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My Eye went Screwy

Started by Magicman, June 19, 2014, 10:11:31 PM

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Magicman

Screwy in that about mid-morning I suddenly had many floaters and some flashing in my left eye.  I figured that it was the heat, but I was in the shade under the umbrella and was well hydrated.  I looked down at my arm and it was covered with black spots.  I tried to brush them off, except there were no spots there.  They were in my eye.

I thought that I was having a stroke or something and then thought of the eye situation that Jeff had.  I called the Eye Dr. and they would work me in.

No torn or detached retina, but a Vitreous Separation, which is caused mostly by Birthdays.  There is nothing to do or that can be done at this point.  Scary stuff.  Just keep on keeping on and go back in one month...$$$$

I lost a half day of sawing.   :-\
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Banjo picker

Sorry to here that Lynn,  keep us posted....Tim
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WmFritz

Sorry to hear this and hope it clears up.
Do you shoot right-handed? :rifle:
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SawyerBrown

Scary stuff indeed ...  So are you still seeing spots or was it just temporary?
Pete Brown, Saw It There LLC.  Wood-mizer LT35HDG25, Farmall 'M', 16' trailer.  Custom sawing only (at this time).  Long-time woodworker ... short-time sawyer!

red

Take it Easy . . . maybe only work 10 hours today
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Chuck White

Stress can cause eye problems (among others) too!

Maybe take a "relaxing" day off once in a while!

Keep up with the Dr visits Lynn!  ;)
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
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thecfarm

That is too bad. Wife has a floater. Nothing like what you have. With hers it comes and goes. And as with yours,nothing can be done for it.
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petefrom bearswamp

Aint getting old fun?
Have had floaters for several years now.
My doc says gravity will take care of them in due time, but due time I aint got any more.
Hang in there Lynn
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Magicman

I shoot right hand, but because of an old right eye injury, my left eye is my best eye.

It was flashing "lights" last night, and is wacko this morning with floaters.
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Jeff

I know exactly what you are going through Lynn.  Mine ended up with a torn retina and eye surgery early this spring.  I'm learning to live with the black spots, but it makes it tough telling which are the real black flies and skeeters while in the U.P.    Hang in there.
Just call me the midget doctor.
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Texas Ranger

I can help you, Jeff, the black flies and skeeters are the ones that bite.   8)
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hardtailjohn

Hang in there MM.... that doesn't sound like one bit of fun to me!
I'm so far behind, I think I'm ahead!

Ken

Take care of your eyes.  We don't get a second chance with them.   Hope you are able to recover fully.
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Shotgun

Sorry to learn about your eye problem, Lynn.  Sure hope that there's improvement on the horizon.  Eyes are pretty tender parts of our anatomy.  Easy to injure and they come with potential built in problems as well.  And you can see that the problems are not tnat unusual.  Perhaps you'll remember that I lost the direct vision in my left eye (August 2013).  Jeff suffered a serious problem and now you.  Mine was a mini stroke in my optic nerve. Nothing has changed, as in no improvement for me.

Folks should enjoy having vision and depth perception, among other things.  It's difficult living without them, but I still feel fortunate, as I have friends who are dealing with much worse issues than I am experiencing.

Wishing the best for you.

Norm
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Warbird

That sucks.  Sorry.  :(

Magicman

The flash on the left side is still there as well as the "new" floaters.  I can manage OK with this and hopefully it does not get worse.  If there are no changes, I go back to the ophthalmologist in a month.  If it changes, then sooner.
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

blackfoot griz

Lynn,
Sorry to hear this.  Of all the issues associated with getting longer in the tooth, the decline of my eyesight is by far the most bothersome to me. After reading this, I will no longer complain! I wish you the best.

petefrom bearswamp

I was told by doc that if flashes occurred it could be detached retina very serious and was told to get to him or OR ASAP
Kubota 8540 tractor, FEL bucket and forks, Farmi winch
Kubota 900 RTV
Polaris 570 Sportsman ATV
3 Huskies 1 gas Echo 1 cordless Echo vintage Homelite super xl12
57 acres of woodland

Magicman

Yup, same thing here.  He said that if anything changed, to come in.  He said that my flashed were caused when the Vitreous tore loose.  There is no doubt whatsoever that an event took place in my left eye Thursday AM.

I hope that it will stabilize and I will not have to go through what Jeff had to endure.  But if so, then I will.  My FIL lost the sight in his only eye from a detached retina making him totally blind, so I know full well how serious it is.
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

LeeB

So sorry to hear about your eye problems. My thoughts are with you and hope you have a good outcome.
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SwampDonkey

Take care. Hopefully things will stabilize.

I have to see the eye specialist to in August. Eye pressure is a little high for some reason.  ::)
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ND rancher

That sounds serious Lynn! I pray that it gets better.I think you need some down time.
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Barney II

Lynn, good luck with eye problem and hope you have a complete recovery.----Don
Ya never know
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goose63

You only have two so take good care of them so you can keep on being da Magicman  8)
goose
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SPIKER

I was taking some sort of meds back 8 or 9 years ago that was to help my back pain by increasing the fluid volume/pressure inside the spinal column (reducing the pinched nerve pain.)  :P   It ALSO increased the level of fluid around brain and eyes, it resulted in a black spot in my left eye I still have but grew used to and a decrease in vision :-\  >:(. stupid_smiley   It (meds) was also a/an anti depressant so made me not care all that much lol ;) :)   

I was on a high dose for maybe 3 weeks prior so have you started any new or changed meds or diet in that time??

I have been having a LOT more problems reading or working on something at what would be NORMAL working distance, I need to grow LONGER arms or LONGER nose as sliding the specs down the nose helps some  ::) arg-smiley


Mark
I'm looking for help all the shrinks have given up on me :o

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