I Only Have Eyes........(Chemo Shot #13)

[John Stiles]

Anybody besides me getting chemo shots in the eyeball I want so badly to fly my planes.....just can't see too good anymore. Sunny days are great, and today is one. I've even got a brand new .40 sized Nobler built, just ain't got no help.

[Zuriel Armstrong]

John,

How far from the Benton/Bryant area are you?

[John Stiles]

John,

How far from the Benton/Bryant area are you?

About 35 miles......come on down I have a place of my own to fly. It's set up for 55' lines but with a chainsaw could easily accomodate 75'

[John Stiles]

This is Hwy #9 25 miles south of Malvern...my flying area is circled in red:

[Brett Buck]

John,

How far from the Benton/Bryant area are you?

   Small world -I lived in Benton in 1974-1977. My uncle lived in Bryant.

     Brett

[John Stiles]

When ya comin back?

[dennis lipsett]

Needles into the eye. That is about the one thing that made me shudder. My father had a severe infection in the eye following an occular implant. I used to watch the Dr. give the shots. Granted the eye has no nerve endings but it still is an intimidating sight to see. My father didn't beat the infection unfortunately and lost the eye.
Dennis

[minnesotamodeler]

They poked instruments and a tiny little camera/light into my eyeball to fix a macular hole in the retina.  I about stressed out when I learned they would do it with only a local anesthesia.  But it turned out to be a not-bad experience...heavy sedation works wonders for the ol' stress levels.  Successful in that it stopped the deterioration; not so successful in that I still have "shadows" and some distortion right at the focal point, and 'way blurry in peripheral vision.  Sure beats total blindness in that eye however, which is where it was heading before.

Modern medicine--a blessing (what they can do) and a curse (what they put you through to do it).

[john e. holliday]

Hey John,  line length is just about right for Bi-Slobbing.  How far from KC?  Oh what the heck I check with msn map.  Now today medical practices is a lot better than when I was old enough to remember my Mother getting her thumb and hand operated on.  In the doctor's office and no pain killers.  No anethetic for her either.   

[John Stiles]

Hey John,  line length is just about right for Bi-Slobbing.  How far from KC?  Oh what the heck I check with msn map.  Now today medical practices is a lot better than when I was old enough to remember my Mother getting her thumb and hand operated on.  In the doctor's office and no pain killers.  No anethetic for her either.  

Cain't be too awful far, Doc........Tulip Ar. is in Dallas Co....google it and you should find the picture I have posted. The only anesthetic they use at the VA is a deadening shot to the outer skin of the eye....then the Avastin comes closer to the center of the eyeball and all the way through to the retina.......I think I've had 13 so far, but I'm color blind in that eye. When I was a sniper...all I did was look through rifle scopes[mostly starlight] at night...wore that right eye out. But with the left eye for color, they blend together okay. Just gotta watch the fingers around the propeller. Im gettin inane in my old age.

[John Stiles]

Needles into the eye. That is about the one thing that made me shudder. My father had a severe infection in the eye following an occular implant. I used to watch the Dr. give the shots. Granted the eye has no nerve endings but it still is an intimidating sight to see. My father didn't beat the infection unfortunately and lost the eye.
Dennis

One bigole Marine was in there with me and his doctor came in...told him that he needed a shot in his eye...he looked at his wife and said "HAYYYYYEL NO, Com'on Honey lets go, ain't nobody gonna stick no needle in my eye"

[John Stiles]

....................Modern medicine--a blessing (what they can do) and a curse (what they put you through to do it).

[john e. holliday]

I guess that is why I am in such good shape.  I detest needles also.  DOC Holliday

[George]

I've had a few shots in my right eye. The first couple, the doctor put on a plastic device to hold my eye open and had me look left. The others he just had me look up and poked the needle in the lower part.

It's not as bad as it sounds.

George

[John Stiles]

I've had a few shots in my right eye. The first couple, the doctor put on a plastic device to hold my eye open and had me look left. The others he just had me look up and poked the needle in the lower part.

It's not as bad as it sounds.

George

They put a little metal frame in my eye socket, and the second needle comes in almost in the middle, just a little off to the right. Naw, it ain't near as bad as it sounds. Are you getting Avastin?

[Brett Buck]

When ya comin back?

   It might be a while.

     Brett

[George]

... Are you getting Avastin?

I have no idea. I know the first shot was something I'm allergic to. It raised my eye pressure causing "steroid induced glaucoma"...which I'm still taking eye drops for, so make sure they check eye pressure soon after your shots.

George

[John Stiles]

I have no idea. I know the first shot was something I'm allergic to. It raised my eye pressure causing "steroid induced glaucoma"...which I'm still taking eye drops for, so make sure they check eye pressure soon after your shots.

George

Yep, they do that before and after my shots....in fact, they won't let me leave if my pressure doesn't drop back to normal after the shot. I thought I was getting Lovastin at first, but they told me all my shots were Avastin.