Hey Chuck
I know how it feels to go through eye surgery. I have been going through the eye surgery thing in both of my eyes for the last 8 months now. I had one day 8 months back when everything appeared like I was looking through a thick fog.
The light sensitivity was unbearable. After making trips to multiple eye doctors, then to three different hospitals, I was sent to the specialist about 70km from home.
The first thing was my left pupil was dialated so the pupil was wide open! the worst part is it wont react to changes in dark, or light. Still wont, its stuck wide open. The next thing they told me was that I had these blood vessels growing and attaching to the back side of both my eyes. Ive been having reg lazer treatments to both eyes over that problem.
Then they said that there is some drainage duct that isnt working in the left eye.
This had to be done ASAP, and that required them to go in a cut into my eye. It was basicly to rebuild the duct work. When all this started 8 months back, I had 4 different eye drops that had to be taken evey hour. I had so many different eye drops, what little vision I had was just a foggy blur.
So, for 4 months, I had to go into the hospital 2 times a week. Along with all the lazer treatments, non lazer surgery on the left eye, they have been constantly injecting my eyes with comagan sp? in both eyes. The worst thing I hate about injections is they give you a injection to freeze your eye, then inject the stuff to treat your eye. Damn! that 2- needles in each eye every time they do this! The lower half of my eyes are allways filled with blood because of this.
Since all this started, I had to kiss my drivers lic good by. Couldnt drive anyway, Im sure I would crash. I have to wear sun glasses all the time because the light sensitivity, and have to stay out of the bright lights, or sun light. For me, a dull overcast day, is a good day for me. I would still wear the dark shades as long as they keep sticking needles in my eyes, because I look like a freak with the lower half of my eyes filled with bood.
I now have the hospital visits reduced to only once a week, instead of twice.
My vision has improved some, and they have given the OK to get new glasses.
The light sensitivity is still bad. The bright sunny days are a thick fog looking through my eyes. The eye drops have been reduced to twice a day. So, all in all, Im gratefull for what vision I have, I guess some is better than none at all. And Im glad the wifes insurance covers the cost of these injections, as the cost is 2,00.00 bucks a pop. If I had to pay for it, Id be walking with a white cane, and a see n eye dog.
The land scape sure has changed in my eyes.
Hang in there brother, things could be worse. I know, Ive been there, done that, got the key chain, the bumper sticker and the tee shirt.
When I was in for my reg visit, I asked, how long is these injections going to be happening? The Dr looked at me and said,the rest of your life!
Paul
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