo clinic Rochester.I was mostly awake for the procedure ,which i thought strange and asked the same questions you did about sneezing etc.,so no problem there.The surgery went smotth,no face down or detached retina or bleeding and i wish the same for you,be diligent in post op instructions for eye care.3 months after my ERM i had cataract surgery and i mentioned to my Dr. that things seemed to be blurrier than before,and he said when the cataracts are removed all imperfections are magnified,i did have small stiches in the eye which dissolve over time,no need to worry there,i have flashes from those stiches but the dr.said that will fade in time.Regarding the peel of the ERM,yes it is a very delicate surgery and they inject dye into the back of the eye to enhance the membrane to grab it,if your membrane has not been on long it is easier to peel,so what i was told,that is why i had mine done.I can say there has been an improvement but not to where i can say i am totally happy with the results,i am hoping with time it will heal more.Now that i have an iol after cataract surgery i wonder can i still see improvement in the eye thru the lens if the retina is still healing,i pray for you and great results,breathe and relax you will do fine,Blessings Brian from Canada!Ps i wore my eye patch at night for an extra 2 weeks afterwards just to be careful of rubbing or poking the eye at night.
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@brian24 thank you so much for the detailed reply. I am hoping my experience would be similar to yours, although I have been having this issue for almost a year so no idea if this is long enough to make it more challenging. I was told I do not need to face down unless there are complications, which I assume it means when doing the peeling the retina detaches with it then all bets are off. I wonder if that happens if they would also do the retina reattachment at the same time, hopefully that won't happen. I just can't keep thinking about what could go wrong.
I think they need to open up two ports in the eye to insert the equipment for the operation, or may be more I don't know so those openings are what were stitched up? Good that is self dissolving, can't imagine having to manually remove the stitches once healed but I read that happened to someone.
I was told no lifting any weight, no straining and no bending over for a while. May I ask how long was it for you before you can say pick up a watermelon at the supermarket, or twist open a jar of pickles or dig a hole with a shovel in the garden to plant something? Weeks or months?