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Don’t worry, there is no perfect human healing perfectly! We do the best we can , wake up and do it again! Best wishes for getting through the face down healing time. It will be a distant memory soon enough. Cheers!

Hi Michelle, no I have not had that type of surgery

Cataract surgery is nothing compared to this. And you see awesome afterwards!!!!

Yes you will need help the first week. I just completed the 7 day face down, it was overwhelming for me, but I prayed 🙏🏽 and made it through. I'm highly active and take care of everything in my family. So, to have to be still and allow my family to care for me was hard to say the least lol. You'll get through. I was so nervous about the surgery. Again, I prayed and trusted GOD, to take the fear and anxiety away. I'm in my second week of recovery, and I'm feeling better. The rest has done me well. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I had a vitrectomy, diagnosed with a macular hole in my left retina. Blessings, and I'll pray for you and your daughter!

Rush you are going to need help for you and whatever you typically do for your daughter, someone else will need to do that for her. Give yourself the proper healing time for your recovery and then you will be ready to help your daughter again. This can be stressful, I am sorry you’re going through this. I will pray for you both tonight. Keep the faith!!

medical bills can be overwhelming. hope you have peace in the solution.

@PinstripingbyPaulTucker Thank you my friend. I have silicon oil on my left eye to avoid retinal detachment but I can't see nothing. My last eye surgery was June 10,2024.

@@mtala6 all we can do is keep going, I wish you good luck.

Thank you! The upside is your 47th birthday is probably gonna be a whole lot better💥

Hi Joy, just let each step of the recovery take its time and you will do great!!! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

Thanks Paul, I appreciate that.

No matter how you slice it, it's a pain! The doc probably knew on your side was best for where your problem was. I think I would have preferred side way better. Hope all heals well!

Absolutely normal feeling. I remember thinking “what else can happen?” Glad it took up some time during face time. I’m not one to wish away a day but face down and healing your eye at the same time is not a good time !!! Lucky though someone figured out that this helps our eye heal properly. Smart people in this world. Glad you’re on the mend and glad this video helped.

Yes, I'm super thankful for the smart folks that know this stuff. It's amazing, really.

Just got through a week in the face down chair. It was overwhelming for me, but I prayed 🙏🏽 and made it through. I had a macular hole in my left retina. Still recovering, but out of the chair. Blessings to you!

@@a.jackson5892glad you’re out of the chair. One week is a long time. I met an older man in Aruba that did one month with nothing but a kitchen chair next to his bed for face down. I told him “you’re a stronger man than me!” You too. One week is a long time. Hoping for a great recovery for you!

Hi Brian, I had a detached retina for about 2 months before I had surgery. I went to my optometrist and told him something is wrong I only see half of my vision on my right eye. he looked and said i was fine...then I went back same thing.... then I drew what I saw and he understood and recommended a surgeon. I even went on vacation with my detached retina!!!

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker Thank you so much for letting me know!! They said that I won’t be able to see properly again!! Stuff that!!!!! My left eye is already healing itself!!!! And that’s without it being fixed yet!!!! It’s pretty freaky because I can see in 3D 😱you’re a great man thanks mate for getting back to me! I love your work! I will watch everything that you do from now on!!!!! Thank you lots of love and respect man!!!! I’m glad your okay and can see properly that’s pretty cool mate have a great day!!!!!! 🙂🙏❤️

@@brianjones3783 it's amazing how much the brain over time can adjust and compensate for what is being seen. Believing it will all work out is 90% of the battle. take care Brian and thank you for the kind words!

Hello from the states Derrick🇺🇸 It was a few months before my first new pair of prescribed glasses. But I did cheat and get an interim pair from my optician knowing they would not be perfect. I looked into a box type machine and it made a prescription!!! Amazing. Then later I had a formal exam. Surprisingly, the cheat glasses were very close to my real prescription 👀 At each step I was like a kid just wanting the next step to be over. But in time my eye is working without thought. If it wasn’t for this video I probably would’ve forgotten it happened ha ha. That’s life as we get older fix one problem to the work on the next. Happy Porsche driving in your future 🏁

Good luck Jeff, it sounds a lot worse than it is in reality. The surgery itself was peaceful, the face down was daunting, and then each week was better. It's a small price to pay for vision and depth perception. But, you have the right to think it sucks too!

The surgeon’s office set it up. I had to pay out of pocket for it but it was worth it.

Thanks Marty! I appreciate it. Hope your recovery is speedy and I need to make some new Pinstriping videos too. Good luck!

Makes you really appreciate a plain old normal day not hurting. The first month is overwhelming but each week of those first few weeks is better every day!!! Keep the faith!!! Hope you feel better soon 👍

Ken , that’s awesome to hear. Thank you and mostly… have fun

No, the velvet is not necessary. Only if you want the engine turn effect. You can leave it smooth without turning. It’s a different look that’s all. Thank you for asking!

Walt, I am sorry to hear this. You’re probably right about the 6 week problem, never thought of that. I hope you have good news soon

for sleeping the eye surgeon put me in contact with a company that supplied the face down chair and a sleeping ramp that had a head rest in it for face down. I was really worried about it, especially because I have a c-pap. it was actually comfortable!!! because you are recovering you are tired anyway and I did not mind it at all. Take the time to adjust the chair and the sleep cushion BEFORE your surgery so you can just use it without strain or problems when you get back from the surgery. Tell your Mom good luck!

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker Thanks.. your video was very informative and down to earth. Hope your eye is doing better these days

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker Hey again..sorry to bother ya... So, does the doctor talk to you through out the procedure? Can you tell me a little bit of how you felt DURING the procedure? Thanks a ton!

⁠ doctor first asked me what type of music I want to listen to then started the procedure asked if I was OK a bunch of times and then said we’re almost done that type of thing . It was a very pleasant experience because they give you enough drugs, not to care what’s happening, but not enough that you feel loopy. That’s probably the easiest part of the whole thing !!!!!

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker Thanks!

thank you so much! nice comments make my day :) hope your recovery is on track and you are feeling confident.

Chris! that is wonderful to hear! what a great response to read, this is WHY I made this. this whole process is daunting and knowing the steps in plain talk helps us get in the right frame of mind. good vibes going your way for healing.

Hello, that is really sad to hear. unfortunately sometimes our body's have other ideas for us than what we want. I am unfamiliar with a macular hole but will it get worse in time or will it stay as it is? in any case I wish you the best outcome your body will allow.

Thanks so much for your reply, Paul. I hope that your eyesight remains stable, so that you’re able to continue doing your beautiful work.

Ha! That’s funny! I took a lot of crap from my friend saying “nobody will watch a video over 20 minutes”. I told him you have no idea how much face down patients want to make an hour go by🏁 Good luck on your recovery. It will be worth it!👀

You’re welcome Peggy. I actually think being positive helps you heal better. Good luck with your healing and keep showing up for the grandkids. That’s the best!!!

Crystal I truly hope you eye heals steadily and this is a distant memory. Take care of yourself!!!

Thank you for your response. I just reached week 3. I saw the doctor on Monday and my eye is healing pretty well so far, aside from having a little bit of fluid buildup. We're hoping it'll take care of itself. I no longer have to sleep face down (the most uncomfortable sleep position). I see him in almost a month, though I see the doctor who removed the cataract in a couple weeks. I still wear the night patch just in case, since it still itches at times. How long did you wear your night patch for? Did yours itch a lot?

@@crystalbennett6627 I do not remember it itching but I am sure it did. I was obsessed with the bubble!!! so I focused on that being a pain in my you know what. I wore my patch for a while while driving and any time I felt dizzy. then I just stopped one day and that was that.

Thanks Mike! That’s exactly why I made this. We have time in our hands recuperating and it’s good to know a road map for the journey ahead. Hope you healing go by quickly.

Man it really is hard to tell yourself that in the moment but now that I look back, I did it and it was worth it. good luck with your recovery and outcome. seeing is worth the time put in. btw I love your logo with the Van Halen guitar stripes! What a significant band (both versions) Sammy Hagar is incredibly positive person, if you have not check out some of his interviews while you are in the face down phase, he is so inspiring.

How was the pain? Was it a hard couple days of annoying pain or weeks?

@@HardKnocksTime Surprising more than I thought it would be BUT I did also have a scleral buckle. I had soreness and dull behind the eye headaches for a couple weeks following surgery. I’m in week 4 now. Still some soreness, my gas bubble has dissipated about 50%. Definitely have some sunlight sensitivity. I’ve been able to be up and around doing pretty normal activities for the last couple weeks. To all that are going through this, I hope you the best. Be patient, wind down & relax, and heal!

@@HardKnocksTime there was not all that much pain that I can comment on. I do remember feeling the stitches and I went back to the doctor and she gave me a drops that solved it completely. I told her how good they worked and she laughed, I guess it was a numbing agent! that was only for a few days. After that there was not as much pain just trying to adjust to not seeing depth because the operated eye was not ready to be tested for a new prescription. after my new prescription it was all good until the cataract operation

Just finished my week of face down. I'm glad it's over lol. Blessings to you!

Boy, thank you Tara. I really think it started from my eye being tugged by the sheet. Just happened to pull my eye along with it (so crazy) but I remember it really hurt. That will teach me to hog the sheets!!! Ha ha Seriously my doctor called it shit luck and it could have been anything. A lot of my friends do the same work with no eye issues so I didn’t think it was work related for sure.

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker You're welcome :) I laughed out loud about the sheets! So glad you are okay! You're work is great! Thanks again ;)

Hi Frank, That is what I hear too. unfortunately for me my optometrist did not catch it for a few months. I even went on vacation to the beach for a week while I was only seeing the bottom half out of one eye! glad you got it taken care of fast, happy healing.

good luck Steve! its worth the efforts so you can see clearly, it will soon be behind you and a distant memory!

you are welcome! the chair is a life saver for sure. my doc missed my diagnosis twice until I had to draw out what I saw. it was frustrating and then the journey began.... now its a distant memory. Hope your surgery is a distant memory asap. take care.

You’re welcome! This is exactly why I made this video. Great wishes to you both.

All I can say is in a while it will be a distant memory. Good luck and take a day at a time.

I can only imagine, that is scary. When my cataract surgery healing made me see double I was at my wits end. I was rethinking how to do my job. Then, it just got better. Divine intervention or my brain adjusting? Who knows I hope the same for you. It just works.

Been thinking about this. Have you had a second opinion? Every profession from pinstripes to eye surgeons have good and bad qualifications. Might be worth it🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway, hopefully third time is a charm!

Hi David, Life is has ideas of its own. Nobody would imagine eye surgery is in their future right? It will be great to see your information on the silicone treatment. Maybe you’re ahead of the curve because your young enough to heal quickly? That’s my guess. Keep us posted. Very interesting as to what the benefits of silicone vs. gas is. Take care

Hi Paul! This whole process feels weird , surreal , I mean its such a huge emergency situation, resulting in possible vision loss if not treated soon enough. But also there is a great chance of prevention, starting with regular visits to the opthalmologist, where he or she can tell you if you are part of the risk population, like high myopia, thin retina , age, family history etc. Personally I was reluctant about my doctor using silicone oil instead of gas , especially because if everything goes okay I still have to make another surgery to take it out and it involves new risks. But he is the doctor . I will try and keep everybody posted. I am so chatty right now with this oceans of free time , did I said free? Not really free 😅. Btw , excellent work , or art I might say , very talented!

I am not sure it is different in United States at all. Would seem like a small community of eye surgeons around the world. Some people I know that have a laser repair and not surgery did have any face down time. I had a gas bubble and stitches as part of my repair. I wonder if that is the difference? I don’t know? Good luck!!! Hope it’s easy and quick

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker It went well and I’m still wearing an eye patch till I see the surgeon tomorrow.

It is amazing to me that some kid took the time to become an adult specializing in fixing someone's eye. How lucky are we to have these specialist. I hope you get a resolve to your problem quickly and get to focus on something fun instead.

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker good news I will keep my sight and thank you for taking time to answer.

@@bretteee anytime!

My God!! that was quite a story. I am glad you got used to the face down eventually. I think most people would agree it sounds like a nightmare when the doctor tells you about face down recovery and that is not to add on the amount of time you had to endure. You are a strong person. how if your vision now? I truly hope this is all behind you now.

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker 10Q. I had the surgery the first week of last June. My vision is 90% recovered. The odd part was that at the first week of the surgery the vision in my operated eye was black and white. Also they put me the gas that is for 3 moths, there are 3 different types. The bubble was there for that amount of time. Now my vision is very good in the right eye ( there is a very little bluish because there is new vitreous liquid) and the Lasser surgery in my left eye went very smoothly, one week of recovery. They welded the lattice degeneration to avoid the problem that I had in my right eye. Ho. I forgot. I decided to not look at my surgery of the right eye for a month and I kept the metal patch with holes most of the time when I was sleeping. The time feels like an eternity. I still have another 6 months for my next vision check with the same doctor who made the surgery.

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker I forgot that they put me the Scleral buckle as well to hold the retinal in place.

@@Fromoneworldthat’s great to hear. I had the 3 month gas also. Good luck at your next appointment!

Thank you Diane.

Wow! Thank you. You’ll do fine. The hardest part is the face down which I broke up mentally in hours. And the eye patch that fits under your glasses is a huge benefit too! Wishing you the best

Took me a while to get the right glasses. My upmost focus was close up because of my work and the distance came in time. I think it’s a brain thing too, it’s deciding what information to use most

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker I've never worn glasses. But don't mind if I have to I where sunglasses all day. Still have the nitrogen in eye .. I had a cataract show up 6 years back. Had cataract surgery Dr. Went through the back of eye the 1st 20 seconds. That sucked 1:45 surgery hour 45 keeping eye. New Dr. When he said wtf did the previous do.. but another story right now just wanting to see. Which I can better than 2percent I had going into surgery.. lost jobs about 2 weeks later my Dr. Wrote a letter because of eye pressure I had to take a week off. To get pressure down. Bullshit I get fired when they knew about my eye. I need to see Dr. All this holiday stuff I'm sure it's up again . Lost everything since fired. Sucks and no one will say anything. Would of been nice to had someone to help take care of anything you may need. Before going into this. And if anyone reads this go get your eyes checked yearly if not I would have done this in my 30s. It's im portant to have a Dr. Who could of found the problem before the problem finds you. It's a debilitating problem that you do not want to go through.

Good luck Maureen! I don’t even think of it anymore so I guess it just takes time. I was surprised about having fatigue, but it was real!! Love Canada, my moms side is from Quebec

Ha ha, that cracks me up! There’s a million videos, pick another and move on. Life’s too short

They say “patience is the hardest muscle exercise”!! I wish you a fantastic recovery! I always think what if this was the 1800s ? What would my life be like and what would I do for work or pleasure for that matter? Then I remember if it was 1800s I’d probably be dead because I’m 60 ha ha!!! We live in a great time!!! and only gets better!! I truly wish for you the best and hope your eye comes out perfect .

I also had a macular hole in my left retina. Just finished the 7 day face down, which was overwhelming for me, but I prayed and made it through. I'm in week 2 of recovery and dealing with the bubble. Blessings!

Umearr, I completely forget it even happened!!! Life goes on🎉

@@PinstripingbyPaulTucker thank you for response! I really hope so! How is your vision now? I imagine it’s great considering you did an incredible job painting the bike🔥

@@Umearrr thank you ! my vision is great now. I had cataract surgery last year in the same which is common once your lens is exposed to air (and is super easy and painless). It took some time for eyes to adjust because my cataract surgery went so well it made the difference between the two eyes too great for my brain to mix!!! After time , or divine intervention, i my brain got used to it and I see great. The brain/ eye connection is an amazing thing.