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lauralynn

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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2009, 04:02:14 am »
Thank you again everyone for all of your kind words.  Say a prayer for me...I am dreading my drs. appt coz he yelled at me last Friday.  I'm packing up the computer so I will definately get in touch once I'm settled in NC.

Love,

Laura Lynn
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4 cm left AN/diagnosed 1/23/09
Translab 4/14/09
Cyberknife 7/09
Gold weight implant 8/09
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
Dr. Syms and Dr. Porter
Balance issues, 100% hearingl loss (left ear), tinnitus, facial numbness/pain,
chronic fatigue, weakness, eye issues

God Bless everyone

jazzfunkanne

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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2009, 04:44:00 am »
laura you could also tape your eye up when indoor just too give it a rest . enjoy ur holx
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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2009, 10:08:52 am »
Laura,

If he starts yelling at you again, just plug your good ear with your finger and wait for his lips to stop moving.   :D

Have a fun time!

Lori
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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2009, 12:03:33 pm »
i knew you'd say something funny!
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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2009, 03:41:24 pm »
Quote from: lauralynn on July 20, 2009, 04:02:14 am
Thank you again everyone for all of your kind words.  Say a prayer for me...I am dreading my drs. appt coz he yelled at me last Friday.  I'm packing up the computer so I will definately get in touch once I'm settled in NC.

Love,

Laura Lynn

Your doctor needs a reminder that he is your employee and it is bad form to yell at the boss.

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lauralynn

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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2009, 03:34:44 pm »
Thanks Lori!  Good advice!!  Well fortunately he did not yell at me.  He's been nothing but extra nice to me ever since.  He actually said the cornea ulcer is gone!  All  I know is I arrived in NC last night and it's great to be here!  I feel stronger already!  My boyfriend is my rock and I've so needed him.  My eye seems fine other than the ugly stitch.  I'll keep in touch. 

Love,
Laura Lynn
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4 cm left AN/diagnosed 1/23/09
Translab 4/14/09
Cyberknife 7/09
Gold weight implant 8/09
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
Dr. Syms and Dr. Porter
Balance issues, 100% hearingl loss (left ear), tinnitus, facial numbness/pain,
chronic fatigue, weakness, eye issues

God Bless everyone

lauralynn

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« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2009, 07:09:23 pm »
Just wanted to let everyone know that NC is great!  So much nicer than Phoenix!  My eye is doing great!  If I go outside I just wear my lovely eye patch.  So glad I came.  Being with my boyfriend (my best friend) is the best medicine!

Love,
Laura Lynn
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4 cm left AN/diagnosed 1/23/09
Translab 4/14/09
Cyberknife 7/09
Gold weight implant 8/09
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
Dr. Syms and Dr. Porter
Balance issues, 100% hearingl loss (left ear), tinnitus, facial numbness/pain,
chronic fatigue, weakness, eye issues

God Bless everyone

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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2009, 04:17:40 am »
Laura, 
I am coming into this thread late - GLAD you went to North Carolina!
I lived in Kernersville (near Winston-Salem) for 5 years, and both my girls were born there, a lovely place indeed.
The mountains are also beautiful too, very peaceful.

Enjoy your time away and with your boyfriend.
You deserve a break!  ;D
Maybe, after visiting NC you will even consider moving to the East Coast!

Take care,
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« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2009, 09:22:25 am »
I'm glad you went and are having a great time. You are so right that being with love ones is the best medicine
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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2009, 12:37:37 pm »
So glad your eye is doing better!! A lovely trip to see your boyfriend in North Carolina was the perfect remedy!!
Love,
Brenda (Teff)
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lauralynn

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« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2009, 08:00:18 pm »
I'm back from NC.  It was so hard to leave my boyfriend and NC.  NC was so beautiful!  I did not want to return to Phoenix.  I'm originally from Rochester, NY so I prefer the east.  My eye did great in NC.  Now that I'm back in AZ, my eye gets irritated so easily.  I'm constantly putting drops or gel in it.  I wear my eye patch when I go outside and sometimes inside coz of the air conditioning.  But thank you all again for encouraging me to go to NC.  My boyfriend and I had a great time.  It was great to spend time with him.  I go this Wednesday to have my gold weight implanted.  I'm nervous and anxious about it.  I just hope my eye can finally get some relief.  I will let you all know how it goes. 

Thanks to all my AN buddies,
LauraLynn
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4 cm left AN/diagnosed 1/23/09
Translab 4/14/09
Cyberknife 7/09
Gold weight implant 8/09
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
Dr. Syms and Dr. Porter
Balance issues, 100% hearingl loss (left ear), tinnitus, facial numbness/pain,
chronic fatigue, weakness, eye issues

God Bless everyone

sgerrard

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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2009, 09:16:20 pm »
Glad you had a good trip.  8)

Arizona and North Carolina really is a long distance relationship. If the weather there is so much better for you, maybe you should move?  ::)

Good luck with the gold weight, too.

Steve
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Hearing lasted a while, but left side is deaf now.
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Keri

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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2009, 10:55:10 pm »
I agree; I wish you could move too. It seems your eye would like it more too.
I hope all goes well on Wednesday for you.
Keri
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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #28 on: August 04, 2009, 11:54:13 am »
LauraLynn ~

Welcome back!  I'm pleased to learn that you had a pleasant vacation with your boyfriend in North Carolina.  My wife and I occasionally mull over moving south to save on the cost of living and taxes, both of which are brutal in Connecticut.  Although we love the northeast, we usually pick North Carolina as our ultimate destination, should we ever actually decide to move (somewhat unlikely but not out of the question).   My adult son, a Connecticut native, is planning to move to Texas (Houston) sometime late in 2010.  He really dislikes the high cost of living in Connecticut as well as the political structure.  Politically, Connecticut is essentially a one-party state - and it's not his party (or ours), but that's another story.  

I'm sorry your eye is giving you problems.  I hope and will pray that the gold weight implant will be a smooth procedure and give you some relief.  Stay cool.  ;)

Jim
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Re: Cornea Tear
« Reply #29 on: August 04, 2009, 02:14:35 pm »
LauraLyn,

Here is the web link for the ANA that list the contacts for the support group leaders in Arizona. (Scroll down to the 2nd state on the list)

http://www.anausa.org/support_groups_by_state.shtml

I have had excellent care for my eye at the Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) however I can’t say the same for ENT there at OHSU though- hopefully they are actively working at improving). Yesterday my ophthalmologist / facial specialist had an ENT intern sit in on my Botox injection etc and this intern is heading off for his new post in Arizona. (Interesting he was actually from the ENT Department. - I am so glad that ENT student are now getting some eye care training!)  I could find out where in Arizona he will be if you are interested… as this young Dr. Kim has trained under one of the most compassionate doctors, Dr. John Ng, I have had so far… and maybe this young Dr. Kim will able to offer you compassionate follow-up care there in Arizona. If you have just one really great doctor with good people skills, as I have with my Dr Ng (even though he is not an ENT or Neurologist) it can really help in the Acoustic Neuroma Treatment recovery journey.

Glad you got a vacation in with someone who offers you understanding and compassion.


CYBER HUGS!

DHM





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