Watery Eyes!!!!
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herbialfa

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1,489 posts

231 months

Thursday 20th January 2011
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I have a condition known as "Watery Eyes"

ie my tear ducts don't work. No st Sherlock!

Most people are treated for this with a couple of operations before the age of 3. Coming from windy Glasgow I've always just put up with it and wiped the tears away. Recently though things have got worse so went to see a specialist.

5 needles & 1 syrigine later (too both feckin eyes) I now have to have a tearduct by pass! LOL

Has anyone had any experience of this or had the operation? Me & hospitals are not exactly best of friends. I know the NHS is great and all that but going under and let someone feck about with my eyes causes me concern!

Any info would be great!

Thanks in advance redface)

GTIR

24,741 posts

295 months

Thursday 20th January 2011
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Are you sure you're not just a big cry baby?

DownUnder.

828 posts

206 months

Thursday 20th January 2011
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I get this sometimes when it's really windy, is it actually a condition?

herbialfa

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1,489 posts

231 months

Tuesday 17th May 2011
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Well I had my first op last Tuesday!

They did the right eye first.

Knocked me out cold cut about a 1" incision in the corner of my eye, ground out a small channel in my nasal bone, then drilled though!!!!

I now have a tiny plastic pipe in the corner of my eye and it seems to be working fine.

Had the stitches removed this morning which was painless!!!!!

Just have to wait another 5 weeks to let the scar tissue form around the tubes creating my own tear ducts!

Worst part of the whole Op??????

The sore throat from the tube they put down your throat while you are under!!!!

God bless the NHS!

herbialfa

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231 months

Tuesday 17th May 2011
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Oh and then get the left eye done!