ANA Discussion Forum
Post-Treatment => Eye Issues => Topic started by: rsteph on August 07, 2012, 10:39:27 pm
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I am four years post op and my neurosurgeon says I don't need the eyeweight anymore. Has anyone had their eyeweight removed? My eyelid is stretched to the max now. I am 3/5 Brackmann scale.
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I still have my eye weight and it's been just about seven years now. I've gone from no movement after surgery to about a 3 or 4 out of 5 now.
Jean
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How long did it take for you to recover from the eyeweight? Was it painful?
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I had my weight removed after about 6 months. A breeze. Back to work immediately.
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wow! No pain! Why is the doctor loading me up on meds before then? He is also going to lift up the bottom eyelid because it droops a little.
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I am sorry. By "immediately" I mean the next business day. I am guessing the doctor is giving you some antibiotics in advance as a preventative measure?
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I've had 3-4 weights in and out over the years...EASY PEASY!! However, I have no feeling on that side! I have learned over the years that even though I have no feeling in the right side of my face, when I have procedures done that would cause a fair amount of pain, I just feel awful all over instead of just my face. It is very hard to explain but what I am trying to say is that when I had weights removed, I didn't have ANY problems!!
Good Luck!
K ;D
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Yes, the doc is loading me up with antibiotics and hydro and something to help sleep. In addition he is doing a little plastic surgery to lift my bottom eyelid up a notch so the white portion of my eye is not showing so much and to help with symmetry. Thank you for your responses. I was just anticipating a lot of pain with all the meds he loaded me up with.