What to Know About Face Down Positioning After a Vitrectomy Surgery
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2021
- It is common for patients to feel intimidated and scared when they hear they need to be facedown for several weeks, following a vitrectomy eye surgery. Dr. Richard Fish takes you step by step through the process so you know what to expect and can feel confident about the care you’ll receive.
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I went through this 3 times for retinal surgery, every single method : 1st by heavy oil, 2nd by gas, and 3rd by buckling & silicone oil. The last one was oil removal. I had to keep my face down for about 2 months. That was extremely awful and I will never want to experience any of this horrible surgery never ever again and again.
Guys with high myopia should go to the ophthalmologist at least once a year. Do trust me you will never regret.
How did you last two months with your face down? How did you eat, shower or do activities, any tips?
So after they did the surgery, if I see another spot, what should I do?
Excellent and extremely helpful video. Thank you so much!!
I only had to posture for 2 hours post op then 3 x 2 hours the next day and finally 2 x 2 hours the next day. That’s all. My fellow patients (everyone is hospitalised here) were all similar
Thanks for sharing this information about the situation
I love that young Frankenstein was on your list of recommend movies!
My all time favorite movie
I'm on the 11th day after surgery at Bascom palmer -
I had one tear on the retina, I have a buckle, and gas bubble. I'm
terrified and I'm praying I get my vision back to where or at least correctable...
Had mine done 8 yrs ago and have 20/20 at bascom palmer
Thanks so much for the very informative video. So many questions, me as a spouse, I didn't ask during post-op.
Had three detachments totally. Had to face down. No problems. Just boring as the doctor said. However, i never watched TV or pads for fear of damaging the eye further. Doctor refused any type of viewing. So just listened to music and slept a lot!!!
Been listening to music for days now.
My husband has a retina wrinkle (macular pucker) & will be seeing a retina consultant tomorrow so we're watching instructional video's to know ahead what to expect if he has vitrectomy surgery... he's hyperactive & the face down positioning (for a few wks) worries me so much for him.
Hope everything works out for you both.
I had macular hole surgery and I passed by all procedures total two weeks I had bubble in my eye and I put face down but my vision is not back as expected. Hardly I can see and identify faces. More worse than before after two months.
I checked the pricing on rentals. In 2024, you can get a chair, a pillow for your bed, and a table top support unit for $500 for two weeks. My insurance co-pay is only $100, but I have to prepay the $500 and wait for reimbursement. I need three surgeries on each eye (epiretinal membrane disease, macular hole, and retinal detachment), and later cataract surgery. I'm wondering if they can do all three surgeries at one time or if I'll have to do each of them separately. My concern is how soon can one drive after surgery? I heard about 6 weeks. Rather difficult when you live alone. Right now I have a 6 month reprieve when he'll check it again to see if it is progressing. My feeling is that I will have to have it done sooner or later. Let's just get it over with. Was also told that there is no guarantee that my vision will be better either.
Thank you
1:48 I'd call this the study hall position 😸
I'm going through this right now fir the second time in my right eye.
First time was bad, but although I now know what to expect, the second time is proving worse because I also have a thick cataract in my left eye.
Basically right now I'm down to about 30% vision.
I've come through the positioning, staying face down, had to stay two days in hospital which wasn't pleasant.
The pain on my back, shoulders and neck was incredible.
Now my right eye is painful all the time.
And, thanks to that cataract, I'm finding it bloody difficult to get around, and the vision is causing migraines, but that, the surgeon assures me, is normal.
In short, I am having a bloody unpleasant time of it with no friends or family who can help.
Trying to keep a positive attitude but right now that is hard.
Wishing you all the best with your recovery. I just had 2nd surgery on left eye again. 14 yrs since first surgery.
@@annettecaitlyn1058 Hopefully your surgery is going well.
I'm recovered now.
I still have the high eye pressure I had before the surgery, but it's nowhere near as bad.
@@jamjarr8808Thank you. The Dr reattached the retina. It's been a week nnow ... so just have to wait for it to heal. He had to use oil in my eye so will have to go back in a few months to get it taken out. I am praying for a full recovery.
@@jamjarr8808 I also wish you better relative to the eye pressure.
I right w you man
Surgery gas bubble yesterday
No friends or family here
Hey guys! In Oslo Ulleval hospital after Retinal detachment they say you dont need any face down the next day after surgery. It is a standard advice to all. Who is clever here Norway or the rest of the world?
What post operative position for after the oil has been removed from the eye
And what happens if the doctor made a mistake and asked you to posture in the wrong side. Example if you have to position to the right cheek and the doctor asked to position to the left?
Has anyone been told that they had a PED (pigment epithelial detachment) which at least "contributed" to macular hole?
More than the operation I'm frightened of keeping the head in place is there anywhere you could be monitored and helped for any activities i.e. eating and drinking etc. Also what does the surgery consist of.
I had this done it really works no pain
I experienced tremendous pain and I’m only 2 days post opp.
@Mother Hen of Damnifiknow Farms that's usually a sign of unusually high pressure resulting from the bubble. I hope you went to the emergency room
Face down for a few weeks are you crazy how can I do that I live alone!
You have to. At least 6 days or more. Im on day 2 recovery.
Same here on day 2 of 5(
I hope)
How did it go, you ok now?
There should be special places where people can go to recover from vitrectomy surgery. I’m surprised there’s not special facilities for this not everyone has someone to help them.
@@cooperrichard6 it went fine only 24 hours face down. The operation took 50 minutes under local very unpleasant.
What is cost for surgery?
How do you sleep 😢
Few weeks?! My MD said five days!
Face down. Very strange to know thanks Dr. In our area people says dnt face down after eye surgery
@null Hola! So wait let me get this straight which surgery exactly is the one where doctors will tell you to lay face down?
@null Thanks so much for clearing that up for me so helpful and so happy your eyes are back to normal again.. 🥰
I went through this 3 times. Ended up losing vision in one eye. Never again!
Oh no. I've had three, this time with a buckle. Fingers crossed 🤞
Sorry for your outcome, i had gas left cheek to pillow for 2 weeks, then my retina detached, straight back to surgery where they used silicone oil, face down for 2 weeks. Horrible stuff to go through. Wouldnt wish it on anyone, stay strong
@@patriciasegura8292 i am sorry for ask, i just wanna know did that work?
never what again?
@@bensheen5251how is vision now
Hmm my retinal surgeon said the only position to avoid was being on my back. Im vertical during the day and side sleeping at night. Guess we will see.
How's it going?
What did you have done?
hello im desperate. seeking consult. ive had 2 faild suregeries facing a third vitrectomy. im speechless. is this common???? normal?? very little explanantion from surgeon..please help
Third surgery with oil worked finally. PVR…. just brutal almost 3 weeks out of work. I just want this to be over. I want to be able to see normal and to be able to be active again worst thing I’ve ever been through.
How are you doing, is your vision good?
It can be to ROP eyes detached? My son had retinopathy of prematurety stage 5
pinoy?
Yes it will eventually happen I was born with ROP back in 1991 and now 31 just had vitrectomy done on my right eye everything is going good so far
What is ROP?
I had a retinal detachment and had the 2 hour surgery by a great retinal surgeon opthalmologist , I rented the equipment had to keep face down it seemed like forever but really was weeks it was difficult to do for so long but I didn't have pain.
How is your vision now?
I went through it too. Very scary. Emotional torture. Can't believe it but I made it. At the time it seemed like forever. Thanks be to God my vision is good now 🙏🏻
Yes 🙏🙏🙏
I had 6 surgeries and was faced down for 5 months
Any tips for being face down for so long? How did you eat/pass the time?
Thank you. I am going to need surgery soon and I was so worried about this. You really helped me feel better. God bless you!
Make sure that you follow the Dr's orders post surgery. This is very crucial to your recovery. All the best!
@@annettecaitlyn1058 Thank you!!!
What happened after the surgery plz tell me as I am going to have one day after tomorrow and I am super scared
@@harshlatajaiswal5881 I wish I could tell you but I haven't had surgery yet. My retinal specialist is checking my eyes out every 6 months and so far my condition hasn't been bad enough that I've had to go through the surgery yet. From everything I've read though, it seems like this is a quick and east surgery with a quick recovery time. Wishing you all the best of luck! I'm sorry I don't' have more to tell you!
When it is said “face down” no one really says for how long and what is allowed. Lying face down on my bed for three days? Sounds very challenging.
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And then you gotta wait one to two months for it to dissipate
My doc said face down for 5 days after my vitrectomy
Same here 5 days
On day 2 now
How's it going?
How your vision now please tell me bro@@robertgoldstein52
@@robertgoldstein52 Hello, so.. my mother is having the surgery next week. Any tips? What about the sleeping? the doctor mentioned getting something.. he said the insurance should cover it..
I have surgery tomorrow. I won’t be able to sleep😢
Just had mine Monday. How are you now bub?
How are u doing? I had it 3 days ago.
@@sophiesnooks Good luck!! Be patient! 🙏
Yup on day 2 facing down
Doc said 5( w gas bubble)
@@robertgoldstein52 its really more like 9-14 days to be safe.
Mine disappeared at 9 weeks
No sound???
Took me an agonizing 101 days to absorb my gas bubble. 8 weeks! I wish.
How did you manage being face down for so long?
@@elite2291 well, i had keep face down for a week. The rest was just waiting and doc visits and taking it easy.
Thanks. But the background music.
Is this to get rid of eye floaters?
In majority of cases, retinal tear, hole or detachment can cause floaters and with this surgery they will be gone, but for normal floaters they do laser surgery to remove them.
@@TheDoctorDokins And how many times do they shoot the laser in you?
I had vitrectories in both eyes, one for floaters only the other for floaters and macular wrinkle. Need surgery required face down positioning and results were excellent with no pain. The eye with macular wrinkle took a couple of weeks to get to final vision but no problems.
Neither surgery required face down positioning.
What the fresh hell?
What if someone had this very surgery and the doctor never once told them that they had to be faced down afterwards... never told them they should never sleep on their backs..? Wouldn't that be negligence on the doctors part if this person is now totally blind from complications from the surgery??
That depends, as there are multiple types, this one explains the gas bubble but sometimes oil is used and when the oil is used you can sleep on your back and such
Blindness could have occurred due to other deficiencies or health complexities and not necessarily due to not lying head down. I had a left eye vitrectomy done 5-6 years ago and followed the Doctor's advice of lying on the right side ( opp side of affected eye) as much as possible when sleeping, NOT TO LIFT WEIGHTS and NOT TO BEND DOWN. These were meant to avoid pressure on the Retina and consequent detachment. I am a diabetic on Insulin and i recovered in about 4 weeks. As cautioned by my Surgeon i developed cataract in the same eye and went through a 'peaceful' surgery. Vision is clear and i have had no problems on the left eye. Recently I had to undergo vitrectomy on the right eye. Same procedure. It's just 1 week past and I hope to recover fully ( By God's Grace) in about 3 weeks. Of course I continue to keep stress levels low, put my eye drops 3-4 times a day, keep my Sugar levels under check and sleep extra hours on my left side or lie on the bed listening to spiritual talks or music. It's important to recognise that while Surgeon can treat the ailment it is Divine energy that heals the wound.
Amen 🙏🙏🙏
@@VengeanceLN The use of oil does often require posturing as well, so your comment is not quite correct (the objective is the same, i.e. to use the buoyancy of the gas or oil to exert pressure on the reattached retina).
The truth is, once you get eye problems, your going to suffer horribly, and you will lose your vision anyway . It happened to me. Started with cataract surgery. That started it all. I hate to tell you this, but the truth is, life is a hideous thing . Dont have kids. Its not anywhere near worth it.