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BlueKota

(1,862 posts) Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:43 PM Mar 20

Wish me luck.

I am going to the Retina specialist tomorrow at University of Rochester Medical Center to get an official diagnosis on whether or not I have macular degeneration or an injury of some sort in my left eye.

The doctor has excellent reviews, and credentials, so hopefully he will be able to help.

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Wish me luck. (Original Post) BlueKota Mar 20 OP

Luck! And all the other blessings it takes! marble falls Mar 20 #1

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #20

Good luck and hope you get a quick diagnosis and treatment livetohike Mar 20 #2

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #21

Wishing for you the best outcome tomorrow! Fla Dem Mar 20 #3

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #22

Going to a university specialist has always worked out well for me. Irish_Dem Mar 20 #4

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #23

sez the klingon version. AllaN01Bear Mar 20 #5

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #24

Good luck. Hopefully you get "we'll monitor you and see you again in a year." Silent Type Mar 20 #6

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #25

Good Luck, BlueKota debm55 Mar 20 #7

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #26

Sending PAWsitive vibes and well wishes, BlueKota. Niagara Mar 20 #8

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #27

Wishing the best outcome for you. LoisB Mar 20 #9

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #28

Best wishes for a good diagnosis, BlueKoota!! 70sEraVet Mar 20 #10

Thank you! BlueKota Mar 21 #29

Best of luck. I have it in both eyes, the dry form Joinfortmill Mar 20 #11

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #30

You should be in good hands. 3catwoman3 Mar 20 #12

Thank you! BlueKota Mar 21 #31

Good luckk Old Crank Mar 20 #13

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #32

Best of luck! MLAA Mar 20 #14

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #33

Vibes for best possible outcome. niyad Mar 20 #15

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #34

All the best hopes and wishes irisblue Mar 20 #16

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #35

I have so often heard soldierant Mar 20 #17

Thank you BlueKota Mar 21 #36

And I say: True Dough Mar 20 #18

Thank you! BlueKota Mar 21 #37

Sending... 2naSalit Mar 20 #19

Thank you! BlueKota Mar 21 #38

Good luck IbogaProject Mar 21 #39

Thank you. BlueKota Mar 21 #40

marble falls

(57,523 posts)

1. Luck! And all the other blessings it takes!

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:46 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

20. Thank you

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:01 PM

Mar 21

livetohike

(22,172 posts)

2. Good luck and hope you get a quick diagnosis and treatment

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:49 PM

Mar 20

options .

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

21. Thank you

Reply to livetohike (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:02 PM

Mar 21

Fla Dem

(23,887 posts)

3. Wishing for you the best outcome tomorrow!

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 07:53 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

22. Thank you

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:02 PM

Mar 21

Irish_Dem

(48,016 posts)

4. Going to a university specialist has always worked out well for me.

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 08:08 PM

Mar 20

Even if there is a problem they are on top of things.

Good luck and sending good vibes to you.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

23. Thank you

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:02 PM

Mar 21

AllaN01Bear

(18,798 posts)

5. sez the klingon version.

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 08:10 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

24. Thank you

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:03 PM

Mar 21

Silent Type

(3,047 posts)

6. Good luck. Hopefully you get "we'll monitor you and see you again in a year."

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 08:14 PM

Mar 20

Maybe even no follow up visits. Retina Specialists have a number of treatments nowadays, assuming it’s even necessary.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

25. Thank you

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:04 PM

Mar 21

debm55

(25,775 posts)

7. Good Luck, BlueKota

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 08:24 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

26. Thank you

Reply to debm55 (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:04 PM

Mar 21

Niagara

(7,764 posts)

8. Sending PAWsitive vibes and well wishes, BlueKota.

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 08:29 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

27. Thank you

Reply to Niagara (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:04 PM

Mar 21

LoisB

(7,256 posts)

9. Wishing the best outcome for you.

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 08:56 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

28. Thank you

Reply to LoisB (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:05 PM

Mar 21

70sEraVet

(3,547 posts)

10. Best wishes for a good diagnosis, BlueKoota!!

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:07 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

29. Thank you!

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:05 PM

Mar 21

Joinfortmill

(14,513 posts)

11. Best of luck. I have it in both eyes, the dry form

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:18 PM

Mar 20

My eyesight is still great with glasses. I take AREDS2 vitamins with low zinc. Your doc will tell you about it. Best of luck. Let us know how it goes.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

30. Thank you

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:06 PM

Mar 21

3catwoman3

(24,127 posts)

12. You should be in good hands.

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:37 PM

Mar 20

The University Of Rochester has enjoyed a fine reputation for decades.

(U of R School of Nursing, class of 1973)

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

31. Thank you!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:08 PM

Mar 21

That's great you went to their nursing school. My late mother was a graduate of Genesee Nursing School in 1948. We are very lucky to have U of R here.

Old Crank

(3,677 posts)

13. Good luckk

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:37 PM

Mar 20

They do wonders these days. Hoping for just injury.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

32. Thank you

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #13)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:09 PM

Mar 21

MLAA

(17,374 posts)

14. Best of luck!

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Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:39 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

33. Thank you

Reply to MLAA (Reply #14)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:09 PM

Mar 21

niyad

(113,952 posts)

15. Vibes for best possible outcome.

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 09:58 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

34. Thank you

Reply to niyad (Reply #15)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:10 PM

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irisblue

(33,056 posts)

16. All the best hopes and wishes

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Wed Mar 20, 2024, 10:09 PM

Mar 20

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

35. Thank you

Reply to irisblue (Reply #16)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:10 PM

Mar 21

soldierant

(6,960 posts)

17. I have so often heard

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 10:35 PM

Mar 20

people say "I hope everything is all right." That seems to me good if the appointment is a checkup - but when it's for a symptom, I prefer to say, "My wish for you is that the problem is quickly found and easily treatable."

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

36. Thank you

Reply to soldierant (Reply #17)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:10 PM

Mar 21

True Dough

(17,390 posts)

18. And I say:

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 10:42 PM

Mar 20

I hope your vision is soon top notch, BlueKota, so you can read my extraordinary DU posts without any obstruction!

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

37. Thank you!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #18)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:11 PM

Mar 21

😀

2naSalit

(86,951 posts)

19. Sending...

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2024, 11:56 PM

Mar 20

{(((( ))))}

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

38. Thank you!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #19)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 03:11 PM

Mar 21

IbogaProject

(2,858 posts)

39. Good luck

Reply to BlueKota (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 05:19 PM

Mar 21

Macular degeneration is treatable now, it can be partially reversed and held at bay indefinitely.

BlueKota

(1,862 posts)

40. Thank you.

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #39)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 08:21 PM

Mar 21

The Retina specialist I saw today told me he didn't agree with the Opthamoligist's opinion that it is Macular Degeneration. He said a mass of blood cells developed under my left Retina likely due to my long term and acute Myopia. He thinks he can get the mass cleared by 3 eye injections. He said while it might come back, it will definitely clear my vision in the meantime, and they can always repeat the treatments. So I am so relieved.

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