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  • recently diagnosed wet amd
  • Posted: 2007-12-23 12:47:21 By jack g
  • i was recently diagnosed with wet amd.the rs said the only thing that would help is avastin or lucentis.he gave me my choice of either one.i'm having a hard time working up my courage to be injected in the eye once a month.anyone have any input on what to expect? he didn't have much to say when i asked him.
  • Re: recently diagnosed wet amd
  • Posted: 2008-01-13 08:42:17 By albert g
  • get it done asap very little pain i almost waited to long and have ni vision in the left eye but avascion saved my right eye had 6 shoots in 2006 and none meeeded in 2007 i was at the docs last week no bleeding thank god for avascion befor lucentis
  • Re: Re: recently diagnosed wet amd
  • Posted: 2008-01-24 10:36:57 By jack g
  • Thanks for the insight.I had my 1st shot last week and it wasn't bad at all.The anxiety is the worst.
    Thanks again.
  • Re: Re: Re: recently diagnosed wet amd
  • Posted: 2008-01-28 19:18:12 By albert g
  • glad to hear you had the injection.it will help i now that.you may get some vision back
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