"One of the side effects of the radiation can be vision loss due to
leakage - which is a blood vessel in the back of the eye that leaks into the
eye and damages the retina and will eventually lead to blindness. Year one
after surgery, my eyesight was 20/20, year two, 20/40 - which was considered
within the norm for that period after treatment. Last month it had dropped to
20/60, which caused them to do a scan to see if I had leakage, which I
do.
It
was recently discovered that a drug designed to treat colon cancer was
effective in treating leakages in the eye. The drug works by shrinking the
blood vessels and stopping the leak. There are no guarantees - it may do
nothing, may stop it from getting worse, may improve my vision slightly or even
significantly - each case is different.
The
drug is administered through a needle into my eye, which is what I had done
today. I have to go back every 6 weeks for another injection for a total of 6
injections."
Yesterday Jim had the first needle. He made it look easy.
Yesterday Jim had the first needle. He made it look easy.
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