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alicem · 05-13-2009, 08:47 PM

Wojtek has met with 2 different retinal specialists in Pittsburgh. They both say that his injury is extremely serious, but they both recommend surgery. The second doctor that he and my daughter met with will be the one doing the operating. He originally scheduled surgery for Saturday, but I heard from Laura tonight and it has been moved up to tomorrow. They will be filling his eye with oil, in hopes that it will help move the retina back in place. They are also removing his lens and will replace it with a plastic one. The very best outcome they feel they can achieve is for him to be able to see the largest "E" on the eye chart, blurry. (His vision will not be lens correctable.) There is only about a 30% chance that this will be the outcome. More than likely, he will only be able to see shadows. There is still a chance that he can lose his eye completely. I'm not sure how long the oil will be kept in his eye, could be 3 - 6 months.

I am so glad they were able to fit him in so soon. Unfortunately, Laura will not be able to make it to Texas as planned to see her little sister graduate from college this Saturday, but it is more important that she stay put.

Please keep this young couple in your prayers. They have a long road of recovery and adjustment ahead of them. Thank you for your input on eye specialists. As it turns out UPMC in Pittsburgh has one of the best.

05-13-2009, 08:47 PM	#17
alicem Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 430	Update Wojtek has met with 2 different retinal specialists in Pittsburgh. They both say that his injury is extremely serious, but they both recommend surgery. The second doctor that he and my daughter met with will be the one doing the operating. He originally scheduled surgery for Saturday, but I heard from Laura tonight and it has been moved up to tomorrow. They will be filling his eye with oil, in hopes that it will help move the retina back in place. They are also removing his lens and will replace it with a plastic one. The very best outcome they feel they can achieve is for him to be able to see the largest "E" on the eye chart, blurry. (His vision will not be lens correctable.) There is only about a 30% chance that this will be the outcome. More than likely, he will only be able to see shadows. There is still a chance that he can lose his eye completely. I'm not sure how long the oil will be kept in his eye, could be 3 - 6 months. I am so glad they were able to fit him in so soon. Unfortunately, Laura will not be able to make it to Texas as planned to see her little sister graduate from college this Saturday, but it is more important that she stay put. Please keep this young couple in your prayers. They have a long road of recovery and adjustment ahead of them. Thank you for your input on eye specialists. As it turns out UPMC in Pittsburgh has one of the best. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 9/15/08 (age 52) - Mammo: calcifications 9/22/08 - Biopsy: DCIS, grade 3. ER,PR status: Pos. in 75-90% of tumor cells. 10/01/08 - Ob/Gyn appt.: found complex, mostly cystic mass on right ovary - 11cmx12cmx 8cm 10/15/08 - Hysterectomy & Oophorectomy, Lumpectomy: Cyst on uterus, not ovary - all was benign. Breast - 5 of 6 bad margins. 2 Sentinel Lymph nodes removed, both negative. Stage 0, Tis, N0 12/11/08 - Mastectomy & DIEP reconstruction: Surprise! 2 cm Invasive DC, grade 2 found. One benign internal mammary lymph node. Stage 1, T1c, N0, all clean margins. ER+ (Proportion Score = 2/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) and PR+(Proportion Score = 3/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) HER2 score = 3+ 1/09/09 - Oncotype DX: Recurrence S/core of 60 !?!?! ER status is NEG!! PR staus is NEG! HER2 score = 12.2 (still positive, greater than 11.5 is positive). 1/20/09 - Started chemo: TCH 5/26/09 - FINISHED CHEMO! 1/05/10 - FINISHED HERCEPTIN! 1/22/10 - Port-a-catheter removed! 3/07/18 - Still NED 9/10/23 - Still NED