April 5 - 25, 2013
This was the longest span of time I had gone without visiting Dr. Grodin. It was strange. I felt like there was something missing out of my week. I also had to convince myself that it was OK that I wasn't going to have my eyes checked every week for this month.
I knew what I had to look out for. Persistent changes. Dramatic increase in floaters or flashes. Knowing often doesn't ease your mind. It's definitely a mental mindset you have to adopt (or at least I did) to make myself stop being paranoid and terrified of something going wrong.
Things have pretty much returned to normal (minus my vision). I'm working again, driving, being an active member of society again. It feels good. My dark spot is still hanging around, maybe getting better? It's hard to tell. I have to give it more time.
My appointment on April 25th went great. Dr. G couldn't be more pleased. The inflammation is gone, my retina is flat and attached.
What more could you ask for? At this point, nothing. I'm not scheduled to go back for another three months. That's July before I'll be visiting the office again (knock on wood- as long as there is no problem).
It's been over five months since this started. What a difference.
I heard about your blog from a friend. I can relate to your experiences with retinal detachments all too well myself. I'm glad to hear that your latest appointment went well.
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DeleteI hopped over to your blog- I love it. It's that honesty that really does it for me. I love the one about kicking things around the house but being horrible at soccer when you had sight.
The thought of losing my vision any more or entirely haunts me frequently. It's amazing to see you handling it with the humor and persistence that you are! If you don't mind me asking, what started your detachment (s)?
I wish I had a more dramatic start, but it boils down to: high risk for a tear due to severe myopia and lattice degeneration. No genetics or other diseases that I' match up with nicely that I know about. My retinas like to party.
DeleteSounds like my story, too! Nothing dramatic, just how it is. I like that term though, retinas like to party. I really like that.
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