Eyelea injections

[thom3patty]

I would truly like to thank whoever mentioned the get numbing drops AFTER an injection I asked my dr if I could get that and he immediately approved total game changer this helped unbelievable I did not get sick after from the pain and pain was totally manageable thank you so much

[Koalajane]

I had my injections yesterday and asked for extra numbing drops before and for her to be gentle.i got both and had no pain at all

[springcross in reply to Koalajane]

That's really great Koalajane. I'm really pleased for you as they can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes. x

[springcross]

It wasn't me thom but I'm really glad you had a pain free injection and that all was well afterwards. x

[fed13]

I was a great advocate for being given a tiny vial of anaesthetic drops to take home, because I always had terrible pain after the injection.

However there's a sting in the tail/tale, (no pun intended). Altho' the drops worked miraculously on a few occasions; I then alas found my eye became super sensitive to them, and when the numbing wore off I my eye was smarting more than ever.

So take great care; do not overuse!.

We, the ophthalmic dept and I solved the problem by using 1/2 strength iodine, It was full strength iodine that was causing the problem in the first place.

There is an alternative to iodine, chlorohexidine, but my ophthalmologist thinks it "rubbish".

So I now manage OK with 1/2 strength iodine, and a good wash out, and paracetamol and ibuprofen + codeine. But post injection pain is a thorny problem. Best way to describe it!

All the best, thm3patty xx tell us how you get on