We even have printed literature out now! So if you have Fuchs' or have a loved one who does, join our private message board here at YahooGroups. We have 485...
Hi to everybody out there. Just a quick question...has anyone ever been told about taping their eyes closed at night in order to prevent corneal erosions? Back...
Hi, Al, You've wandered into our small public Fuchs' message board instead of the huge private one. But never fear, answers are here! LOL! None of the 500 or...
Hi, everybody, I changed the settings here so that your name as a member will not show to anybody who just wanders in. I thought that would be important for...
Hi, everybody, Because we have been bombarded for the past 10 days with computer viruses, I have shut down the ability to add attachments to our messages so...
Hello, I have just been diagnosed as having this particular problem and am naturally interested in what it's all about. I don't spend much time on here but...
petcaren
petcaren@...
May 14, 2002 10:02 pm
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Hi Caren in NZ: FD is thought to be a genetic disorder. I became aware of it about 15 years ago when I developed a painful blister on my left cornea. It seems...
Hi, Caren, You'll be wanting to join our private YahooGroup "Fuchs' Friends," I'm sure. We have tons of information there, and we share the experience of...
I would like to talk to others regarding the progression of FD. Iam experiencing frustrating days of fogginess and unpredictable sight. I'm finding it hard to...
Hi, Doug, Have you applied to join our private Fuchs' Friends message board? That is where 520 of us exchange information about our Fuchs' situation, and we...
... Iam ... sight. ... I`ve known on March that I have the Fuchs` syndrom. As you I want to know what is the progression of this syndrom and is it long before ...
caroguitarist
caroguitarist@...
May 25, 2002 4:24 pm
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Hello, caroguitarist, Have you found the website called "Through a Glass, Darkly"? It's here: http://www.fuchs-dystrophy.org/ That is my own story about my...
I agree about the future. Things seem to be progressing pretty rapidly for me...or maybe it's because I'm more aware and watching for signs. It's just all so...
Yes for sure. And it`s on that site that I`ve read about your story. Now I`m still worry , but seen that you succeeded to go throught that kind of operation,...
I am another novice in this world of eye disease - so far, I do not have much of any symptoms and almost wonder if it is a correct diagnosis - just some...
Hi, Caren, It is true that Fuchs' can move very slowly and may never cause you a serious vision problem. But sometimes it picks up speed, and that is when you...
Hi, Andrea, You have stumbled into our public YahooGroup about Fuchs'. This place is not Fuchs' Friends, so you might want to post your message to the Fuchs'...
Lately I`ve known that after a corneal transplant we have to take cortison , steroid or both. And what`s more if the healing is long , that means we cannot...
carole servant
caroguitarist@...
May 31, 2002 3:14 am
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Dorothy, I am a member of Fuch's friends. I cannot get past the home page for FF though. How do I access the message boards, chat room and such? If I go to ...
Doug, I will forward your question to Moderator Mike. You're caught in the Yahoo Snafu, and nobody better than Mike to get you unsnarled. Hang in there. Mike...
Caro, the steroids you take for a period of time after a transplant are EYEDROPS. I never heard of an eyedrop that made you gain weight. I continued to work...
Hi Dorothy Thanks a lot . I`m happy to know that is just eyedrops that I will have to get. Excuse me if my questions sounds frivolous , but my mother had to...
carole servant
caroguitarist@...
May 31, 2002 11:51 am
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Hi there Fuch's Friends - I am a "young" gal of 66 and was diagnosed with Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy about 12 years or so, and have done very well until about 3...
A message belongs to the "young" gal of 66 who will have the operation soon. I will have a thought for you. As you say with support it`s easier to go through...
carole servant
caroguitarist@...
May 31, 2002 5:47 pm
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Dorothy - I would be interested to hear how your eye is doing since your corneal transplant - would you do it again, is it better than before, etc., Any advice...
Hi Dorothy, In your first answer you asked me , if I had "foggy symptom". I didn`t now really what it was. But this morning when I got up , all around me was...
