Monday, March 21, 2005 eye update
It's been awhile since I've updated my blog so I thought I'd better do so. I should be in bed and getting some beauty sleep, but I guess that nap I took earlier today jinxed that idea for little while.
I had an eye appointment today and while I'm seeing a bit better than last appointment (about 1 1/2 weeks ago), progress is still extremely slow. I had a dye test this morning which I literally hate. They have to do an IV to inject the dye and IVs are hard to do on me. IF they can find a large enough vein, there's no guarantee that it will co-operate. Many times it either rolls or breaks. That means another stick. They got a doctor to do it today. They said he's the best they have. He did it with the first try, but it sure wasn't fun. I've always been a BIG coward when it comes to needles. Anyone of my brothers and sisters can verify that. <G>
The doctor told me that he didn't do all he planned to do when he did the eye surgery on Feb. 5th. He said he kept remembering that I could only see out of one eye and he didn't want to mess that one eye up. After viewing the results of the dye test, he told me today that I will need 4 more laser surgeries scheduled over the next several months. The first one is scheduled for April 12th and the others will probably be about 2 weeks apart after that, depending on his schedule. He said there is still a lot of macula swelling. I am not really thrilled about so many surgeries, but they aren't half bad after having the major eye surgery I did on Feb. 5th. It's all still in God's hands.
I applied for SSDI last week and got the impression that when it comes to vision problems, it's pretty cut and dried to get approved. It will still take about 5 or 6 months, but much easier than other disabilities. The lady who took my application said I might not even have to go for an exam from their doctors. She said with eye problems they often take the documentation from the client's doctor. Either way is fine with me; especially if they pay for the extra exams. <G>
I have to admit I don't mind not getting up early every morning and going to work. I am usually up by 8:00 or 8:30 anyway. It's just a lot different when you don't have to get up, get dressed, and leave for the day. Art and I seem to do a lot of running around as it is.
Changing the subject-I wanted to show y'all a picture of my youngest grandson. I posted one of the two of us when he was about 3 months old. He's now 5 1/2 months old and growing like a little weed. He has changed a lot in the past couple of months. In MY opinion, he is a little cutie. <VBG> He is named after his daddy, David Erron McAlpin. They all came to see us last Saturday and we had a great visit. Anyway, here's the picture.
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Posted at 11:14 pm by RuthB
