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jazzfunkanne

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Advice please
« on: September 28, 2013, 06:54:52 am »
Hi all am in the uk, the tears seem to sit on my bottom lid and when i blink they fall out, can anything be done, i feel am always cleaning round my eyes as they look wet all the time, they dont seem too be dry as am making tears, thanks in advance x
over 4.5cm AN removed dec 06

nancyann

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Re: Advice please
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2013, 07:21:05 am »
Hi Anne!  How have you been?  I ended up having a Jones tube inserted into the inner corner of my eye for this problem.  It's a pyrex tube that will drain the tears into your sinus.  When I suck in air through my nose it drains the tears.  It's not 100%, but much better than before & I'm glad I had it done.  The tube has to be replaced every 6 months.  When I get really hot or workout, the tears will run down my face b/c the tube is so small it can't accomodate the amount of tear quickly, but again, I'm glad I have it.
Always good thoughts, Nancy
2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
lateral tarsel strip X3
T3 procedure 11/20/07
1.6 Gm platinum weight 7/10/08
lateral canthal sling 11/14/08
Jones tube insert right inner eye 2/27/09
2.4 Gm. Platinum chain 2017
right facial paralysis

jazzfunkanne

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Re: Advice please
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2013, 08:02:23 am »
~Thanks nancy am fine thanks, i was also looking at the external weights for the eye they  dont seem too sell them in the uk , am sure theres a thread on here about them x is the procedure you had done called a plug, there is a few people i know have had this done x
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nancyann

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Re: Advice please
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2013, 01:41:01 pm »
Hi Anne:  no, the plug keeps the tears available to the eye - more for dry eye; the Jones tube helps drain the tears because we are producing an overabundance of tears.  I have had an eye weight from the get-go.  Had to go from gold to platinum b/c of an allergy to gold - I can wear gold but was allergic once it was under the skin...
2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
lateral tarsel strip X3
T3 procedure 11/20/07
1.6 Gm platinum weight 7/10/08
lateral canthal sling 11/14/08
Jones tube insert right inner eye 2/27/09
2.4 Gm. Platinum chain 2017
right facial paralysis

jazzfunkanne

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Re: Advice please
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2013, 08:17:44 am »
have you the link too the get go nancy x
over 4.5cm AN removed dec 06

mandy721

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Re: Advice please
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2013, 09:10:20 pm »
My husband had the same problem. His lower lid was very saggy.  It was  built up with cartilage from his ear, and he had a lower lid tuck.  The results were very good and he rarely drips now.
Husband diagnosed 5/30/09 with 3.2cm right AN
Surgery at  Columbia Presbyterian 8/4/09
Platinum eye weight implant - 8/17/09
17 days in hospital and rehab
SSD, facial weakness, some tinnitus, headaches , balance and eye problems