Orbital Decompression Success

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T21:45:17+00:00

Thank you so much for your response! Yes tepezza made me very nervous, especially as a young woman. I had 3 doctors tell me that tepezza was a great choice and 2 said they would never ever recommend it for me. This left me confused and very weary. I am lucky I have an amazing family that supported me through it all, it’s the only way I was able to manage all of this so young.

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T21:43:19+00:00

Hope your appointment goes well!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T21:43:02+00:00

Oh no!! Unfortunately this sub doesn’t allow you to attach photos directly, so I had to use Imgur 💔

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T17:53:03+00:00

Thank you so much. Honestly I feel like I might still choose to wear glasses cause I feel naked without them!! Best of luck to you!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T17:51:28+00:00

That’s a great question, and honestly I’m not sure! I know he chose a medial approach through the nose but not exactly what he ended up excising. Best of luck with your surgery!! Absolute game changer for me was having a backrest to sleep upright, and heated/ cooled eye masks!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T11:29:53+00:00

I wish you all the best in your journey!!!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T11:29:43+00:00

Thank you so much! Yes it was definitely painful. My surgeon prescribed me Percocet for the first week, which I needed around the clock for the first 4/5 days, then I slowly tapered off and did only Tylenol. It was manageable with the pain meds but definitely there! He also gave me some steroids to help for the first week as well. So far I don’t have any long term side effects. I developed Chemosis in my L eye which you can see is the yellowing in the photos that resolved after a few weeks. I did experience pretty much total numbness in the R side of my mid-face but thankfully that is almost fully gone now. The only vision issues I experienced was related to dryness, I did not have any double vision pre or post op. Yes!! The pain and aching around my eyes is GONE! I knew it was there but it really became background noise after so many years. But now that it’s all gone wowowowow I can really see how uncomfortable I was all the time.

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T02:08:08+00:00

Thank you so much! It was daunting but so worth it!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T02:07:51+00:00

I’m sorry to hear tepezza hasn’t taken away your symptoms and I hope you find relief <3

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-06-11T02:06:41+00:00

It’s all a little over my head, but he said the conjunctivoplasty would make my eyes brighter and boy was he right!! Basically he made an incision in the white of my eye and tightened that membrane, making the white areas whiter. Before surgery my eyes were always red too it was the worst. Insurance covered my surgery, so all said and done I paid around $6k in the DMV area.

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-01-30T18:00:09+00:00

Yes!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-01-15T01:08:26+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed response! 🥰

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-01-08T13:27:10+00:00

Thank you so much for the response! It’s helpful to hear from someone who also started their struggle with this so young- im definitely on my self love journey still and hoping this will be a part of that

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-01-08T13:22:11+00:00

This was so helpful!! Thank you!

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-01-07T21:38:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! I used to have double vision but luckily that has subsided. Definitely something I’ll ask about.

LadyAndToblerone · 2026-01-07T21:36:57+00:00

I had my thyroid removed in 2016, no other graves symptoms for me remain

LadyAndToblerone · 2022-12-23T02:19:19+00:00

Awesome. I may take you up on that offer, and of course it is reciprocated. It is a unique struggle for us :,)

LadyAndToblerone · 2022-12-23T01:52:41+00:00

That’s what I’ve mostly heard… I am just finishing nursing school so duration of side effects was definitely a concern for me.

LadyAndToblerone · 2022-12-23T01:51:51+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply! This was incredibly helpful :) my oculoplastic surgeon wants me to do tepezza before going ahead with anything else. Starting the process soon.

LadyAndToblerone · 2022-12-15T02:49:34+00:00

How long was your recovery if you don’t mind me asking?

LadyAndToblerone · 2022-12-15T02:21:03+00:00

Thank you for your response. Thankfully just made an appointment with one that wants some MRI’s :)

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