Hi everyone,
Cant believe that i’ve just found this site now after struggling with TED for 4 years now, would have been good to talk to others with TED after feeling so alone and feeling that no one understood why i felt so conscious about my eyes! I had to be measures every 6 months for two and half years to make sure that the TED was inactive and then i was referred to a specialist who offered me the operations, i jumped at the chance to feel ‘normal’ again and not feeling like i had bug eyes! Last october and november i had orbital decompression on both eyes and this was successful and not as painful as i had thought, even tho i looked like i’d been beaten up! Next week i’m going for lower lid surgery on my right eye with a graft being taken out of my ear which i’m quite scared about as you’ve got to be awake!!! I’m hoping that my recovery is quicker than last time as i had 11 weeks off work due to my eyes causing alot of discomfort. I do feel that the process so far has been worth it as i dont feel as self conscious as i did and i dont feel that people stare at me in an unusual way anymore!
Hayley
