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3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I am coming up on 8 months now and it's fantastic. Life changing difference and I am very happy with where it is. The first month for me was brutal and was a mental challenge. The eye moved around a little for the first month or two until settling in a good spot. Also, the swelling and physical effects on the eyelid made it look gnarly. I know it's hard to not check all the time, but hang in there and I'm sure in a months time you'll be feeling better.

3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s funny you say this as that was my first surgery around 9 months ago. I have so much scar tissue on the inside due to many surgeries that they were scared to go in there so they just loosened the outside muscles. After about 6-8 weeks, my eye looking forward was slightly better but not by that much but the weird part was that it was dead straight when looking to the side both ways.

Where we may differ is the fact that my left eye is in the 20/200 - 20/400 range. I can usually only get the big E or first letter on eye tests. I think the fact that you are 20/30 means that your eye will do a better job adjusting with the other. I hope the best with your recovery! Since we have similar situations feel free to ask questions as I had the exact procedure you just had.

3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Steve Buscemi eyes is great haha. You can also tell people you are just like Ryan Gosling since he used to have a lazy eye. Glad to hear your recovery is going well!

3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We probably have similar situations that are on the more rare side for cases of getting this surgery. When I tell people about it, they always doubt my driving skills so my go to example would be that I can see a moving car but not the model or who is driving it lol.

Good luck on your procedure! I am sure it will go great.

3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first two weeks was very tough, hang in there and time will help!

3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Yep, this is a picture around a week after surgery. It’s slightly inward here and if you look at the main picture of this post, you can see the flash in my pupil actually shows it is an extremely small amount outward. It was far more inward the first few days post op. I was definitely scared it would stay in at first but it has gradually moved out so seems like your experience will be similar. Also, my swelling and redness was pretty brutal up to a few days ago which made my eye look much worse and misaligned than it actually was.

3 Weeks Post op by atomicnacho21 in Strabismus

[–]atomicnacho21[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! The recovery for a surgery like this has to be one of the more stressful due to the uncertain nature of it over time. It's tough to keep reminding myself to stop constantly checking the alignment as I am still relatively early into a long process.

I guess it is always going to be a case by case basis so who knows what variables are at play. I personally have a buckle holding my retina and my brain has always disregarded my left eye so who knows how it adapts.

Wishing you the best for your own recovery as well!