I have a slight Nickel allergy, which was steering my surgeon away from doing a flow diverter and going with platinum coils. They were able to do the flow diverter. I had my surgery on May 2nd.
2 hours after my surgery, my femoral artery started bleeding out. They compressed the artery for 20 mins (I might add is extremely painful) after that I started seeing silver floaties along with eye pain.
While in the hospital, my surgeon said it was most likely from all the iodine.
Tomorrow will be a week and the silver floaties are all like bugs flying in my face.
I am going to let my doc know they are still here just wondering if anyone else has silver floaties after their flow diverters?
I was afraid I hurt my eyeballs while having my femoral artery compressed.
Also is anyone 6 months post flow diverter? Did it cure the aneurysm? Iâm told it will take my aneurysm away with a 10% chance of having to place a new stent.
I got those as well. Mine were like little balls of mercury. Sometimes they skittering past, sometimes more like a spray that would almost make me want to duck. They dissipated over time. I still get a lesser effect now, long afterwards. More like fireflies but I can easily ignore them.
Normal, hmmm, I donât think much of it is ânormalâ Maybe normal for us.
I didnât have a flow diverter, I had a craniotomy and I get what I call âStary, stary nightsâ, these super bright stars go floating through my vision. They are very disorientating. And they sparkle. I have to stop and wait for them to settle, itâs only like 15-20seconds, but so discombobulating, YUCK. Iâm 10 yrs on from my last neurosurgical procedure and I still get them today.
After I popped my pipe, I had the most beautiful filigree lights that I would actually get distracted and enjoy the showâ:crazy_face:. Drink lots of fluids to get the dye out. Every time I had any type of angiogram I had to drink 3 bottles of Gatorade and twice that in water for about three to four months. The last angiogram to check my stent, I went into severe anaphylaxis and boy did my Neurosurgeon upped the IV drip and pushed it out, fast.
I think it was the second or third angiogram that the Resident didnât put enough pressure on my femoral artery and I started bleeding out on their brand new table. I was a bit drugged up and told Dr. Shaw I was sorry for urinating all over it. He assured me I was on a catheter and I assured him I just wet myself. Well, it wasnât urine and Dr. Q-W came over in a huge leap, picked up that rather tall Resident and threw him a couple of feet then did a handstand on my artery. Had to keep the weight bag in it twice as long and ended up with a huge hematoma. They hurt! Isnât it a great thing that the vast majority of medical professionals are very good at their job?!
Iâve not had a flow diverter, , my last and final repair was a Neuroform Atlas Stent it has helped me leaps and bounds. I did get some floaters, more like shooting stars for awhile, maybe two to three months. I rarely get them now, usually when I forget to hydrate.
Itâs not uncommon in people with flow diverters near the opthalmic artery. I donât worry about it. It does lessen over time, but not days. Think more in terms of months and even years. How long ago was your procedure?
I had my procedure on 1/29 of this year. I had an aneurysm in my optic artery. And the silver floaters/ fireflies looking lights started a few days after. Sometimes it appears as a small mercury like itâs coming towards me. Itâs the weirdest thing to explain.
Ah, yes, the balls of mercury! Those are by far the oddest. I even had it happen once when my eyes were closedâŚthey are VERY weird. I would also get an occassional âsprayâ of them into my eye. Itâs almost impossible to describe. If you just had your procedure a month ago Iâm not surprised. The spray was the first thing to go away, followed by the floating mercury balls. Still get occassional small skittering objects like insects in my peripheral vision and fireflies (which I think are teeny tiny mercury balls) but itâs rare. Iâm a few years out from my last one. Report everything to your surgical team despite what I, or anyone else tells you, but donât panic over this. Iâve been in contact with more than a few others that describe the same visual phenomena.
Keep well hydratedâŚmeaning 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water daily. It helps keep blood flowing smoothly in your vascular system, improves elasticity, reduces viscosity (blood thickening), and helps prevent clots.
And smile despite the strangeness of all this. Youâre here, and weâre all here for you. Dont hesitate to reach out any time.
Omgg thank you soooo much! I literally thought I was going crazy google was no help until I stumbled across this thread! And yes the insect like object I see that as well. As long as I know itâs not uncommon and that it has happened to others Is definitely reassuring. I reached out to my surgeon waiting on a response now but at least I can now breathe. And I am a bit guilty when it comes to staying hydrated like I should. So I will definitely work on that. Good thing to also know that it does fade over time because it is scary to say it came out the blue after the diverter! Thank you sooooo much for responding and the reassurance. I wish you the best moving forward and I will keep you updated over time!
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Maybe normal for us.
. Drink lots of fluids to get the dye out. Every time I had any type of angiogram I had to drink 3 bottles of Gatorade and twice that in water for about three to four months. The last angiogram to check my stent, I went into severe anaphylaxis and boy did my Neurosurgeon upped the IV drip and pushed it out, fast.