freshstart
5-23-16, 1:22am
I'm asking for positive thoughts. I am extremely nearsighted to the point that 10 yrs ago it caused my retina to just snap. I didn't realize the symptoms and rescheduled my appt so I could go to my aunt's funeral. I had no idea it was something so serious, by the time it got seen a few days later, it could not be totally fixed. Even with very thick glasses, I only see colors and blobby shapes. Soon after, I had a cataract, expected after retina surgery. I went to my work friend's husband to get that fixed. Well, he screwed up, I was supposed to get 6 levels of sight better, instead I got 6 worse leaving me with this crazy prescription. He claimed my retinal detachment threw off his machine's measurements. I took it in stride because he has a good reputation but 6 diopters worse than you planned??? Come on. Then I had to have a laser procedure. He didn't strap my head in or anything so when it hurt, I moved my head a little supposedly leaving damage. Not that it mattered since i saw so poorly but who doesn't strap the head in during laser?
I will be blind if anything bad happens to my good eye, which is also so nearsighted the retina could spontaneously detach any time. Now my good eye has a cataract and my retina guy said, "I don't think you should go back to Alan. He pushes surgery sooner than necessary and look what happened last time. I want this cataract untouched until you are practically blind because it will be complicated and risky. You lose that eye, you're blind."
so I go to be evaluated tomorrow, please say a little prayer that this is a tiny cataract that has years to go before needing surgery. My biggest fear is going blind because I know how it can happen so fast. Ironically, I am missing my uncle's funeral to take care of this. I should've not canceled my appt 10 yrs ago and I should've skipped my aunt's funeral. It's my own fault for waiting 2 days. I just had no clue it would be something serious.
I used to work with the doctor's I left wife, we see each other at parties and she has always been a delight. I did not tell her or her husband that I am leaving his practice. His practice has gobbled up most of the eye docs around, it's huge, they may never notice I'm gone. I don't need to explain myself to either of them, right? But that man is never touching my eyeball again
ETA: sorry for the novella, I'm just so nervous I'm gonna get bad news
I will be blind if anything bad happens to my good eye, which is also so nearsighted the retina could spontaneously detach any time. Now my good eye has a cataract and my retina guy said, "I don't think you should go back to Alan. He pushes surgery sooner than necessary and look what happened last time. I want this cataract untouched until you are practically blind because it will be complicated and risky. You lose that eye, you're blind."
so I go to be evaluated tomorrow, please say a little prayer that this is a tiny cataract that has years to go before needing surgery. My biggest fear is going blind because I know how it can happen so fast. Ironically, I am missing my uncle's funeral to take care of this. I should've not canceled my appt 10 yrs ago and I should've skipped my aunt's funeral. It's my own fault for waiting 2 days. I just had no clue it would be something serious.
I used to work with the doctor's I left wife, we see each other at parties and she has always been a delight. I did not tell her or her husband that I am leaving his practice. His practice has gobbled up most of the eye docs around, it's huge, they may never notice I'm gone. I don't need to explain myself to either of them, right? But that man is never touching my eyeball again
ETA: sorry for the novella, I'm just so nervous I'm gonna get bad news