http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/ Duane's Retraction Syndrome Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:47:58 GMT petshell http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12813 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12813 GEMMA Mr Lee told us the same thing too when Alex was younger. However, his eye worse. looking back if I had the knowledge I have now i would ask for botox Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:08:40 GMT Gemma Bosher http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12812 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12812 Hi Shelley, I've just read your message about the botox injections your sons been having.  Just thought this was really interesting as my daughter Ruby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:39:14 GMT emjcol http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12811 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12811 Things may well have changed since our experience was over 5 years ago, but at the time the operations were done in the afternoon (starting at 1pm I think) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:05 GMT Debbie Vandrill http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12810 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12810 thanks Carol. I really please with Mr Watts, I felt very safe in his hands. On the letter it says no food or drink for 6 hours before the operation. Do they Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:11:12 GMT emjcol http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12809 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12809 Hi Debbie   Ditto for us. Emily had both her operations on a Tuesday and was back in school on the Thursday. You have to be careful to keep the eye clean - no Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:12:52 GMT Annie Fitzgerald http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12808 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12808 Four years ago I had MMR on a Thursday, and was back to work on Monday. I only had the patch on for a day. 2 days after the surgery I was fine. And that was Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:18:01 GMT jbabek@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12807 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12807 I agree. I was also out sightseeing the Day after and I flew half way across the Country the day after surgery with no problems. On Jul 3, 2009, at 8:55 AM, Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:39 GMT h_kornman http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12806 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12806 I had my operation on Tuesday and was sighting at the San Diego Zoo on that Thursday, back at work by the next Monday. As long as she doesn't have to do the Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:25 GMT debbie_vandrill http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12805 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12805 Hi All My daughter has just received a date for her operation. She's not having MMR or VRT, it's more of an exploratory op to really see what's going on with Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:03:45 GMT Sara Harvey http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12804 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12804 My son was born with VACTERL syndrome and may have issues concering bowel/bladder continence.  It's not an issue right now because he's only 2.  I definitely Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:01:38 GMT Jennifer Anderl http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12803 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12803 It is really a personal choice.  The benefits of a 504 are that they have to be followed by everyone in the school (such as when your child goes to computer, Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:43:32 GMT jbabek@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12802 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12802 I think this varies from person to person. My duanes eye is also my left eye. I never required any educational provisions and graduated with close to a 4.0. On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:22:23 GMT deborahann1981 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12801 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12801 Hi my daughter has duanes in left eye. Never heard of a 504 plan before. Should children with duanes have a 504 plan. I have sent in a letter for her Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:55:20 GMT Jennifer Anderl http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12800 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12800 If you look up "504 plan" online, you'll get a good explanation (I didn't know if I could legally copy and paste that info).  Basically, it is a plan that the Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:40:26 GMT barbzwired http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12799 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/duanes/message/12799 How ridiculous that the elementary school wouldn't do what he needed. I know our child gets MUCH more fatigued if he has to sit where he must turn his head to