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Old 29th March 2010, 06:02 PM
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Default Bit gutted to be honest!

Not great day today!

I've had an issue with me eyes for a while that the hospital have been looking into (excuse the pun).

After several months of pretty nasty tests and meets with LOADS of opthalmic bofins they have decided that I have a gentic malfuntion that means the photoreceptors in my eyes get deposits built up that damage them. This means my already affected vision cannot be repaired after they told me it could, albeit with fairly invasive surgury.
Turns out my vision is going to get worse and within 2-20 years (good window there - sounds like an Audi dealer diagnosis) I will almost certainly lose it all together. I am hopeful that they eventually come up with a gene therapy that atleast stops the degrading but not best happy at minute!!!!


Hoping to fin that they have it wrong........!
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Old 29th March 2010, 06:11 PM
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Not really much we can say, but that isn't great.

Our thoughts are with you at this end, and here's hoping that they can do something.
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Old 29th March 2010, 06:14 PM
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Not really much we can say, but that isn't great.

Our thoughts are with you at this end, and here's hoping that they can do something.
Thanks mate! Apreciated. Not muh can be said, will just deal with as things go on. There's some clever buggers working on stuff like this all the time so fingers crossed!
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Old 29th March 2010, 06:46 PM
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Gutted for you Ben.

Anything we can do for you let us all know..

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Old 29th March 2010, 06:56 PM
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Thanks mate! If anyone is able to sort it I'd like a pair of replacement eyes, preferably bionic with night vision and a zoom function!
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Old 29th March 2010, 06:58 PM
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sorry to hear ben, i know a holy man who helps good people and your one, so if you believe in those things let me know. john
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Old 29th March 2010, 07:06 PM
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Thanks mate!
Hey, I'm open to anything! Thanks for the thought!!
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Old 29th March 2010, 08:44 PM
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ah mate - that really is devastating to hear.

Like the other guys - if there's anything we can do, let us know.

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Old 30th March 2010, 07:15 AM
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Thanks mate! If anyone is able to sort it I'd like a pair of replacement eyes, preferably bionic with night vision and a zoom function!
you forgot the X Ray vision bit!

on serious note, gutted for you, if there was one sense I would hate to lose its sight.
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Old 30th March 2010, 08:59 AM
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Hey Ben,

Really gutted to hear that - lets hope that medical science gets its act together really quickly.

As said above if we can do anything let us know.

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