Greetings!
Dagan and Leah were down last Sunday and a lot of things got moved into temporary spots. My shower curtains.
Monday. Saw Dr. Anderson. My eye was even worse. Need surgery ASAP. Am having it tomorrow. Monday May4th. Both eyes. Going to have the laser surgery to repair the tear in the good eye and then a long complicated surgery on my bad eye to attempt to save the retina. Will be a long surgery so I am going to be under general anesthesia.
I can try to explain what I remember and basically understand. My detached retina has been folding and folding up on itself so it might not be able to be flattened out again. I have a lot of debris and such floating about in the bad eye that he is going to try to clear out as much as he can. Might send fluid to be evaluated. The macular puckers in the back of my eye...I think he is going to try to peel away and/or flatten out somehow. Then he is going to fill my eye with silicone to hold the shape and maybe flatten retina and puckers? I will need another surgery to remove the silicone, but I forgot to ask when. I have a post-op the very next morning and another on the 12th.
My good eye should be blurry for a day or so and then be fine.
Odds of getting sight back in the bad eye are not very hopeful, but he is going to try.
Had to reschedule the new rheumatologist again for the 18th.
I can't tell you what a relief it was to know he is going to do the retina repair on my good eye!
I'm always nervous before surgeries. Wish me luck.
6 comments:
Sending you not only luck, but good vibes and prayers. You sound so brave... but if you're like me, you're scared silly on the inside. At least that's how it was for me for my last 4 eye surgeries.... and none were as serious as yours. Hope all turns out well. Hugs and prayers, Rian.
Prayers for a good outcome for your sight. So glad that someone is finally doing something.
I hope by now you have had the surgery and read this, that everything turned out even better than you anticipated. Thoughts, hugs, and prayers go from the boys and me.
You have all the best wishes I can send, Rita, for as successful an outcome as possible. The prospect of surgery on any body part would make me nervous as well. Take all the time you need to heal as blogging comes after taking care of yourself. Fellow bloggers will be thinking of you and wishing you well.
Wishing you all the best.
Sending prayers and good vibes your way for your surgery.
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