Well, the plan was
for this to be an announcement of my triumphant return to the blogosphere
(albeit in a somewhat limited capacity) with a new pair of much stronger
glasses around now. For my appointment
with my eye doctor was scheduled for last Friday morning (August 28th)
but as with many a plan with other mice and men, my plan went awry.
Oh yeah, I made my
appointment. It was first time I have
been more than 50 feet from the house since I went to see a doctor after having
to go to the emergency room almost two years ago, but by the grace of our
Heavenly Father, I made it to see (so to speak) the eye doctor.
Now, I do not think
I had become legally blind. For I could
see things, but the only letter on the eye chart I could read was the big E at
the top, with even it being rather fuzzy—even with glasses on.
Nope, there would
be no much stronger glasses for me. For
they insisted upon stopping the bleeding in the back of both of my eyes first,
and then the plan is for me to undergo cataract surgery on both eyes. They did stick a needle with Avastin in my
right eye, however, with the left eye to get stuck this coming Thursday
(September 3rd).
The vision in my
right eye has improved considerably since.
I would not be able to publish this update without that. For it had become to where I could not see
which keys I was hitting on the keyboard.
Arlynda keeps cringing because of the white of my right eye now bing
more red, but I am quite used to her looking at me and cringing after over 20
years of such looks.
Please forgive me
for staying almost completely online, and I think it would be best for me to
remain absent for at least another two weeks because of how overly stressful it
still is. Hopefully, both eyes will be
back by then to where they were before the lines started becoming so blurry 5-6
weeks ago. Getting a new pair of glasses
will be addressed after the cataract surgeries, but it may be that I will no
longer even need glasses after the scales are peeled off.
Thankfully, my eye
doctor is part of a clinic that seems to be untarnished by the current general
state of our health care system, but my mama often said that I was awfully
gullible. Sigh.
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I'm sending positive thoughts your way for a speedy and successful resolution of this problem so you can see better than before. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! It is much appreciated.
DeleteIt's good to "see" you again, Jerry. I've been keeping an eye out for your re-appearance! :)
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness...I hope all remains on the positive for you. Best wishes to both you and Arlynda...you may have been gone, but you were not forgotten. :)
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! I have really missed paying my regular visits to you and others, but it is still rather difficult for me to read much--even with my computer screen being magnified several times over. So, I will stay mostly offline for at least another 2-3 weeks.
Deleteouch, I'm cringing thinking about getting a needle stuck in my eye. I'll be thinking of you and praying for good results.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! They supposedly numbed it up good beforehand, but I still felt the pressure. Although, the procedure really wasn't as bad as it sounds like it would be.
DeleteI'm sorry to read you are having problems with your eye. I do hope all goes well and that you will be able to see better...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Whiteangel!!! I look forward to reading about the rest of your trip as soon as I can.
DeleteGood news!
ReplyDeleteThe eye surgery should make a big difference!
Good on you, I hope all goes well.
Thanks for stopping by, my dear Adullamite!!! If the rest of the procedures go as well as this first step, I should be able to keep a close eye on you again.
DeleteGlad there's improvement; hope there's much more soon! I think I fear losing my sight more than anything else I could lose.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Silver Fox!!! Yeah, with me being so naturally visually-oriented, I have that fear, as well. Now, I am quite sure I would be allowed and enabled to adjust, but I would still rather not have to.
DeleteDear Jerry, praying for you, may the Lord heals you and comforts you in the name of Jesus.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, my dear Dominique!!! Be assured that I greatly appreciate your concern. In a natural sense, my physical health has become worse, but in a spiritual sense, my life is becoming better. In all honesty, however, I would rather not learn quite so literally just what it means to be strong when I am feeling so weak. (LOL?)
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