[Jill-O]

Hi --

I was diagnosed with Macular Edema and initially was treated w/ eye drops (which didn't work or didn't work much). Following trying the drops (Nevamac?), I was referred by my Opthimologist to a specialist.

This may be "old news" to a lot of you, but I know almost nothing about this stuff right now. The doctor took tons of pictures and showed me the area of concern. Instead of laser treatment, which I'd anticipated, he had me get a shot in my right eye (the worse one) yesterday, and I'll get a shot in my left eye on Monday.

I tried to include a URL about Bevacizuma, which is what I'm getting treated with (the injection), but that didn't work... You can probably google Macular Edema, Injection, Colon Cancer (that's what this is FDA approved to treat, the Macular Edema application is off lable apparently).

The shot didn't hurt at all. The only painful thing was the lights in the room seemed bright after dialating and they put something in to keep my eye open. It was uncomfortable and I was afraid of the shot, but turns out it didn't hurt (so I won't be worked up about next week!).

Just in case it could help some of you to see the article. I will get a follow up in about 6wks to see how I'm doing if I understood correctly. If I will need laser surgery after all, it should be less intense than if I had not gotten the shots.

Jill