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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: SIM on August 16, 2009, 11:26:24 AM
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Salute All!
Many of you old timers know of one of our squaddies named Plumbit. This gentleman has always been one of the best B26 drivers in AH.
I received a note today that I want to share with you all. Plumbit has had a rough go of it lately. He hasn't been able to fly as often as he used to and here is why,
" ............I went in and the opthamologist examined me, he sat back with a real serious look on his face and told me that he wanted me in his office the next day and that he had to start some laser surgeries on my eyes and said that if I did not start this now I would be blind in a month. Needless to say that scared the living crap out of me as it would anyone else so since then I have been going in and having various procedures done about every week to two weeks. My last procedure was yesterday and I am now just able to see with both eyes well enough to write to you. I have had over 880 burns into the retina of my left eye and 750 in my right eye. This has destroyed tissue in my retina to the point I have lost some peripheral vision. The conditions I have are Clinically significant macular edema and Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, check them out on google. The positive side of this is he caught this just before I lost my sight and while my sight will never be as it once was I will be able to maintain what I have now, hopefully indefinitely. As for being able to play the game, that still remains to be seen. (little pun there)............"
Please keep our squaddie in your thoughts and on your prayer list.
If you would like to email him, PM me and I will give you an email address to use.
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Hope things work out for him. He's a good guy. :salute
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Best wishes, Plumbit. Hope to see you in the skies soon!
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As for being able to play the game, that still remains to be seen. (little pun there)............"
Glad your Doc was able to catch the problem in time to salvage some of your sight. Prayers coming your way! :pray
As for the part I quoted... Seems like the best excuse EVER for talking your wife (or yourself) into an enormous TV/monitor! :D
In all seriousness though, best wishes to you!
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Best wishes, Plumbit!
The big screen TV/monitor sounds like an awesome idea!
Also, the wife can't very well holler at you for peeing on the toilet seat!
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bummed to hear about that. He's a great guy.
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Heal up Plumbit and best wishes.
Hi SIM
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Plumbit is a classy gentleman. We always had great chats on Channel 1 and 200.
Here's wishing for a good recovery Plumb. :rock
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Plumbit is an old squadie of mine from my years with the =Ghosts=.
I very much like Plumbit and wish him only the very best.
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My regards,
Widewing
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I have always had great respect for him! ....all my best!
Helm ...out
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Plumbit my wife has had Diabetic Retinopathy for the past 19 years. Hers was also caught fairly early, but I do remember her first lazier treatment was over 1000 zaps. She had to have a couple of follow up treatments with lazier, but in the last 17 years or so she had not had to have any. Hers was also brought on by being a Juvenile Diabetic. She did suffer some vision loss, but in time the brain will compensate for some of the loss vision by filling in the gaps. At least that's how she explains it. The most important thing is to continue to have regular exams to ensure there is no new leakage. Also keep your blood sugar in check, this is probably the most important thing. She has her eyes checked every 3-4 months.
Good Luck,
Fred
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:salute Plumbit, I hope you can keep your hobbies in sight.
NN
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Plumber, all the best mate for a full and speedy recovery. :salute
<S>...-Gixer
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Good luck Plumbit! Plumbit was the cause of my first burning, crashing 262 run many moons ago! :furious
but...a worhty and honorable opponent, and one I call friend!
Get better,
Mark :salute
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Get well soon Plumbit, thoughts and prayers are with you.
Hope to see you in the skies soon :salute
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Mbailey
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Good luck Plumbit
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Thanks so much for all your thoughts and prayers, they mean more than you know!
BMGS - In response, I am to have 1500-2000 burns eventually in both of my eyes, unfortunately I can only take so much at a time. According to the Doc up to 900 at a time is about the max I can endure. There is much swelling in the eyes so the injections don't always take and then I can feel the burns, it is not enjoyable. So far what has been done has not been enough, per the doc. He told me I may end up going to a retina specialist.
I appreciate you sharing about your wife, it is encouraging to hear of someone who has gone through this process and came out fine. The fear of not knowing what to expect with each step is foremost in my mind. Thanks again!
:salute to all of you
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Thanks so much for all your thoughts and prayers, they mean more than you know!
BMGS - In response, I am to have 1500-2000 burns eventually in both of my eyes, unfortunately I can only take so much at a time. According to the Doc up to 900 at a time is about the max I can endure. There is much swelling in the eyes so the injections don't always take and then I can feel the burns, it is not enjoyable. So far what has been done has not been enough, per the doc. He told me I may end up going to a retina specialist.
I appreciate you sharing about your wife, it is encouraging to hear of someone who has gone through this process and came out fine. The fear of not knowing what to expect with each step is foremost in my mind. Thanks again!
:salute to all of you
Talk about timing, as I was reading your reply my wife walked into my office, so I asked her if she remembers how many zaps she received during the treatments. She told me her left eye she received a total right at 1700 and her right eye was less than a thousand. Were going back many years, but we think there was a total of three treatments over a couple of weeks, with the last only being a few zaps. She did have one eye that required more treatment. The good news after the first round of treatments she has been stable since. Were lucky that her doctor not only being an Ophthalmologist is also a Retina Specialist. I will encourage you to still see a Retina Specialist.
This is a scary thing and my wife was diagnosed with this at a fairly young age and has had to live with it for the many years since. The good news is that they were able to stabilize her and she has been able to lead a fairly normal life.
Hang in there.
Fred
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:aok In our prayers................