I going to be gone a cople of days!

[Barry Lee]

I have to have an eye surgery on august 9th this is my 19th surgury!

 

[Aaron]

christ almighty wonder 19 wow good luck

 

[Super Scooter]

Wow! 19? And you're only 11??? Oh, man!

I'm sorry to hear this, man. It seems too many people have been going in for surgery on here. I hope you have a speedy recovery. A friend of mine recently went in for eye surgery. She's quite well now, though. I hope you do as well as she has.

 

[Manda:-D]

Wow! 19?? Man, that stinks! Sucks to have eye problems, doesn't it?
Good luck, Barry. I'll keep you in my prayers.

 

[Barry Lee]

Wow! 19?? Man, that stinks! Sucks to have eye problems, doesn't it?
Good luck, Barry. I'll keep you in my prayers.

I have a long history the whole thing started when i was a baby were I could not breath I had casts on arms and legs mouth was stitched,i have foure fingers (Born that way)hearing aid andmuch much more but all I have now is a hearing aid and i am a artist!I will try to send some pictures but my freakin' scanner doesn't work all around the Outer Banx everybody knows me beacause of my art!i am also a rolemodel to many kids in my Middle School!

 

[Wembley]

I have a long history the whole thing started when i was a baby were I could not breath I had casts on arms and legs mouth was stitched,i have foure fingers (Born that way)hearing aid andmuch much more but all I have now is a hearing aid and i am a artist!I will try to send some pictures but my freakin' scanner doesn't work all around the Outer Banx everybody knows me beacause of my art!i am also a rolemodel to many kids in my Middle School!

Wow!! I remember I had a lazy-eye fixed when I was two. (about)...

I remember waking up and my eyes were taped shut and I couldn't see anything. To this day I am terrified of hospitals etc. It's wierd, but hey, it just goes to show how childhood trauma can affect a person. Remember though that this was twenty-four years ago and I'm sure they are a lot better working with kids now.

Does your condition have a name? I've worked with some kids who've had conditions like cerebral palsy and brain damage, and I spent about about a week helping out a kid that had treacher-collins syndrome - it can affect eyes, hearing, etc. From what I understand, it's a genetic condition (that is, it's passed in the information that a person gets from his or her parents). For the record, the kid I worked with had no ears and had a hearing aid that sent the sound through the bones behind where his ear should be. He also had breathing problems when he was younger and also had very thick coke-bottle glasses. He was 10 (this was in 1997ish) but very intelligent.

Of course, it _is_ ironic that here I am, somone who is deathly afraid of hospitals etc, doing respite care work with special-needs kids.

Anyway, I hope everything goes well for you. I'm sure that everyone here will be thinking about you.

-Rick "Wembley" Miller
...You can NOT leave the magic!

 

[Manda:-D]

I have a long history the whole thing started when i was a baby were I could not breath I had casts on arms and legs mouth was stitched,i have foure fingers (Born that way)hearing aid andmuch much more but all I have now is a hearing aid and i am a artist!I will try to send some pictures but my freakin' scanner doesn't work all around the Outer Banx everybody knows me beacause of my art!i am also a rolemodel to many kids in my Middle School!

I had MAJOR eye problems when I was younger. I used to have to go to an optometrist every 3 months, and every time, my eyesight would getting at least twice as bad as it had been only 3 months earlier. I was taken to specialist after specialist. My eyesight was degenerating so rapidly, one doctor told my parents I would likely go blind by the age 12, if things kept up the way they were. (At this point, I was 10.) My parents were beginning to look into eye surgery when one optometrist reccomended contacts. She thought they might help to stabilize my eyesight. So, at 13 years old, I was put on contacts. I'm 18 now, abnd I just had an eye checkup yesterday, the first time in almost two years, and the doctor said my prescription's barely changed. Now, I still have a VERY strong prescription, without glasses or contacts, I couldn't see 2 feet in front of me, and most doctors still reccomend eye surgery for me someday, but at least I can wait.
Now, I know it's NOTHING compared to what you've been through, but I know it's not fun. And, you ARE an inspiration, Barry.