[bookshare-discuss] OT: my eye surgery
- From: "Rosie" <nothingbutlime@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:15:24 -0400
Hi all,
I just wanted to share some good news with my fellow volunteers. I have lived
with a lazy eye my whole life. It has never been significantly lazy, as I've
not got one comment on it from anyone who I hadn't directly asked about it. But
it has been very bothersome, especially when my seasonal allergies kick
in or the dry air dries up the tears needed to make my artificial eyes feel
comfortable in their sockets. Because my left eye had trouble opening, my right
eye felt the need only to open as much as my left. My ocularist calls it bodily
sympathy, and I think opening my right eye more than my left made me notice my
discomfort even more. The discomfort in both eyes has caused them to slowly
close without me noticing at all, and I sometimes found it hard to keep my eyes
open. It has also been somewhat dificult for my ocularist to make eyes for me
because of it. He has had to work around the defect. I had one surgery when I
was twelve. The muscle was fixed, but not the crease. I don't think my doctor
or ocularist thought it needed to be fixed at the time. Thus the eye
was never completely fixed. I am pleased to say that if all goes well, I will
not have to deal with my lazy eye for another ten years. I was just operated on
today at 12 PM eastern time in Manhattan. I was completely awake for the
procedure, and this allowed for my doctor to judge what the results of the
surgery are and will be. So far, all is looking perfect. I have to wear
stitches for a week. My eye is swollen, and my mom says it looks like someone
punched
me there. But I am able to open my eyes normally now, or at least I could
before the eye swelling got worse. The reason why I said "if all goes well" is
because the eyelid will drop within the next few days as it heals. If the eye
doesn't heal correctly, I will have to go in for another surgery. But after
eighteen years, I am happy to say that at least one of my eye problems is
finally getting resolved.
Rosie
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