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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- To follow up my video about having tube shunt surgery for glaucoma in 2019 and answer questions I receive most frequently in messages with regards to my procedure and experience afterwards.
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Kaitlin, My heart goes out to you as a young lady having to face these challenges. I'm 64 (male) starting to deal with the big G and know it's not fun, even at my age. You're a brave gal and my hat's off to you carrying on and trying to be a mentor for others similarly challenged. God bless you.
I’m 59 and have had to deal with glaucoma since I was 30. I’m -5.75 shortsighted and you’re right most people don’t want to talk about it for some reason . I used to even call it ocular hypertension than glaucoma. I’m glad I found your channel.
I was just looking out for pressure of the eyes and how to reduce it and found your surgery part 1 and 2 videos .. my heart goes to you and all the people suffering with glucoma. I am so scared as after the test doctor asking me to go for a second opinion . After spending so much doctor are so heartless asking you to go for second option why cant they suggest things at one go. I'm really worried and scared as a single women who is dealing with other health issues as well and now this eyes issue I'm fighting hell out there ..god bless to all and may they all recover from these horrendous health issues.
Thanks for sharing!! My wife has it in both eyes, and 1 eye is blurry the other not as bad. Drops every night, and it seems to be staying the same, not getting any worse.
I wish we would have known more about having more pressure in 1 eye sooner.
When the Dr. says your pressure is a little high, you need to see a eye specialist SOON!!
The Optometrist didn't tell us what that meant or anything.
Thanks for the info and update!!!
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Just had surgery on my right eye on Tuesday. I had a trabeculectomy but my eye pressure spiked about a week after so the doctor had to do an implant surgery. I'm currently recovering and I'm grateful for the sight that's left in the right eye. My left eye is fine though. For now no pressure-lowering drops in the surgery eye.
Thanks for sharing. it's good to know I'm not alone here😊
I just had a tube shunt surgery 5/14/24.
@@sisterloudjoy4620how are you doing ?
@@sisterloudjoy4620just had mine 6/17 how are you healing ?
Had such a crush on her. Hope shes doing well out there somewhere. Never did build a computer. But awesome channel.
I knew the channel right now, and I wish from the bottom of my heart that you're good nowadays. I don't speak english fluently, but I hope you are reading this message. Best wishes for you, ever.
Stay positive it's hard to sometimes I know. I have had 5 retina detachments, I have buckles on both eyes. I have developed advanced glaucoma in both eyes from all the trauma from the surgery's. Cataract surgery in both eyes & multiple laser and cryotherapy's. I think that's it but I'm starting to lose track, Oh yea I have diplopia too. LOL I can actually see pretty well considering, I have been able to drive up until this week. I have a fantastic retina specialist, he saved my vision many times! I'm having optic nerve trouble now, my glaucoma is starting to win the battle just in the last few months. I'm afraid I'm headed for the dark room now, but I have prepaired myself mentally for this final chapter in my life.
Although I do not suffer from this, I think you are a very strong, tenacious, and considerate person to have shared your experience with others who have similar difficulties. All the best to you all.
As I listen to this video via a direct bluetooth stream to my cochlear implant, I think you're absolutely right to hold out hope for improvements. Hopefully one day soon they are able to help take the little bit of sight you've got in your right eye and allow you to be able to make it functional. Keep up hope and your amazing attitude about everything and you will be fine!!
I understand and relate to a whole lot of what you’ve experienced. I’m torn between wanting to be totally dark in my severe eye, and wanting keeping the foggy, blurry vision that is left. It is mentally exhausting because the two eyes try to work together and it’s bringing my overall vision down, even though my other eye is quite good, thankfully. Good luck to you, and all of us living with this.
Thank u for sharing your story. My Mom is going for surgery soon so thank u! ❤
There is nothing more attractive than someone will to talk about something personally uncomfortable to help others. Proud of you.
Glad I found your follow-up. Having a Trabeculectomy with MMC Surgery done in May 2022 in my right eye also. The difference between us is that I have 20/20 vision in that eye, but the pressure has become extremely dangerous. Hope all is well for you now.
Caitlyn, thank you so much for your glaucoma videos. They have provided such good info and comfort. Your attitude is stellar. You are an amazing woman and we hope and pray that you recover. Our best, Ann
Thank you for the video. I am 47 year old Asian man and my left eye has Glaucoma. I found it out about 3 years ago doing a routine eye exam. The IOP is about 20 and eye drops doesn't really help much, I think. First laser surgery on the top portion of the eye, and I might try to do the bottom portion to see if pressure will go down more. I am trying to delay the surgery as much as I can, but I am not sure if i can given it's slowly progressing. Hope you, me and other Glaucoma patients will get cured one day.
Thanks Caitlin, I'm also getting Glaucoma. I have a follow up with my doctor in June.
You mentioned being grateful for some things several times. Given the seriousness of the issue, you are an amazing person. : )
Hello Caitlin, my name is Dexter I’ve been on eye drops for glaucoma in my right eye over 20yrs. I’ve also had laser treatment before too. My vision is good but lately the drops are hardly lowering the pressure in my right eye, the pressure has been as high as 32-35. Today my pressure is 25 in the right eye and 14 in the left eye, my doctor wants me to come back in a month to see if the pressure in the right eye is getting lower and if not, he told me we may consider doing surgery because he doesn’t want me to lose the vision in the right eye. My readings have been 1 month apart. I’m 58yrs old, listening to you gives me some relief just in case I need the surgery. From listening to everything that you’ve been through. I must say you look great for a woman who has been through the tube surgery.
Drink cayenne pepper 🌶️ everyday in water
Use castor oil in your eyes at night time before bed
I just had the surgery on 5/14/24.
@@sisterloudjoy4620 any updates? How did it go?
@@powerband5235 My surgery went well on May 14. I should have done it sooner. My pressure is below 20. I do take combigan twice a day. I used to take three different bottles a day with more than six drops per day. I am still recovering but I am about 95% clear. It is a success. I will recommend others to get it done if they need too. If you have any more questions, I will be more than happy to answer.
Prayers for you🙏🏽
dude she is such a trooper - love to hear how she tries to look on the bright side of everything- she has a very good understanding / expectations of glaucoma management.
2:00 HI CAITLIN - I’m male, a young 77, in August had similar problems followed by laser surgery to open those pesky channels , and now monthly injections of Avastin - still got one OK eye! - very much appreciate your story - Thank-you Tim from Cornwall England (Poldark Country) - and looking at you I cant see anything wrong with your eye - hold on to it as I watched a recent lecture by a US surgeon taking about amazing procedures in the not too distant future involving stem cell research !!
Brave lady! You inspire people much older and even more nervous than you. It's Funny that my condition is not even as bad as yours. I should be doing the surgery very soon. I hope I will be as brave as you. Hope things keep improving for you.
Interesting! I have had glaucoma since 1985 and now at 72, I am on four different drops. Ten years ago, I had a retinal occlusion in the right eye and required monthly shots in that eye for the past decade. Due to all of this, I keep having new veins grown in that eye and now they are even blocking the tube even more that drains pressure from that eye. So, finally I found a doctor who is going to perform this surgery in hopes of draining the fluid in a more efficient manner. As you said, I don't expect to gain any of the vision that I have already have lost, my hope and the hope of several doctors is that it well spare me in the loss of that eye completely and having an artificial one placed in that space.
Thank you for your video .. sending healing prayers
Thank you sharing your experience 🙏
Thanks! Really helpful as this problem runs in my family. My great grandfather and grandfather both went blind with this issue. I have annual tests. Great video!
You are such a wonderful young lady, and the story you are sharing is very amazing.
I have the same problem on my left eye, an attribute to trauma. Currently the pressure on that eye is in high twenties and the drops are not working too well. So recently my doctor suggested surgery and that is why I am wandering around to see what others have to say, and I just stumbled on your fascinating story.
Thank you again.
Warm regards,
Dawit
I had an Ahmed valve implanted in my left eye a week ago. I’m just wondering if you are taking any steroid drops and if an unwanted side effect is increased pressure in your good eye as well?
Hang in there, and thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I also have glaucoma and was diagnosed when I was in my late 50s. Like you I'm extremely nearsighted, and I have been wearing glasses since I was nine. Every night before bed I use Latanoprost, an eye drop for glaucoma. So far my vision isn't getting worse, and hopefully things will stay the same. It's good hearing from someone who has this problem because the doctors don't want to talk about it. I guess they don't wish to scare their patients.
If you use eye drop regularly.your vision will not go until your death.But in glaucoma you have to put drop in your eye whole of your life.Don't miss eye drop even a single day.Just recently one month ago my father lost one eye from glaucoma.His eye were paining severly since one year ago but he didn't went to eye hospital for a check up and just recently he lost his one eye .Now he is putting eye drops.
We’re strong and with glaucoma too. You’re not alone. I also have glaucoma
@@sandeep2435 sorry to hear about your father I have been putting glaucoma drops since surgery in 2015 the trabecutomy and still taking eye drops and my pressures is reading at 24 25 Doc want to put in shunt which I’m afraid because I had a retina tear
Thank you for sharing your experience. Your information was valuable. I had cataract/glaucoma surgery 5 days ago. It was very tough for me, and I'm thinking about lifelong changes going forward.
i was in a lot of pain////////
We miss you. Hope you're doing ok. Much love
I had lasik to fix my vision. I don't regret it. Best wishes for you.
Thankyou so much for your video! I just had the same surgery and I have gone through so much complications since. You gave me hope that things could get better. I had a super painful surgery and office procedures that were crazy painful too. My vision just sucks now. I also had cataract surgery at the same time . I am only 10 days since surgery and I am on so many drops and have to take Tylenol for pain.
its been over a month ago im still in pain and still with the drops after the day of surgery i was in a;full lot of horrible pain no pain meds given or too help never never again i'd do it it was awfull/ i'd rather go blind and do it again/ i'm 83 yrs old
i also have it in the other eye
Where did you go?
Hi Caitlin! God bless you for being brave and sharing your experience. Im a 68yr old female, was diagnosed in 2020 with glaucoma. Left eye doing well with drops but right eye is not. Facing surgery in a month on right eye. Ive already had laser surgery on both back in late 2020.
Hoping I will at least be able to keep the sight I have in the right eye post surgery.
Again, thank you.
Truly inspiring to see your strength and continued gratitude still throughout this entire situation. Good for you! I will say that the highlight of your facial features are your beautiful eyes! On a side note (and I'm sure you've done this), if you get the time to look at eye supplements and also your diet and what you're eating and maybe seeing a naturopathic doctor, who specializes in eyes to go over all the options. That's what I would do as I had my own health issues and was able to get over my Hyperthyroidism issue naturally without drugs. I'm very grateful that I didn't go to a regular doctor. They would have done more damage than good in my particular situation.
I had yag laser surgery myself. They had to poke a pinhole in the eye to alleviate pressure. It was like getting small zaps on the eye. This in time will cause a developed cataract. Interesting to hear your story as well.
I had the SLT surgery a week ago. At first I was super light sensitive but it is better now. Go back in 6 weeks to see if it worked.
I really enjoyed this update because it’s very similar with my condition being a 21 year old who has steroid induced glaucoma. However, i had two glaucoma surgeries and cataract surgeries in each eye and my right eye is similar to yours being a small hole and blurry, so my left eye is my best eye currently. When I where glasses i also get a headache and strain because it is trying to match up. Hopefully, we both can regain vision again!
Why did u have to get 2 surgeries at age 21? I'm just scared of the surgery.
@@gaijin140 well I had my first glaucoma surgery back when I was 15yrs old and my cataract surgery when I was 14yrs old. It was only during this pandemic that my pressure risen back up to the point I needed another surgery. At first it was just my right right. They recommended me getting laser first before a second surgery which I did and it didn’t last long so I ended up with a second surgery just last year. Same as the left eye, second surgery this year because they knew it was slowly rising back up. I remember telling me glaucoma surgeries don’t last long either since it is a tube shunt so I figured that was why it rose back up. My glaucoma started from being steroid-induced taking the medication prednisone (pill) which caused my eye pressure to rise above 25. I was taking the medication long-term because I was already dealing with another medical condition.
I'm only 17 and I've been diagnosed with this. Major nervous breakdown in progress ...
Happy Birthday! You are amazing. Hope everything is going well for you! 💖
2yrs gone! We miss you! ❤
You are amazing person, you give me positive energy!
I watched your first video on this a while ago and had completely forgotten you had the surgery, etc until you posted this video - I don't notice it on you at all. 💕
I have a macular hole (mostly found in those 60+) and I'm in my 30s. The only fix is surgery and the surgery always leads to a cataract in that eye. 😔 Not the same situation, obviously, but the possibility of eye surgery is not a fun one - your videos help put my mind at ease that it's something I can get through. Right now it's wait + see but one day I'll need surgery. Hope it all gets better for you!
I am grateful for your courage to do these videos on the glaucoma surgery. I watched the first video before my Ahmed implant surgery 3 weeks ago. I just watched this one and I am experiencing the exact type of vision, reading, brain hurt feelings, and driving challenges. I will look for you on instagram to dm more questions.
Admire you for accepting that stuff happens unfortunately some of us are not dealt the perfect hand. Accepting what you still have and moving on is the key. Could always be worse. Looking forward to your next tech video. Stay positive!
i started watching your 15 month uv fluid cleanout vid, then found the glaucoma topic. I am early 30's and have had borderline pressures for years. no drops yet, but waiting on the day it gets worse.
please keep making videos lol. We miss you Caitlin!
Thanks for sharing. My eye exam yesterday revealed higher IOP than normal (23 & 25). I was referred to a specialist and am pretty shook tbh. I’m only 34.
Are you ok?
I hope you are doing well, its been a while. I wish you the best
I watched both of your videos on glaucoma you did a good job and it proves my point that half of the things that doctors are doing for their eye patience is trial-and-error.
they really don't know what works it's like they are just shooting dice. they really do not have a protocol for curing anything they are just trying to manage the pressure . you mean to tell me that they can do brain operations and heart lung and kidney transplants and they cannot figure out how to regenerate and restore the optic nerve! this pisses me off. anyway maybe the rtac treatment that I had may be of help to you check it out on my channel
Hey thanks for sharing your story 💕 I'm a 39 year old mum of 4❤️ I have glaucoma ,early cataracts & a condition called fuc! I discovered I had glaucoma in my mid 20s my pressure was manageable with timolol 2x a day for years! stupid me decided to have vitreous surgery last Nov , my specialist who I had been seeing for years recommend it so I didn't think it was to much of a risk to my gloacoma however I was wrong 😞 since my surgery my eyes have been inflamed therefore I am now also on steroids & worst of all my pressure is no longer manageable on drops alone I'm currently on Diamox (1 month already) which is making me crazy non stop crying which I know stress isn't good for my eyes either 😭 I will be having surgery sometime soon but I'm so doubtful it will work
Hang in there were all hoping for advances in research 💕💕
I have glaucoma in both eyes and have for about 20 years. I use 4 eye drops twice a day, and have had laser surgery. My pressure and visual field test results are fairly stable, but I came across some new research recently. Vitamin B3 as nicotinamide is showing promise to help with glaucoma. I am taking 1000 mg/day. I would encourage people to look into this and perhaps start taking it yourself. I haven’t taken it long enough to see if there is an actual positive result, but I am hoping there is.
How old were you when you were diagnosed? Do you still drive?
Can you do an updated video. Thank you!
Thanks for your videos I just completed my 6week check up.
I appreciate you!
Your awesome!
Wish the best, hopefully you're doing good,, saw your review on the BenQ monitor review, appreciate it. Can't wait to get mine in Thursday.
rest in peace 😢
My mom's sister has tunnel vision, but she has a pretty good attitude and for the most part it seems like she's doing very well, she has a couple of cats and a dog so I'm happy for her, when I was watching the BenQ monitor review, I did not even know that you even had it honestly, I hope God blesses you and everything you do.
Thanks for sharing. You're video was helpful. I'm fairly young and dealing with this.
I wish the best for you. It hurts and sucks that had happened to you. Man, I personally am upset for you but am thankful you are keeping together with your positives versus the negatives. If I had super powers I would heal your eye so you'll be happy. The best I can do right now is give my warmest regards and send my hugs and kisses your way :) Hopefully soon they can find a way to activate any nerves to heal this scenario. Anything is possible. We are in the year 2021 after all. Stay well and hope to talk to you again. Cheers!
thanx for your update..i recently had pressure surgery for my right eye although when diagnosed about 6 months , pressure in both eyes was extremely high..my dr. told me he saw some nerve damage in my right eye which has been blurry since the diagnosis (had 2 slt's which didn't work)..pressure has stabilized but the doctor is keeping his eye on the left to make sure that doesn't get out of control..i also have cataracts which doesn't help and hopefully i will have them removed when the right eye heals..i was prescribed glasses to help with vision in my left but also protection because as my doctor says, if i was to get hit in the left eye it would be hard to see anything until the left eye healed..one of the things i hate the most is the constant dry eye, it's a nightmare...it's very hard dealing with all this but i keep my hopes up that one day science will find a cure for this horrible disease..much luck to you...
Thank you for sharing. I’m in the same situation.
Amazing video thank u so much.
My fiancee have high pressure in her eyes and she is just 40 years old so its why i found your channel. Im glad we live in sweden so her if her eyedrops cost more than 200 dollar she get the rest for free. The doctor told her that it was bad but we dont know how bad yet. I keep my finger crossed.
Hope you're doing well. Your videos are really helpful
Not sure how I stumbled across your page. I am so sorry for all you’ve gone through. Please forgive my unsolicited comments. (I am a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist.) My concern is prob more just to make sure all your docs stay on their toes for your good eye. Being that it is so near-sighted, it could be worthwhile for your main eye doctor to refer you to a retina specialist and let him or her do a scleral depressed exam (or take peripheral photos with an Optos or similar camera) just to make sure there aren’t any occult retinal holes or tears that could benefit from prophylactic laser to make sure they don’t progress to detachments. Being as near sighted as you are, it’s possible you have a bit of lattice degeneration in your peripheral retinas, and it could be good for a retina doc to just keep an eye on that for you annually. I’d also encourage you to follow with a glaucoma specialist doc too if you aren’t already.
Finally, if you have young kids (or young nieces or nephews) and they are near sighted, consider looking into compounded dilute atropine drops for them to slow the progression (and decrease their risk of other eye problems). I posted an article on it on my FB recently (publicly viewable). It’s not for adults sadly, but it gives additional hope and encouragement for the next generation!
Thanks for sharing your story. Hang in there!
Hey thanks for sharing. I too under went glaucoma proceedure, it really sux! Mine was a CPC laser proceedure, 3 weeks later and Im still trying to recover.. blurry vision, irritated eyes, dry eyes, etc.. and about 3-4 drops including that steroid! I cant believe your still on the steroid, makes me wonder if ill ever be free of it. My eye still hurts and is still red. Anyway, thx fir your video and listening to me. Hang in there hopefully things get better.
I was cleaning up my subscriptions and almost forgot about you! Come back to TH-cam!
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Thanks for sharing this, Caitlin! Hoping for that promising research to achieve breakthroughs very soon. It would be great to see a follow up video from you in the future talking about improvements after those research results and you going through those treatments, maybe your voracious reading becoming even more voracious after that :) Wishing this sincerely, all the best and a big hug!
Where are you Caitling ? we miss you :( Hope you are ok
Hi Kaitlin, I've always enjoyed your videos and you being a great role model for girls and women in IT.
I just ran across your videos today as I was scrolling on my TH-cam. Just wanted to say hi and hope all is great with you🙂 you're the bestest! 💯👏💕🙂
Pray for some type of resolve, but thank you for sharing. I miss your post, be safe 🙏😎💪
Wow, great timing!!! I was looking everywhere in the web about more information on people who have glaucoma, as my dad have it and I may have inherit it. I have tons of questions like how did you know when to come in to see a doctor for it, how many treatments do you get, and many more!! But first I need to watch your first video on the surgery maybe it'll clear up some. I'm so glad I found you on twitch!!
Hi Caitlin...I pray you are still doing well. Are you allowed to drive?
I have had glaucoma since I was 26 had laser and the eye operation in either eye hope you are better now as mine is stable and my eye lid dropped 5years later is better now. Have same symptoms dry eye etc bright lights hurt me ,dark rooms are great and comfortable.
How old are you now? And has your vision stayed the same?
Hi Caitlin, I hope everything is fine with you and your eyes. Your words can really make a difference for people with glaucoma/retinitis diseases. Any other updates on your side? Best wishes.
Can u tell me right from your experience the detailed "ILL & negative effects" of prolonged eyedrop usage of PREDNISOLONE?
My Wife who recently turned 60 years old last July 25 had just undergone a 3- Consecutive SESSIONs of IRIDOTOMY & IRIDOPLASTY PROCEDURE to treat her glaucoma.
The 1st session of procedure last Aug. 02/Friday, was performed on her left eye with a more complicated nature of placement OR CURVATURE of the iris which is quite harder to perform the procedure on part of the Glaucoma Specialist. Although, her right eye had a higher pressure compared to the left eye.
The 2nd Session last Aug. 5/Monday, was performed on her right eye, although, some unfinished procedure was still done on her left eye.
The 3rd Session is just a follow-up sequence to the first 2 Sessions.
The FINALE of the Procedure was performed last Aug. 9 to both of her eyes.
My Wife Czarrie feels much better now, as far as vision of BOTH EYES are concerned - compared to the very 1st GLAUCOMA ATTACK last July 18 in the morn upon waking up. . .which caused a severe headache & blurry vision.
In that fateful day of her first attack i was shocked & stunned on what to do & HOW WOULD I REACT TO SUCH EMOTIONAL CRISIS. For I don't know then yet what it was?
But Czarrie knew then, that the extreme pain in her eyes has something to do with her eyes. . .
. . .& She was correct!
I intentionally plan to bring Her in that fateful day to Our very trusted Ophthalmologist Dr. but to no avail, there wasn't any scheduled Clinic THAT DAY & secondly, there's no available car in my Sister-in-law's house where we were staying.
After the procedure healing
Her Glaucoma Specialist who performed the PROCEDURE was reffered to us by Our good & experienced OPHTHALMOLOGIST advices US to proceed back to Our trusted Ophthalmologist Dr. for his commendation for Eye Cataract Surgery known as PHAECOEMULSIFICATION.
The Female Glaucoma Specialist recommend US NOT TO PROCRASTINATE the eye cataract surgery on the next 2-weeks (at least,) for high pressure on both eyes may surprisingly escalate.
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Guys, just don't trust your IPO measurements by just take a visit to your doctor. To get a correct aproach of it, the IOP should be measured during 24 hours (2 in 2 hours should work). I did it, and crazy stuff happened like: 20 at 6AM and 28 at 1AM... Ask a doctor if you should do this, he will not say no, I bet.
going through the same issue right now. I am 32 years old, my pressure is really high after a goniotomy surgery, which failed. Now suggested tube shunt. Im just taking time to process this, im going to call on Monday to accept the surgery, right now the clinic closed. Im just scared.
All the best for you 👍 Missing your cool videos
Sorry to hear about your situation. Hopefully a cure is discovered and FDA approved in your lifetime. Did anyone in your family suffer from glaucoma?
Because from what I have heard, it is largely genetic and it is damage to the optic nerve that causes glaucoma and not necessarily high eye pressure. Some people with high eye pressure won't develop optic nerve damage or glaucoma, while some with relatively normal eye pressure can develop optic nerve damage and glaucoma.
God bless u.... U r one of the strongest person I've ever encountered... I wish there would be a treatment for glucoma regarding optic nerve damage.... I heard stem cell and gene therapy ... Hope it'll be helpful for u when it arrivee
You are missed! Do you have a new channel? Hope you are doing well!
She’s a excellent TH-camr and super high quality human being, wow, overly impressive
Thank You 🦋
For someone that has glaucoma, considering all the things that you do in your videos, I'm actually pretty shocked. That's pretty cool how you got that skill.
hope you're doing well!
This 2 yr update and your prior video were very insightful, thanks for making these! Instead of another shunt surgery, is a trabeculectomy surgery a possibility? It's another type of IOP lowering surgery, except it involves no hardware. Best wishes for your eye (and other) health, going forward!
Hi, are you ok? Is this channel finished?
shes fine
Hey Caitlin, I hope you are well. Merry Christmas 🎄
Hi Caitin, (kendo161) I wonder since the brain is so adaptable if it tries to fill in the missing pieces like it does with memory sorry you have to go through all that I can relate on a different level I've had a bad heart valve most of my life. in 2004 It caused a a blood vessel blockage in my brain had to have surgery which caused a stroke. the good part is the brain is very adaptable I switched fom being left handed to being right handed with time my cursive still sucks but I can print legibly. we know a lot more about the brain now. stroke used to be a death sentance. It forced me into retirement and I can't drive because of seizures that caused unconsciousness for a time till I got the right medication. but hey there is always Lyft , Uber or a taxi. Also wanted to mention that yours and a couple other twitch streams have made me feel a part of society again. So thank you for streaming and just being you. all the best Ken.
Hi ,my name bee in uk, I have a same thing about years ago,and I have a operations coming soon in September to fix my left eye .hope going well and watching your video give me so much ideas about the processing. Thanks 😊 hope we all over the world can find the way to fixed glaucoma, it is very Scary😟
I have low pressure glaucoma in my right eye being damaged by a small amount of pressure.
Hey, I hope you're doing well
Can you do another update ?
Im going to have this surgery soon, but im nervous about it, especially after my trab surgery failed
I hope she’s alright..
She is very active on her Instagram 😀
Any news about Chris Bucksaw?
My other eye is a lazy eye so I'm having a blast 😅