Sunday, August 30, 2015

He Stuck a Needle in My Eye

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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14 comments:

  1. 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.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Stephen!!! It is much appreciated.

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  2. It's good to "see" you again, Jerry. I've been keeping an eye out for your re-appearance! :)

    In 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. :)

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    1. 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.

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  3. ouch, I'm cringing thinking about getting a needle stuck in my eye. I'll be thinking of you and praying for good results.

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    1. Thanks 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.

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  4. I'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...

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Whiteangel!!! I look forward to reading about the rest of your trip as soon as I can.

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  5. Good news!
    The eye surgery should make a big difference!
    Good on you, I hope all goes well.

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    1. 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.

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  6. Glad there's improvement; hope there's much more soon! I think I fear losing my sight more than anything else I could lose.

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    1. Thanks 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.

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  7. Dear Jerry, praying for you, may the Lord heals you and comforts you in the name of Jesus.

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    1. Thanks 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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