Final update (floater only vitrectomy at 19)
Hello everyone, you guys may have read my story regarding a floater only vitrectomy at age 19.
I just wanted to say that this surgery saved my life. Was on the verge of suicide unfortunately due to an extreme amount of dark central floaters. After I got told to live with it by 6 retina specialists in a row I was very close to ending my life. It ruined enjoyment in everything I did. Floater induced depression is very real.
When I got to this point I thought the core vitrectomy was the least of my worries. When you feel like jumping in front of a train due to something the least of your worries is a small needle with low risk.
The surgery took me 5 whole minutes and removed every single floater. Full recovery within 5 days of the operation. This was 3 months ago and I got to say, these 3 months have been the best of my life. Never had any metal health issues but the floaters created their own problems.
No frill, no complications, no vision loss, everything is crystal clear and honestly my vision is better in this eye then ever before. The fact that there is only 2 surgeons in this country (USA) that will operate on younger patients shocks me (Maybe there is more but I only know of 2)
This is an issue that’s beyond easy to solve with small risk and huge upside potential. If you seriously do have severe floaters and are mentally loosing it because of them just get the vitrectomy. Make sure it’s by the best doctor you can find. This means everything. I recommend Dr Omar Shakir.
Well anyways thanks for follow my story I’m not going to be on this subreddit anymore, leaving this as my final message to spread hope to those who are experiencing what I once did. Just turned 20 yesterday and life could not be any better. Living with a dirty windshield for over a year then having it wiped fully clean is the best feeling ever. I pray it stays like this forever.
If you don’t want to take the risk wait for pulse medica, I believe it will be the future of floater removal. This could be 10 years away potentially.
If you have questions feel free to DM me.