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Dealing with side effects after 3 retinal detachment surgeries.
I’ve had 3 retinal detachment surgeries in the last 6 months. Now I’ve developed burning sensations in my arms and neck and severe anxiety and depression. My primary care doctor put me on Gabapentin to relieve the burning, but now I sleep most of the day. I don’t leave my home, and I can’t go back to my teaching job like this. Has anyone else dealt with this?
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@rileygracie851, I’m sorry to hear how much you’re suffering after your surgeries, having 3 times in such a short period of time is shocking, it’s not a wonder that you’re feeling depressed. I had this surgery on two separate occasions but there was a couple of years in between, I don’t recall having any symptoms afterwards other than a lot of vision disturbances, when I had the first episode I was misdiagnosed by an overly confident optometrist who was allowed to be called a doctor, this is permissible in Canada but I don’t agree with it, after following my instincts and getting the right care I was told by a retina specialist that I was moments away from losing my vision permanently. I learned that if you have this issue it will likely happen again but honestly, 3 times in six months just doesn’t seem right and then you have ongoing pain in your eyes. I suggest that you should seek more advice from another specialist to see if there’s anything else happening with your health to cause this problem, I wish that there is more information to give you but I feel that another expert evaluation would be in your best interest, best wishes for you.
@rileygracie851 , I’m sorry that I misread your message, your pain was in your body not your eyes, I will say a prayer for your healing.
I used to work in a group retina specialists. I would say try to get referred to a specialist center like Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. They see more special cases like yours and may be able to help.