Procrastination

dude, that sucks!

I hope that your eyesight will improve and the doctors can find a cure for this for you. Take care of yourself and let me know if there’s anything I can do to help you, inshallah. :-)

Zack, I hope that you get better soon.
I have never prayed in my life so hard as I have parayed now for your complete recovery.
I have a frined who I told that you got CRVO in your right eye and that your left eye already had almost no vision and next I know her mom was in tears praying for you and she have not even met you.

Being the believer, I have so much faith in Allah and so my heart tells me that my prayers and prayers of the family and friends will be answered (Amin).
I have faith that prayers will not only improve the CRVO impacted eye but Allah the most merciful will also arrange means for your long gone vision
to return in your left eye as well.

Hang in there..the difficult time will end soon..inshallah
Best wishes and good luck.

Hi Zack,

Hope and pray that you have a swift and complete recovery.

May Allah be with you in the time of trial.

Allah Hafiz,
Bilal

Good luck, Zack.

To paraphrase a book I’ve been reading, write me down with those who are wishing you a speedy recovery.

Hi zack,
I got nailed with CRVO about 6 months ago too. I am 59 and in relatively good health but had high intraocular pressure that was never really taken care of. My fault all the way. Anyway, about the same time I got this CRVO, I got bitten by a tick and began getting a mild case of Lymes Disease. This was interesting because one night I woke up and I could see perfectly. When I went in to see the doctor about the Limes disease, he was telling me that ticks inject an anticoagulant into your body so that the blood comes to the surface and they can suck it out. I wonder if this anticoagulant treatment, using the chemical that ticks inject, would resolve the clots we have in the vein? I am going to pursue this and see. By the way, the vision clouded up again the next day but when it cleared up, I could see perfectly. It might be a fluke but I am going to see if I can find someone using TPA or something like that to resolve these clots. Good luck with yours.

My mom is 59 and has had two stokes followed by several minis. Total time roughly 1 yr ago.She has been diagnosed with CRVO also Ischenia, macular degeneration. Her vision is now 20/70 which after surving web doesnt seem too bad for retianl vein occlusion. SHe has clot near her brain and also a veinthat is blocked. Doc did steroid shot and reliefed pressure for 2 months and also did laser which hasnt helped. Clot is 4 dimes size. She has blood that she can see going thru her eye and also it drains down her thraot causing her to vomit blood. Doc in SC reffered her to Augusta specialist but cant see her till Sept. Mom says she is walking time bomb and guys I am feeling very desperate. Can anyone advise or share with me familar cases that might be helpful? Mom does have high blood pressure. She is experiencing memory loss and I try to tell her she has always had bad memory but she is really starting to scare me. When I came across this sight last night I was hoping someone could share knowledge with me that can help my Moma. Thanks

Jackie in Ga

ZACK. God plsue you man. My dad is haveing the same problem Dr Davied ZACK at MIchigan is the Doctor to see for this. he is the top doctor and his research is foucsed on CRVO.
thansk

hello, i was writing to say my husband has been diagnosed with pappillophlebitis. Just 2weeks ago, it is so scary when you know that the docs dont know what causes it and when it will go away.If you can give us more info on it or anything more. Please let us know. Thanks sighned concerned

I have crvo - was in Kuwait, went to 5 doctors, then to one in France - All said nothing could be done. My family did research in the States because since Nov. 5 2004 my eye continued to get worse. I went to the States and had surgery - cannulation with injection of TPA with cortisone injection, Dec.22,2004. The blood in my eye is clearing up and my vision has improves steadily.
There are alot of doctors who are not up tp date with new treatments. This treatment is done only in the US.
Feb. 18,2005

Hi I am only 23 and I just found out I got CRVO and I am so scared to loss my vision …. I pray that is goes away, it will wont it???”

I am 65 and recently had a CRVO in my right eye. This is sort of a re-occurance of the same thing which happened in my early 20’s (ancient times). The treatment back then consisted of a 4 month hospital stay (I was in the US Navy) and anti-coagulant treatment for several months while in the hospital. Things cleared up, but I had some scarring of the retina, but was correctable to 20/30 when my eyes began to need glasses.

Now, the situation is blockage of the retinal veins, and the Doctors have explained I have 4 options: 1. Do nothing and maybe it will improve on its own (with the potential of generating the veins that cause glaucoma) 2. Have a drug injected into the fluid of the eye, which tests have proven to have immediate improvement on the vision. 3. Have steroids injected into the eye (which results show enhances glaucoma). 4. Have surgery with no real encouragement it will help due to the microscopic blood vessels and a very tough location.

I am presently considering these options. Has anyone out there experienced any of the treatments and can give some feedback?

Thanks very much.

Zach,
I am 27 and was just diagnosed with CRVO in my right eye as well and sounds just like yours did when it first started. Is your vision normal now? How long did it take? You didnt totally lose vision in that eye when it happened right, just floaters and weblike? Any info would be great. Thanks.
Jaclyn

Zack,

I am 39 years old and have CRVO in my right eye. I have been dealing with it now for over 4 months with no improvement. I have the best doctor in LA and says I have no real options except to wait it out. Which is so frustrating.

So far I have had 2 injection on ANVISTON ( it clears up the fluid over the retina) but only improves my vision for a week at best. Not worth the discomfort of a “needle in your eye”.

My right eye is so blurry that sometimes I feel like I am cross eyed. I have thought of wearing a patch until this passes. What did you do to read, watch tv etc.

Thanks for any help!

Joe

I am a guy aged 56 - fit sporty and not overweight and one day 3weeks ago, quite suddenly, lots of floaters in my left eye and then the classical blurring - and wow.. is it scary!!!

I have had Crohns and Sarcoidosis and hope this may be a clue to finding a cure -has anyone had any experience with prednisolone??

I have been diagnosed with CRVO just this past Monday. I’m a 32 yr. old female. I’m healthy and have no medical problems. I have been so scared with all that is going on with me. It all started while I was driving. With today I going on 19 days with this problem. I went to see an eye specialist who sent me to get a full physical, CBC and MRI because he had diagnosed me with Papaledema. Everything came out negative. He sent me with a Retina specialist who said I had CRVO and he sent me to a Hematologist for more testing. The Hematologist said he didn’t find anything and sent me to do a blood test that was more detailed to determine if my blood was to thick or to see what caused this condition. All I get from the Dr’s is that I have a unique case do to my age and condition and don’t understand the source of this all. I get no answers. I was put on eye drops and baby aspirin till my results come in and a week from now I get to see the retinal specialist. I’m so frustrated and so depressed. My vision is very important to me and I don’t want to lose it. Counting next week it will be 27 days with this problem and only 14 days with only eye drop medication. I cannot see through my left eye. Well, I can see a frame at a distance but not the middle of the whole picture. In just this time my vision has worsen and the cotton or wool spots have increased. What do you think? Will I be able to recover as you did? Is this part of what you went through? Should I just wait or should I see someone else?

Hi Zack,

I am from India,and now for the past 5 days only I suffer from Non Ischemic CRVO in my left eye.I have never had any eye problems in my life at all.I just have a slight blurred vision in my left eye.

When I consulted the doctor they themselves were astonished that how come I could get this Non Ischemic CRVO at a very young age of 25.I have also taken scanning and Angiography and given lots of blood tests.My treatment is yet to start.

How are you feeling now?Has it got cured?Are you having Non Ischemic CRVO or Ischemic CRVO ?????????

Hi Zack,

Thank You.Have a nice day.